Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Live A Full Life By Fulfilling Your Bucket List

By Carmella Watts


Bucket lists have continued to increase in popularity in the past few years. In some places of the world they go by different names though. Every person has a number of different things they would like to achieve during their lifetime. Unfortunately, only a small portion of people will ever get to achieve some of those things. An even smaller number of individuals will actually accomplish everything they have set as life goals. Some individuals are always adding goals to their list, but others choose to not add anything. When working toward fulfilling your bucket list, you will find you are living a much more exciting life.

If you are determined to start meeting some of the goals you have set, begin with the smallest tasks first. All people have at least one big life goal, but those are usually long term tasks. By tackling the smallest goals first, you can begin to achieve some of those tasks and cross them off. Make sure the first ones you attempt at within your budget as well. Always remember that all of those smaller goals are stepping stones to the bigger ones.

Age has no effect on one's ability to reach their goals. Some people choose to start early in life, others choose to start much later. Even the people who started much later in life have a lot of time left to cross every item off. Age does not matter since there is no specific age requirement for beginning.

Many people believe a life goal needs to be a big adventure, but that really isn't true. Life goals are nothing more than a all types of activities and experiences one wishes to participate in their lifetime. What is satisfying to one person might be off putting to another, depending on particular interests.

Your listing of goals does not have to be long. Some people have well over one hundred items on theirs, while others have only a few. When you write down goals, do not feel like you have to write down a set number of things. You might only have five items written down, which is perfectly fine. Maybe you will add more later, maybe you won't. Regardless, a complete list does not have to be long.

As each goal is reached you might find there are new things you are just thinking about trying. Just add them to the bottom of the list. For example, a cooking class for Italian food could lead to thoughts about homemade pasta. Learning to make homemade pasta is a perfectly acceptable goal to work toward.

While learning how to make pasta, you might start thinking about taking a trip to Italy. Add that to the bottom without hesitation and set a savings goal for taking the trip. As goals evolve, you will begin to naturally proceed toward a more fulfilling life.

Fulfilling your bucket list will bring lots of fun and excitement to your life. It will also present you with many new opportunities. During the process of meeting goals, new ones will be discovered along the way. Humans have a natural desire to continuously learn and experience new things.




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