I assigned homework for our “The Circle Maker” class last week, and thought it’d be responsible to do the homework as well. The task was simple, and incredibly difficult: Write out the start of your life goal list. I’m posting below what I have so far. Some goals are selfish, some goals seem impossible, but every goal was thought out and prayed over. These goals are fluid too; as in they can always change. Just because it’s on the list now, doesn’t mean it stays. If the desires or direction of my life change in the future, I’m not opposed to deleting a line item, even if unfulfilled. Do you have life goals? What are they?
Life Goal List
Family
□ Take a family missions trip
□ Coach a kids sports team
□ Take an individual missions trip with each girl:
□ Amanda
□ Chloe
□ Hannah
□ Abigail
□ Officiate each kids wedding
□ Take a grandchild on a missions trip
□ Take a family vacation with all the kids and grand kids
□ Build a tree house/ outdoor fort with the kids that lasts an entire season
□ Celebrate our wedding anniversary
□ 50 Years
□ 60 Years
□ Perform a baby dedication for a grandchild
□ Take my kids to Disney World
□ Take a 10 day family road trip viewing historical landmarks
□ Teach our kids US History by spending time in Washington D.C visiting historical landmarks
□ Family camping trip to Yellowstone national park
□ Snorkel in a tropical location with the kids
□ Return to the resort we had our honeymoon at
Influence
□ Lead over 500 individuals to Christ outside of the church
□ Preach on all 7 continents
X Africa
□ Antarctica
X Asia
□ Australia
X Europe
X N. America
□ S. America
□ Plant a church that plants a church
□ Plant a church overseas
□ Get a Doctorate
□ Pastor the same church for 20+ years
□ Publish a book
□ Learn a second language
□ Study Greek
□ Study Hebrew
□ Publish an article in a Magazine
□ Go on a missions trip with a missionary I helped send out
Experience
□ Go skydiving
□ Swim in the Mediterranean
□ Hunt, kill, and eat an animal
□ Go Deep Sea Fishing
□ Catch a 5+ pound trout
□ Catch a “Big Game” Fish
□ Touch the Stanley Cup
□ Do a stand-up comedy routine
□ Attend a Redwings playoff game
□ Attend a Giants World Series game
□ Read the Bible cover to cover
□ Attend a service where a dead person is raised to life
□ Go camping in Alaska
□ Fly an airplane
□ Shoot under 80 in a round of 18 holes
□ Get a hole in one
□ Eat Pasta in Italy
□ Ride in a fan boat
Physical
□ Complete a full marathon
□ Complete a “Fun Run” 5k
□ Complete a “Fun Run” with the Family
□ Go rock climbing
□ Hike Half-Dome
□ Complete an Urbanatholon
Financial
□ Own a home
□ Have no debt
□ Require no salary by the age of 60
□ Personally give over $400k to missions
□ Pay college tuition for my kids
□ Leave a six figure inheritance for each kid
Travel
□ Holy Land Tour with Amanda
□ Travel one of Paul’s Missionary Journey’s
□ Walk on the Great Wall of China
□ Visit the Pyramids of Egypt
□ Take an Australian Walkabout
□ Visit Ireland
□ Visit the Parthenon in Greece
□ Spend a week viewing art in the Louvre
□ Watch the animal migration on the Serengeti
□ See the Northern Lights
□ Visit Iguazu Falls in S. America
□ Hike to Machu Picchu
□ Take a picture with the statues on Easter Island
□ Visit Petra
□ Stay a night at Fallingwater
□ Hike Mount Kilimanjaro
□ Visit the Amazon rainforest
X Go on an African Safari
Wow – I will not be bringing this much information or planning to the class tonight… I’m just saying….
Well I’ve had a lot longer than 1 week to work on this 🙂