Just after I turned 30, sitting with friends and talking about what we wanted to do before we died, I wrote down everything I could think of. It became a list of 100 life goals, and it shaped the next 10 years of my life.
Before you read my list:
Don’t just read my goal list. Create your own. Your list will look nothing like mine, and that is the point.
Two free guides to help you create it: The SMART Bucket List, with more than 1000 goal ideas across every area of life, and Design Your Dream Year, the simplified process I used to attain my goals.
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With this in mind, here’s my 100 life goals list:
Fitness Goals
Biggest goal: Ironman Triathlon.
My goal journey in a nutshell: The Ironman began as a drunken declaration, and it stayed a declaration for a long time before I did anything about it. Six months of training finally turned it into something real. Read the full story..
My complete fitness goal list:
1. Participate in an Olympic distance triathlon
Achieved (2007, Melbourne, Australia)
2. Finish a half Ironman triathlon
Achieved (2007, Geelong Half Ironman | 2008, Shepparton)
3. Finish a full Ironman triathlon
Achieved (2008, Ironman New Zealand)
4. Finish in the top 5% in a half marathon
Achieved (2010, Montreal – Top 3% | 2011, Newport – Top 3%)
5. Learn Muay Thai boxing
Achieved (2011, 4-Week Muay Thai training camp in Thailand)
6. Get down to single digit body fat %
Achieved (2011, ~9% body fat)
7. Get six-pack abs
Achieved (2011)
8. Do 100 days of consecutive running
Achieved (2012)
9. Train for a marathon in 4 Weeks
Achieved (Melbourne Marathon, 2012)
10. Do yoga for 40 days in a row
Achieved (2015, Bali)
Financial Goals
Biggest goal: Become financially independent
My goal journey in a nutshell: Debt to financial independence in under a year. The money mattered far less than what it made possible, which was time I no longer had to sell. Read more about this goal..
My financial goal list:
11. Generate $1000 from online
Achieved (2008)
12. Generate monthly recurring passive income
Achieved (2008)
13. Have zero personal debt
Achieved (2009)
14. Become location independent
Achieved (2009)
15. Become financially independent
Achieved (2009, financially free – * enough passive income to cover my lifestyle expenses)
16. Have $10,000+ in savings
Achieved (2010)
17. Make a long-term gold investment (10K)
Achieved (2011)
18. Invest in the stock market (10K)
Achieved (2012, ASX)
19. Build a six-figure business (100K)
Achieved (2013, $100,000+ a year in profit)
20. Diversify income from at least five sources
Achieved (2013, books, Mentorship, ads, software, courses, online services, Consultancy)
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Knowledge / Writing Goals
Biggest goal: Write a full-length book
My goal journey in a nutshell: I wanted to write a book for years before I let myself start, mostly because I could not shake the sense that authorship belonged to other people. Other writers pulled me past that, and the book exists now because I stopped waiting to feel ready. Read my story..
My knowledge goal list:
21. Graduate from an international university
Achieved (2006, Masters degree, Monash University, Australia)
22. Speak English fluently
Achieved (2007)
23. Become an international public speakeer
Achieved (2007, Singapore; 2008, Las Vegas; 2009, Prague; 2010, Vancouver)
24. Publish monthly blog posts for a year
Achieved (2008)
25. Speak conversational Spanish
Achieved (2009, Argentina)
26. Publish a short eBook guide
Achieved (2011, Design Your Dream Year)
27. Write and launch an email series
Achieved (2012, Elevate Emails)
28. Interview 100 inspirational people
Achieved (2013, 100+ interviews)
29. Create an online course
Achieved (2013, Jumpstart Your Dream Year)
30. Write a full-length book
Achieved (2016, One Year to Freedom, The Art Of Fully Living)
Contribution / Spiritual Goals
Biggest goal: Complete a 10-Day Vipassana
My goal journey in a nutshell: Ten days of silence after years of casual meditation. Nothing in my practice had prepared me for what happens when there is no exit and nothing left to distract you, which is the whole point of it. Read more about this goal..
My contribution / spiritual goal list:
31. Volunteer at a hospital
Achieved (Hospital’s ER department, 2008)
32. Learn and perform Reiki
Achieved (2009, Reiki Master in India)
33. Participate in a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat
Achieved (2009, Vipassana in India, 2016, 10 days in Israel)
34. Help a business in a developing country
Achieved (2010 – Helping Helped building a Spanish school in Bolivia)
35. Help a family in need in a developing country
Achieved (Built a house in Peru – 2010)
36. Offer pro-bono life and business coaching
Achieved (2010)
37. Make 20+ donations in a year
Achieved (2011, 25 Kiva Donations)
38. Help building a school in a developing country
Achieved (2012, Helped building a School in the Dominican Republic)
39. 60 days of meditation
Achieved (2015, 60+ days in a row)
40. 30 days of helping others
Achieved (2015, Giving Challenge)
Business / Career Goals
Biggest goal: Become a Mentor
My goal journey in a nutshell: Friends kept coming to me for advice on getting out into the world, and at some point the informal conversations outgrew themselves. I turned them into a mentorship program. Read more..
My career goal list:
41. Become an IT manager
Achieved (GCS, 2006)
42. Become a Business Development Manager
Achieved (GCS, 2008)
43. Become a General Manager
Achieved (GWS, 2009)
44. Become a Director
Achieved (GWS, 2009)
45. Become an Internet Marketer
Achieved (2009)
46. Become a Business Owner
Achieved (2009)
47. Become a Web Developer / Designer
Achieved (2010, Elevate Website)
48. Become a Mentor / Coach
Achieved (2011, Elevate Accelerator)
49. Become a Software Entrepreneur
Achieved (2013)
40. Become a Consultant / Advisor
Achieved (2015)
Social / Family Goals
Biggest goal: A year of socializing
My goal journey in a nutshell:My English was holding me at arm’s length from Melbourne, so I set a rule: out every single weekend for a year. 52 weeks of deliberate discomfort taught me more than any course could have. Read more about this goal..
My social goal list:
51. 52 weeks of socializing
Achieved (2007, Australia)
52. Have a long-term loving relationship
Achieved (2007-2008, 2011-2014)
53. Share a house with great friends
Achieved (2007-2008, Melbourne, Australia)
54. 60 nights out in 60 days
Achieved (2009, 60 nights out in a row, Melbourne, Australia)
55. Yearly family visits
Achieved (Israel, 2009 – 2016)
56. World travel with friends
Achieved (2010, Michael, Dan)
57. World travel with my parents
Achieved (2010, Denmark, Norway)
58. World travel with a partner
Achieved (2011-2012, RTW trip)
59. World travel with my sisters
Achieved (2015, Greece)
60. 30-days of expressing gratitude to friends and family
Achieved (2016)
Travel Goals
Biggest goal: Travel around the world
My goal journey in a nutshell:12,000 km from Melbourne up the East Coast to the beaches of North Queensland, then home again straight through the middle of the outback. Read more about this goal..
My travel goal list:
61. Travel through Southeast Asia
Achieved (2009, 2011, 2015 – Thailand, Singapore, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia)
62. Travel in the South Pacific
Achieved (2008, New Zealand)
63. Travel across North America
Achieved (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 – U.S., Canada)
64. Travel across Europe
Achieved (2009, 2010, 2011 Italy, Switzerland, England, France, Spain, Hungary, Greece, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia Germany, Spain)
65. Travel throughout Australia
Achieved (2012, Circling Australia)
66. Travel in Central America
Achieved (2010, Costa Rica)
67. Travel in South America
Achieved (2009, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia)
68. Travel in North Africa
Achieved (2011, Egypt)
69. Travel to the Caribbean
Achieved (2012, Dominican Republic)
70. Travel in Eastern Europe
Achieved (2015, Estonia, Russia, Bulgaria)
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Adventure Goals
Biggest goal: Surf around the world
My goal journey in a nutshell: 5 countries before I could call myself a solid surfer. Each attempt produced almost no visible progress, which is exactly why most people quit somewhere around the second one. Read more about this goal..
My adventure goal list:
71. Take a motorcycle trip
Achieved (2011, Switzerland’s Alps)
72. Go on a kayaking trip
Achieved (20008, New Zealand)
73. Go trekking in the highest mountains
Achieved (2009, Trekking to Everest Base Camp, Nepal)
74. Sail a small boat
Achieved (2010, New England, USA)
75. Travel by a 4WD
Achieved (2011, Traveling around Australia)
76. Surf around the world
Achieved (2010, 2011 – Australia, Peru, Sri Lanka)
77. Go on a sailing trip
Achieved (2011, Australia, Great Barrier Reef)
78. Go diving
Achieved (2011, Egypt, Australia)
79. Learn to rock climb
Achieved (2012, Thailand)
80. Go cross country skiing
Achieved (2014, Vermont, U.S)
Health / Other Goals
Biggest goal: Detox fasting
My goal journey in a nutshell: 7 days without food cleared out more than my body. What surfaced was how much I had been using eating to manage feeling, which is not something you notice while you are still doing it. Read more about this goal..
My health goal list:
81. Become a resident of Australia
Achieved (2006)
82. Become an Australian citizen
Achieved (2008, Australian citizenship)
83. Live in the U.S.
Achieved (2013, Newport, RI & Boulder, CO)
84. Drink water first thing in the morning for a year
Achieved (2008)
85. Be an early riser for a year
Achieved (2008, Waking up at sunrise)
86. Give up coffee for a year
Achieved (2010)
87. Give up Alcoholic spirits for a year
Achieved (2010)
88. Be a vegetarian for a year
Achieved (2010)
89. Do a 7-day detox fasting
Achieved (2015, Detox in Koh Phangan)
90. Juice for 20 days
Achieved (2016, Juicing Challenge)
Creative Goals
Biggest goal: Appear on stage
My goal journey in a nutshell: 3 months of preparation ended in a few seconds of yellow light and total silence from the other side of it. Then I began. Read the story..
My Creative goal list:
91. Paint a picture
Achieved (2008, Melbourne)
92. Create a Video
Achieved (2012)
93. Be featured on a Podcast
Achieved (2013 – Launch Yourself Podcast)
94. Write 365 days of motivational thoughts
Achieved (2013)
95. Dance Salsa for 30 days
Achieved (2015, 30 days of Salsa in Medellin)
96. 100 days of photography
Achieved (2015, Instagram)
97. 21 days of wholefood recipes
Achieved (2016)
98. Learn to play and preform with a tribal drum
Achieved (2016, Drumming at the Israeli Burning Man)
99. Appear on stage
Achieved (2016, Learned and Improv)
100. Compose an electronic song
Achieved (2016, “Relentless Pursuit”)
Writing Your Own Life Goals List
What do you actually want to do with the time you have? Not the answer you would give at a dinner party, the real one.
Your list belongs to you alone. It should reflect who you are trying to become rather than what looks impressive written down, and there is no correct number. A hundred, two hundred, or twelve chosen carefully.
Wanting things is the easy part. Almost everyone who writes a list like this has one somewhere, and almost none of them finish it, because a list without a structure behind it stays a wish.
That is what my free workbook, Design Your Dream Year is for. It gives you the simplified process I use to attain my own goals, so your list becomes something you work through rather than something you reread. And i you want support while you do it, the Elevaye Accelerator Program is where I work with people directly.
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