Short List

Get married, have a family
Visit every state (37 down, 13 to go)
Visit every national park (11 down, 47 to go)
Climb a mountain (probably Mt Rainier)
Write a Book
Do overseas mission work
Visit New Zealand
Bungee jump (New Zealand or Zimbabwe)
Hike at least a section of the Appalachian Trail (done Oct2006)
Skydive (done 25 Aug 2002)
Whitewater raft (done Summer 1996, 15 Aug 2004, 03Jul2009)

Expanded List

Family

• Get married and have a family
• Spoil/pamper my wife
• Experience life to its fullest with my wife
• Have children
• Raise children well, to follow Christ, treat others well
• Play ball with son in backyard, coach his little league team
• Spoil my daughter with daddy dates, set bar high for her future husband

Career

• Find a job that I’m passionate about, inspires me, excites me
• Have an office with a window
• Manage a great team of people
• Own a small business

Education

• Earn an advanced degree (MBA)
• Learn a foreign language

Church/Christianity

• Become a member of a great Bible based church with my family
• Serve in the church (deacon, elder)
• Be involved in the children’s ministry
• Be involved in a weekly Bible study/fellowship
• Have mentors/accountability partners

Finances

• Support and provide a comfortable living for my family
• Stay debt free
• Pay off house by age 40
• Be a millionaire by retirement
• Give to my favorite charities on a consistent basis

Travel

• Visit every state
• Visit every national park
• Visit 6 continents
• Visit New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Ireland, England, Greece
• See the Pyramids
• Take a cruise
• See the 7 Wonders of the Modern World
• Take a train ride across the US/Europe
• Spend a week in a log home in the mountains
• Spend a week in a beach bungalo on deserted/private island

Hobbies/Interests

• Form a puppet team and perform for children
• Read as many books as possible
• Learn to juggle
• Build a model train display
• Write a book/get published
• Learn to pick a lock
• Learn to ballroom dance
• See Mat Kearney in concert
• Learn to play the guitar
• Learn to play the piano
• Volunteer for at least one organization every year
• Get elected to local government

Fitness/Adventures

• Climb a mountain (Mt. Rainier)
• Finish a mini-triathlon
• Backpack across Europe
• Go kayaking on the ocean
• Ride in a hot air balloon
• Own a Jeep Wrangler
• Bungee jump
• Hike at least a section of the Appalachian Trail (done Oct2006)
• Skydive (done 25 Aug 2002)
• Whitewater raft (done Summer 1996, 15 Aug 2004, 03Jul2009)