Doing an Inventory of Your Bucket List

I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
Lucille Ball

by Skip Cohen

Writing on Hump Day is becoming a little like Sunday Morning Reflections - I never know what I'm going to share until I sit down at the computer. But today was easier than most, thanks to the quote above, which, courtesy of Lou Mitchell, was yesterday's dose of positivity.

He went on to write...Inaction...can leave us with "what ifs" and a sense of missed potential. By choosing to act, we open ourselves to growth, adventure, and the possibility of success. Think about a recent opportunity you hesitated to take. How might your life be different if you had embraced it, regardless of the outcome?

Regardless of whether or not you've formally written down your bucket list, everyone has that secret list that resides in your heart and the back burners of your brain. There are things you want and hope to do, from what seem like fantasy adventures, to simply new skills, fine-tuning of your business or personal life, or complete changes in your day-in-day-out routine.

So, as a Hump Day activity, how about grabbing a coffee and taking a break from whatever you're working on? Take an hour and just clear your head and think about your bucket list. You don't have to make it complicated. Maybe start with a short-term bucket list just for the rest of the summer. You can always go back and expand the ideas, but the key to success is to move those bucket list ideas from the back burner to the front.

I'm a big fan of writing stuff like this down. Having a little structure to your bucket list gives you the ability to return from time to time and check on your progress, as well as add or delete new ideas. 

In 2007, Jack Nicholson* and Morgan Freeman starred in "The Bucket List." If you do nothing else today, take four minutes to watch the YouTube clip below. Then, go find the movie! One of the responses in the YouTube comments to the clip was, "This movie was my wake-up call… I played it 'safe' my whole life, and I decided to start living and take chances. I never felt more alive. :)"

The biggest challenge is being committed to the process and having faith in your ability to achieve anything you want on the list. That leaves me with the perfect closer for today, which I've shared before. Framed on a wall in our home is the following: ​Faith...is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see.

Happy Hump Day!

*A Big thanks to my good buddy Glen Clark for catching the typo...whoever posted the YouTube piece has it wrong.

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