Life List

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Published by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
Tuesday, July 23, 2002
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A friend of mine is a birdwatcher and travels all around the world to watch exotic birds. One of the tools of a birdwatcher is their Life List. A Life List is a list of all the birds a person has seen in their life. It is a way to keep track of what birds have been seen and what birds are left to see and a way of bragging a little at the end of a long bird watching day.

Having a Life List sounds like a great project and much like my list of "100 things I want to do before I die." I faithfully keep my list updated, checking off the things I complete, adding new activities and sometimes crossing off events that I no longer have an interest in doing. Keeping this life list is a way for me to stay on track, dream a little and it also provides encouragement. It can be easy to forget all that we have accomplished, so it is nice to have a reminder. My friend shared that she has not always kept her list up to date and although she thought she would remember all the birds she has seen, she doesn't.

Coaching

One thing my experience has taught me is that writing things down is powerful. It helps keep us on track and serves as a reminder of what we have done and what is left to accomplish. Research has proven that those who write down their goals are more likely to achieve them than those who do not.

Start creating a Life List today. This list can be a list of all the things you want to do before you die, the goals that you want to accomplish this year, and the people and places you would like to spend time visiting. Whatever is important to you should go on your life list.

Have you started your Life List?

Daily Success Formula

Life List = Formalize your goals

Quotes

"In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia." Unknown