I see a lot of posts on my twitter feed talking about the things people want to do before they die. I realized that rather than just listing things that I want to do, I wanted to make a list of things that I will be able to look back on and admire my accomplishments, because I did do them. Every single milestone is so important to accomplish, it is not a want but rather a need to complete this list, because I have one life to live and that life has to count.

1. Write a book.

I don't have any specifics on this one. I don't care what it about, nor do I care if I have it published worldwide. I just want to be able to have a large completion of my words that I will be show other people and be proud of.

2. Travel everywhere possible.

I for sure want to see all 50 states so that way I can fully appreciate the country I come from, but I also want to see the world too. My goal is to be able to say I have been somewhere on every continent.

3. Have a career that makes me happy.

At the moment, I'm not sure what exactly I want to do for the rest of my life; I don't know that I ever will know exactly what I want to do for the rest of my life. Regardless of if I change my mind 100 times, I want to be happy in every position that I hold; life is too short to be unhappy for even one minute.

4. Speak another language.

I currently take Spanish in high school, but I speak more Spanglish than anything. I want to fluently speak another language, and be able to use it in my travels. Speaking another language opens doors and allows you to connect with more people, it gives you more out of life, and I strive for that.

5. Own a vacation home.

To me, it doesn't matter where in the world the house is. I just want to own a second home that can be enjoyed by my friends and family.

6. Have a happy family.

I am not saying that I want a perfect family, because there is no such thing. I do want to have a family that brings joy to each other, and no matter what happens we all end up in a good place.

7. Indulge my inner dare-devil.

I want the crazy life experiences that are so universal, yet unique to who ever is doing it. I want to zip-line, scuba-dive, cliff jump, etc. I do not want to miss out on anything life has to offer.

I guess what all this means is I don't plan to pass up opportunities in life, because there is no telling if it will ever be offered up again. When I look back on the time I spent on this planet, I don't want to feel like I was missing out, or didn't accomplish everything I had planned to. Here are some of the things I plan to have accomplished, what do you plan to do?