Living Life List for 2012

 

Now that we all have the attitude of gratitude, it is time to start thinking about what you want to accomplish in 2012.  I think the phrase “Bucket List” is too depressing so I have changed it to my “Living Life List.”  Sounds much more positive and these thoughts will propel us in the direction of positive action.   

I have started a list for 2012 of all the things I want to do, try, accomplish, no matter how far-fetched they may seem.  It is a mind dump to get the creative juices flowing and get my thoughts focused on the positive and the possibilities.

My Living Life List for 2012

Unfiltered and Work in Progress:

1. Pay off my car ($2,800).
2. Pay off credit card (down to $350).
3. Summer trip with Caroline and Catherine (still working on destination).
4. Trip to Oregon to see my brother.
5. Summer trip to Minnesota to see the family.
6. Weekend trip to Minneapolis to see my girlfriends that I have not seen since 1995.
7. Stamp on my passport (Mexico counts on that one!)
8. Update my will.
9. Evaluate and change if necessary my life insurance policy.
10. Purchase a new bedroom set.
11. Purchase new patio furniture.
12. Landscape my front flower bed which will include flowers and vegetables.
13. Trip to Las Vegas.
14. Open a Roth IRA and begin making monthly contributions.
15. Weekend family trip to Minneapolis in August to go to the State Fair and MOA.
16. CGSC triathlon (doing all three segments).
17. Race three 5K races this summer.
18. Attend all football cheer games for Caroline and Cate.
19. Finish my tattoo.
20. Collect a $250 gift card from BCBS by logging workouts.
21. Get all my numbers (BMI, blood pressure, cholesterol, etc) so I have a baseline.
22. Pay off work scholarship sponsored by the Kansas Board of Regents (last year).
23. Install built in shelves in garage.
24. New countertops in kitchen.
25. Find a church near my new home.
26. Find a new hair stylist/colorist (I know, but it is important).
27. Stain my deck.
28. Take a weekend solitude sabbatical retreat at Christ’s Peace House of Prayer near Easton, KS.
29. Create an online business.
30. Bring my lunches to work every day.
31. $20 per week in the change jar which will help pay for a family vacation.
32. Date the man of my dreams.
33. Run a half-marathon.
34. Create a blog (check, already done).
35. Attend a T-Bones game with kids.
36. Attend a Royals game with kids.
37. Weigh a healthy 130 pounds.
38. Write a book (have no idea what about, but I enjoy writing).
39. Take a cooking class.
40. Eliminate soda from my diet.
41. Buy a Harley Davidson.
42. Volunteer with an organization to give back to the community.
43. Hire Franchesca Alcanter as my personal trainer and boxing coach.
44. Create the Devona Flynn Foundation.
45. Attend an MMA fight.
46. Start playing tennis again.
47. See Nickelback in concert (already have tickets; now just need a date, LOL).
48. Spend the summer at the pool with my girls.
49. Increase contributions to retirement to 25% (increase of 5%).

These are not in any order, and I will organize them into categories later this week.  I just wanted to get all my thoughts and ideas down before they left me (that is a getting older thing)!!!!!  Some of these are regular goals, and some are to get out and try something new, but they will all help me get out of my comfort box and start living. 

Now we must talk about why most goal setting fails.  Here are the top four reasons why people fail to reach their goals:

1. Wish list and cross the fingers:  You simply cannot write down a list of wants, stick it in a drawer for the rest of the year and wait around for your life to change.  Nice try, but no cigar!!
2. Clear as mud:  You goals have to be crystal clear.  You need to give clear instructions to your brain in order for it to see and “draw” into your life what you need to accomplish your goals.
3. All talk:  Proclaiming your goal is just a starting point.   Now you need to actually draw a map for exactly how you are going to get there and define the resources that you will need.
4. Lack of Reinforcements:  Don’t forget the people and resources you will need along the way to making your goals a reality.

Plan, Do, Review and Improve

First you make a Plan or set goals.  Next, you Do or execute.  Then you Review in order to assess how you did.  In the review stage you measure your accomplishments, counting your wins and losses.  Then you make any necessary adjustments and Improve.

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results ~ Albert Einstein

Looking forward to hearing what you all have planned for 2012.

Here’s to getting off the comfort couch and living life ~ Lisa