10. Credentials and Accomplishments – Our competitive and ever changing world demands professional and personal growth to succeed. Keep a record of your experience to date and a list of experiences or knowledge you’ll need to succeed in the future. There’s a great book called, Who Moved My Cheese, that everyone should read. In fact, it’s written at about 5th grade level, so I think they should introduce it in elementary school.
9. Monthly Bills – If you ever hope to have financial security, you need to have a budget where you spend less than you make. It’s shocking how many people don’t REALLY know how much they spend every month. If you’re one of them, sit down right now and make a list of all your expenses. You’ll be stunned (I was) when you add them up.
8. Short Term Goals – Because every journey is taken one step at a time.
7. 12 Things to do better each year – Forget New Year’s resolutions. Every day is a new beginning, an opportunity to do and be better than you were before. Just change one thing at a time, give it a month to and then make another small change. You’ll be amazed and delighted when you see noticeable changes, year to year and month to month.
6. Things to Learn – To stay youthful and vibrant, learn for a lifetime. Never stop seeking knowledge, reading books and trying new things.
5. Long Term Goals – Without goals we whither and die. Always plan for the life that lies ahead: 1 year, 5 years, even 10 years down the road. One day, you’ll arrive at that distant time in the future and if you’re not planning for it you won’t be prepared.
4. A Bucket List– A list of things to do before you kick the bucket. Your list might include 10 items or 100, depending on how specific you want to be. Don’t forget to include all those wonderful, once in a lifetime moments you’ve already experienced. Add them to the list and then check them off.
3. What Matters the Most – Sometimes list makers get caught up in the tasks and goals at hand, forgetting the reasons for all our activity. You may sacrifice family time for career success, because you want to retire early to spend time with your family. Don’t lose sight of what your want, and what you already have.
2. Things you love about yourself – This list should be as long as you can make it – include your traits, talents, accomplishments, physical features, whatever quality you appreciate in yourself. Then copy this list and display it in your house, your car, carry it in your wallet, put it in your desk drawer at work. Read it over and over and over again.
1. People Who Love You – This is a great determinate of how well you have loved in your life. To be loved, you must love – so how many people have you touched so deeply they’ll mourn your departure and not just fill a seat at your funeral? Can also be used for your emergency contact list.
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