The Power of a Bucket List

When I was 29 years old and could see the big 3-0 looming in the horizon, I decided that rather than getting depressed, I would write out a bucket list for that year. I planned and organised lots of fun activities, challenges and adventures and so began the best year of my life…

One weekend I was eating a 22 course tasting menu in the best restaurant in the world, Noma (Copenhagan) and the next weekend I was seeing the Northern Lights in Iceland.  One weekend I completed a half marathon in my target time, the next weekend I took part in my first triathlon and the following weekend I headed off to Africa where I climbed Kilimanjaro!

During this year I also went to Paris for lunch, saw the Mona Lisa, travelled on a gondola in Venice, caught a 12 pound salmon and ice skated at Somerset House.

To finish this whole amazing year off, I went to Las Vegas, where I celebrated my 30th birthday by going on a helicopter trip over to the Grand Canyon and having a champagne picnic.

I believe that I would have got around to completing these fun activities and challenges at some point in my life, however, I just absolutely loved writing my list, having so many amazing things to look forward to and planning each of my adventures in quick succession. It made life so wonderful and exciting.

We are here for a good time, not a long time

After this fantastic year, I decided to continue living my life in this way and my new motto in life became “we are here for a good time, not a long time”. Some of the adventures on my bucket list for this year include completing a spartan race, seeing the Taj Mahal, celebrating new year in New York, visiting the White House, the list goes on.

I am posting this blog after having spent the weekend in Giverny, France seeing Monet’s Gardens. I saw pictures of the gardens in a travel magazine about six months ago and thought that would be a lovely way to spend the weekend, so I added it to my bucket list.

 

My Advice to You

My one tip to you would be to carry around a little notebook and every time you think about something you want to do, write it in your bucket list notebook. Your bucket list should include everything you have ever wanted to do from making a banoffee pie, running a marathon, starting your own business, to travelling around the world. On a weekly basis you should go through your list and start investigating / planning how you will achieve them, then start booking.

If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you’ll find an excuse

During this amazing year, I documented all my activities, challenges and experiences and at the end of the year I decided to put this all together in a book, called “30 things to do before hitting 30 years old”.

 

What Should You Do Next

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