Health, Diet & Exercise: What goals are important for an extraordinary life?
I thought work was tough... health, diet and exercise are even more difficult to whittle down to a universal set of goals. What do you think of these?
I thought work was tough... health, diet and exercise are even more difficult to whittle down to a universal set of goals. What do you think of these?
Work is a tough one for goals. Is getting a raise really something you'd like to check off your life checklist? Do you really regret not having an updated resume when you're on your death bed? We are focusing our work-related goals on having a form of work that fulfills you. What do you think of these?
We're spoiled over at the Robot Co-op regarding work though. Tell us what your work goals are, especially if you think they can be applied to all people as things that are worth doing before you die.
Can you prioritize these life categories in the order that is most important to you? Will you?
My order is: 3, 4, 6, 8, 5, 7, 9, 1, 2
When it comes to money goals, there are lots of potential sources of inspiration. There are shelves full of books promising to teach you all you need to know about money in 7 steps or offering 12 steps to a better financial future. One of the better lists came from Scott Adams in the form of Dilbert's Unified Theory of everything financial. Another influence on us was the curiously straight-talking debt guru Dave Ramsey who has a list of "Baby Steps" to getting your finances in order.
So with many revisions and lots of conversation, the Robots of the Robot Co-op have come up with six money goals that we think we can recommend to everyone. As usual, we'd love to hear suggestions for additions or revisions. Here they are:
The 43 Things Money challenge
1. track everything I spend for a week
2. save $1,000 in an emergency fund
3. pay off my credit cards
4. live within 80% of my income
5. save 6 months of living expenses
6. make a plan for financial independence
What do you think? Next up? Career & Work - we need suggestions!
In fear of the perfect becoming the enemy of the good, we've decided to push out our first draft list of goals for an extraordinary life - starting in the field of travel. We came up with 10 goals we thought might be so worth doing that everyone should do them. What do you think? We'd love suggestions on other travel related goals that everyone should do - and if you think our list has some bogus stuff on it, we'd like to hear that as well.
The 43 Things Travel Challenge
1. make a list of up to 43 places I want to visit
2. get a passport
3. leave my country at least once a year
4. leave my city at least once a month
5. homestay with a local instead of a hotel
6. go on a seven day (or longer) roadtrip
7. live abroad for at least 6 months
8. learn a foreign language
9. eat my favorite food in the place where it originated
10. visit six continents
Next up, Money goals!
