The List

Ah, the sound of motivation gears in my head, inspiring my progression in adulthood.

Goals can be very positive things in life, but sometimes their failure to produce desired outcomes create a negative connotation. I want goals to work for me, not against me.

While taking a stroll around the block with my mom the other day, she inspired me with this idea, done before, but something I have not yet attempted. A list, "to do list" if you will.

The List
My Guidelines: To avoid discouragement and feeling of impossibility, this list isn't going to be extremely specific, because truthfully, deadlines can be very nerve racking. But if they are phrased correctly, and given with the best intentions, they can act as the best kind of incentive.

I hope, in the future, I'll have many different lists, whether they are just in my head, written on paper, for the future or for the day. But as for now, I'm starting on a larger scale. This list will be referred to as:


"In the Next 5 Years: 21yrs-26.5yrs"

Ideas:

(1) A different job
-This is important to me, because hopefully I will have earned my bachelors degree (my next goal) and will have moved on to a more serious (and higher paid) job.

(2) Bachelors Degree

-Ah, my current life's Everest! Yes I can do it, and more recently realized, I want it. This will open doors (or windows) to more opportunities for me.

(3) Move out on my own

- Ah yes, young adulthood's epitome of freedom. The essence of independence and the added pressure of making sure you make that dollar, and consistently (while also being able to eat.)

(4) Travel (at least) twice a year

-I don't care if it's to Santa Barbara, San Francisco, New York, or China. Any scale will do. But, I do hope I can get farther than Santa Barbara! But hey, I've never been there, so it counts.

(5) All the sentimental things

- Like, smiling more, attempting to be more care free, taking more pictures, TRYING to slow things down between each Monday (I swear, they come too fast), and most importantly, avoiding the urge to limit myself.


So, this is all for now, because its 4am, BUT every other blog or so I'm sure I'll come up with more little things, and hopefully big things. Because that's what I want, I want BIG things, don't you?



“It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach.”

Benjamin E. Mays