Think about all the experiences and achievements you want to achieve in your life. That’s your bucket list.
Individually, I’ve thought about each of these a reasonable amount. But in a reflective mood I realised I’ve never thought about them all together; how they relate to each other, which are more important, which might be more effective to do whilst I’m still young, how many to I achieve each year, and so on.
With that in mind, I decided to write down my Bucket List which I share below. Why? Mainly because I wanted to keep a personal record, a live doc which I could add to (and check off) as I progress. In fact, I’ve already checked off some of the recent ones ones I’ve done. Second, at some stage I’m going to develop a bit of a strategy around them. For example, the marathons should probably come sooner rather than later in terms of my body. There are some around work and travel require some strategy. (Sidetone - but I’m thinking of using personal OKRs as a means to do this). Third, perhaps someone might see this and help me to achieve one. Who knows.
As much as anything, I want this list to act as somewhere to come back to when I want to prioritise or centre myself. As I try to slow down and say no more often; these are the big things to stride toward.
To do
Work
- Write a book
- Be fully in control of my own time
- Start my own company
- Be part of a $1bn startup
- Try angel investing
Travel
- Mixed group ski holiday
- Road Trip across the US in a school bus that I’ve converted into a fun bus
- Go to a football World Cup
Go to significant national days/festivals in different countries/cities
- Festival of Lights, Chiang Mai - Thailand
- Waterboarding, Guantanamo Bay - Cuba
- Songkran Water Fight - Thailand
- Holi Festival - India
- Boryeong Mud Party, - South Korea
- Octoberfest, Munich - Germany
- Distortion Festival, Copenhagen - Denmark
- La Tomatina, Valencia - Spain
- St Patricks Day, Ireland
- Venice Carnival, Venice - Italy
- Day of The Dead - Mexico
- Carnival, Rio - Brazil
- Bull Run, Pamplona - Spain
- Tomorrowland - Belgium
- Mardi Gras, New Orleans - USA
- Burning Man Festival, Nevada - USA
- Amsterdam Dance Event, Amsterdam - Netherlands
Do
- Build a boat and sail it
- Build an out-house and host a games night in it (BBQ included)
- Build a tree house for my kids and host a birthday party
- Host a boxing day celebration with the families of 4 friends
- Host a summer party/festival with all me friends, their families and live music
- Go to meditation retreat
- Eat at the top 10 restaurants in the world
- Listen to the top 100 albums of all time (Rolling Stone)
- Watch the top 100 films of all time (IMDB)
- Read the top 100 books of all time (?)
Life
- Live in another country
Challenge
- Complete a marathon
- Complete an ultra marathon
- Complete a significant climb
- Complete a long distance swim
- Run the Great Wall of China
Learn
- How to cook a specific cuisine really well
- to Sail
- a musical instrument
- another language
Already complete
Work
- Get a role at a venture-backed startup (June, 2014)
Travel
- Universal Studios, Florida (July, 2015)
- Go to a football European Championships (June, 2016)
- Period of travelling for greater than 3 months (November, 2017 – March, 2018)
Go to significant national days/festivals in different countries/cities
- Kingsday, Amsterdam - Netherlands (April 25th, 2017)
- Secret Garden Party, UK (July, 2017)
- Full Moon Party – Thailand (February, 2018 & February 2020)
Do
- Go to Wimbledon (July 13th, 2017)
- Scuba dive (December 12th, 2017 – Cairns, Australia)
- Skydive (December 16th, 2017 – Cairns, Australia)
Life
- Live in another city (May, 2015)
Challenge
- Complete a Toughmudder (October, 2016)