Before 50…

Here are the set of the things I would like to do before I am 50….

1. Develop one new hobby or interest.
2. Do work for a charity
3. Write a book
4. Publish that book.
5. Write a newspaper article for an internationally read newspaper
6. Read all of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s books
7. Interview a celebrity.
8. Take a kayaking class.
9. Go kayaking in an exotic location
10. Present a session/workshop at a national conference.
11. Learn how to surf on the North Shore of Hawaii.
12. Find or create a job where I set my schedule and am my own boss.
13. Learn to cook 2 different meals a month
14. Run a marathon.
15. Participate in a triathlon.
16. Visit Prince Edward Island
17. Visit Hawaii.
18. Visit all 50 states and the District of Columbia
So far…

1. Ohio
2. Nebraska
3. Pennsylvania
4. Indiana
5. Illinois
6. Iowa
7. South Dakota
8. Minnesota
9. michigan
10. West Virgina
11. Virgina
12. North Carolina
13. South Carolina
14. Florida
15. Kentucky
16. Maryland
17. New York
18. Missouri
19. Delaware
20. Colorado
21. Arizona
22. Georgia
23. Tennessee
24. Kansas
25. Washington D.C.

19. Drive across the country on Rt. 30.
20. Go to the AVP Manhattan Beach event.
21. Scuba dive.
22. Sky dive.
23. Visit Normandy France.
24. Coach in a championship basketball game.
25. Sleep on the beach under the stars
26. Wander through the woods without a compass or phone.
27. Have someone tell me that I have made a difference in their life.
28. Spend New Year’s Eve in Times Square
29. Spend a weekend in Vegas.
30. Enjoy a sunset on each coast.
31. Snowmobile in Alaska.
32. Watch a football game from the sidelines.
33. Give $10,000 to a charity.
34. Live at the beach for a year.
35. Sleep under the stars in the desert.
36. Have a meaningful conversation with someone influential.
37. Raise cattle.
38. Make a movie.
39. Be scandalously in love.
40. Ride in a hot air balloon
41. Build my dream house.
42. Disappear for 24 hours without a cell phone or a computer.
43. Read a book a week for a year.
44. Get my pilot’s license
45. Watch a baseball game from every MLB stadium
46. Go to an Ohio State and Nebraska bowl game
47. Visit a national memorial/monument on Memorial Day
48. Throw $1,000 dollars off a roof top.
49. Attend an awards show (Oscars, Emmy’s…etc.)
50. Make another person’s dream come true.