Years ago I wrote a dream list of things I wanted to accomplish in my life, journeys I wanted to take, places I wanted to visit, things I wanted to learn and people I wanted to meet. I didn’t start living my dream list until July 26, 2008. Click here for the story.
Do you have a dream list? If not, let’s connect! I’d love coach you through the process and help you start living your dreams!
| Dream | Accomplished |
| See Aerosmith in Concert | Best live concert-Run DMC came out for Walk This Way! |
| Go to a Super Bowl game | |
| Go to a World Series game | |
| See Duke Basketball team win a National Championship | Amazing-They beat Bulter. |
| Visit Duke University’s, Cameron Stadium | Snuck in through an open door:) |
| Start my own business | Two! |
| Take kayaking lessons | Yes and now I own one! |
| Visit Ground Zero | Heartbreaking. |
| Visit Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, PA | Heartbreaking. |
| Go rafting in South Bend | |
| Complete the XYZ running series | |
| Become a sworn police officer | 2007 |
| Meet Duke University’s Basketball Coach K | Fumble my words but did chat with him! |
| Climb Mt. Laconte | |
| Driving trip out West with my dad | |
| Travel to all 50 states (4 to go!) | |
| Run a marathon with my mom | Chicago! |
| Become a certified scuba diver | |
| Go to an Oprah Show | LA Academy Awards episode |
| Pay off house by 40 | 100% Debt Free |
| Attend a live UFC Fight with my hubby | Chicago |
| Publish a book | The Giving Challenge! |
| Publish a book a year starting in 2017 | Hopeful! |
| Meet Leigh Anne Tuohy of the Blindside | Yes! At the Women’s Tea. |
| Own a kayak | Yep! |
| Cook something new every week for a year | |
| See the Red Sox play at Fenway Park | My favorite ballpark. And they won! |
| Take my father on a trip to Washington DC during police week | Incredible trip I’ll never forget. |
| Be an extra in a movie | |
| Be a part of a world record | Leap Frog at Taylor |
| Girls Trip-Portland (Dream Givers Inn) and run the Steve Prefontaine 10k | Maybe my hardest race. |
| Attend an Olympics | |
| Learn how to Surf | Yes! And I have a video to prove it. |
| Volunteer 100 hours in one year | 2011 |
| Plant a Garden | My green thumb is questionable. |
| Swim with Dolphins | I could have stayed in the water with them all day! |
| See Daughtry in concert | Love his voice. |
| Attend a NCAA Basketball National Championship game | Yep and Duke won! |
| Audition for a TLC TV Show | NYC for Discovery-Didn’t get the role:( |
| Meet Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice | Did this and helped a friend Live her List. |
| Take a hot air balloon ride | |
| Walk 60 miles for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day with my mom | Maybe the toughest thing I’ve ever done. Walked all 60 miles and finished in the top 10%. |
| Start Master Program | I started two! |
| Attend Albuquerque International Balloon Fest | |
| Create a workout room in my home | It’s done! |
| Learn how to knit | Not very well, but I took a class. |
| Knit a scarf | |
| Take a Rock Climbing Class | So fun! |
| See Garth Brooks in concert | Amazing! |
| See Pink in concert | Strongest women I know! |
| Weekend Trip to Navy Pier | Surprise from my hubby for my birthday. |
| Go dogsledding | |
| Give 10% of income to charity | This and then some! |
| Take Dance Lessons | |
| Learn American History-Read Summer of 1787 or John Adams | |
| Travel to Normandy | |
| Convert Dad’s Negatives to video/pictures | |
| Give a gift every day for a year | 2011 |
| Interview Adam Shoenfeld | He’s amazing! |
| Take an Alaskan Cruise | |
| Visit Niagara Falls | I got soaked! |
| Swim with sharks | Terrifying |
| Float down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon | |
| Be near an active volcano | It smelled. |
| Zip-line in another country | I survived. |
| Take my Pappy to a Cubs vs. Reds game at Wrigley Field | One of my best memories. |
| See a Michigan Game at the Big House | So loud! |
| Become a Michigan Football Season Ticket holders | |
| Learn to can | Salsa, BBQ sauce, jalapenos, and applesauce |
| Travel to Ireland with my husband | |
| Learn to decorate cupcakes | Thanks Toni! |
| Graduate Financial Peace University | Dave endorsed The Giving Challenge! |
| Snorkel in Mexico caves | A bat flew in my hair! |
| Become a Certified Life Coach | Yes! I love my clients. |
| Run a 1/2 trail marathon with my mom | Hurdled 48 downed trees. |
| Participate in Toastmasters for a year | |
| Spend a month living in a villa in Tuscany | |
| Speak on a national stage | |
| Visit Australia and New Zealand | |
| Become an adjunct professor | |
| Help my husband accomplish 10 things on his bucket list | |
| Write a children’s book with niece | |
| Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro | |
| Go on a safari at Serengeti National Park | |
| Take my nephew to a country concert | |
| Quit my day job and read, write and travel | |
| Attend the Tulip Festival in Holland Michigan | Took my girls. |
| Stay at a 5-Star Resort | I didn’t want to come back home. |
| Hear Billy Graham Speak | Powerful |
| Research Stenger Ancestry | |
| Meet Marcus Lutrell-Lone Survivor | He asked my husband permission to hug me. True gentleman. |
| See Taylor Swift Concert | I may have been the only one over 40. |
| Meet Taya Kyle-American Wife | What a fighter. |
| Volunteer for the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation | |
| Hear a sitting President speak | Yes, George W. Bush |
| Sit in the Survivor Live audience with my Dad | |
| Make a documentary | |
| Go Paragliding | |
| Go to the Telluride Film Festival | |
| Go to the Sundance Film Festival | |
| See the Silver Dollar City: Light Display |