101 Lifetime Goals

”Goals have a finish line. Dreams never have to end.”

Don’t confuse your dreams with goals. Dreams are imaginary, goals produce tangible results. Goals usually have a deadline, either in the near future or several years from now. Dreams are simply dreams, if they aren’t turned into goals.

Achieving a goal requires action, and you won’t reach them over night. They usually require hard work, focus and determination. However, if you want them bad enough you won’t give up on them. You shouldn’t give up on your dreams either, but remember that dreaming doesn’t take you anywhere.

It’s important to have both short-term and long-term goals since it brings joy, purpose and meaning into your life. Begin by writing your goals down; it’s an excellent way to make them more specific, more tangible. You can introduce weekly goals, monthly goals, one year goals, five year goals etcetera.

Write a list with several goals you’d like to achieve. Since some goals will take longer to achieve than others it’s good to include short-term goals that are somewhat easier to accomplish. You’ll have more to strive for and more opportunities to check them off your list.

I’ve never been good at writing my goals down. I’ve always been more of a dreamer to be honest. But it’s never too late to change. Although I haven’t been putting them on paper I still have had goals (and still have) and many of them I’ve achieved. But until now they’ve been in my head. However, the past months I’ve become much better at writing them down.

Take some time and think about what goals you want to achieve in your lifetime. You might regard some of them as simply dreams, but if you find yourself dreaming about something every day maybe it’s about time that you take action. Remember; you don’t have to know exactly how you’re going to reach that goal, just be brave and take that first step – every tiny step counts.

I advice you to write all of your goals down, big or small. I read a blog post about 101 goals to achieve in life so I got inspired to write a similar list myself. I haven’t yet finished my list – it’s a work in progress.

My ”101 lifetime goals” list

(The goals I’ve accomplished so far are in bold font.)

Travel

Tokyo, Japan
Paris, France
Australia
London, England
Hiking in the Alps (Austria, Switzerland or Italy)
Cinque Terre
Safari in Africa (Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Namibia or Kenya)
Reykjavik, Iceland
Vienna, Austria
Seychelles Island
New York
Hong Kong
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cuba
Dubai
Thailand

Adventure

Skydive (I’m seriously afraid of heights)
Learn to surf
Learn to snowboard
Visit Nasa
Go on a husky safari
Hiking in the Alps
Watch an opera or ballet
Go on a road trip through Europe
Visit a vineyard in France

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Personal Achievements

Run a marathon
Run a a half marathon in 1 hour 50 minutes
Write my Master’s thesis
Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Start a blog
Write a cook book
Take a nutrition course
Meditate at least 10 minutes every day for 3 months
Publish a book
Walk the Cinque Terre trail
Write a short book with poems (self-published)
Study italian
Study psychology
Buy a big, light apartment (or house) with a nice view
Inspire people
Writing my thesis within branding (brand image) when I studied Hospitality Management
Buy a dog(s) – golden retriever, husky…
Co-operate with a big health brand
Live abroad (Italy)
Follow a plant-based diet
Practise yoga at least 3 times a week
Own a summer cottage near the sea
Work within communications
Have an exhibition (writing is art)
Cut down on coffee (one cup a day)
Co-operate with a food brand
Give a speech (I’m terrified of speaking in public)
Get married in nature
Become near fluent in English
Learn to speak Finnish fluently
Have a library in my home (with a fire place)
Learn how to sing
Publish articles
Create my own wellness brand