“Man Up” List

This is an ongoing list of the things I want to achieve, people I want to meet, and places I want to see in my lifetime.  Of course, this list is beneficial for me but I hope you use this to inspire you to make or continue your own list.

I use the term “man up” for several reasons.  One is because it refers to sucking it up and just doing what will likely hurt at first.  Also, as a man, there are some things many men in today’s society have forgotten or don’t need to do anymore.  I’d like to push myself to still be a jack of all trades like many in the past.  And lastly, I use this term because I don’t like “bucket list.”  It makes it sound like I’m on my last leg of life and I hope that doesn’t come for a damn long time.  Too much to see and do.

Professional:

Write a book and get it published

Get a photo published

Reach 100,000 subscribers on my blog

Make money doing providing a service other than my primary job (and not selling something on ebay or craigslist)

Start a business successfully (location independent)

Speak in front of a large group (50+)

Places:

Go to SXSW in Austin, TX

Visit Great Wall of China

Live in a resort town

Visit Japan during Cherry Blossom blooming

See penguins in Antarctica

Visit the Liberty Bell

Stay at Lunsford B&B outside of London

Visit Puerto Rico

Attend Oktoberfest in Germany

Snorkel the North Shore on Oahu

Dinner on the beach in Santorini,Greece with a loved one

Visit Tianmen Mountain in China and walk the glass path

People: (I’m more inspired by people I meet along the way of my adventures, but I’ll start putting more as time goes on)

Meet Rob Dyrdek

Host someone couchsurfing

Meet Tony Alva

Meet Richard Branson (been in the same room…not good enough)

Propose to the love of my life

Adventure:

Learn to surf

Learn to snowboard

Heli-ski/board trip

Drive/camp around the nation for at least a month

Visit every state

See Golden Gate Bridge

Take train from San Francisco to Chicago

Route 66 on motorcycle

Hike Machu Picchu

Hike up a mountain/volcano and snowboard down

Live in a foreign country for at least 1 year

Bungee jump from hot air balloon

Fly a plane (primary pilot is myself – including landing and take-off) - Sandpoint, September 2012

Get pilot’s license

Volunteer in 3rd world country

Swim in the ocean in Rapa Nui

Take a photo of Northern Lights in Iceland

Skydive (tandem)

Skydive (solo)

Skydive in a squirrel suit

Tandem BASE jump

BASE jump (solo)

Surf or Snowboard in foreign country - Nicaragua, August 2012

Surf and snowboard in New Zealand (preferably same trip or even same day!)

Go on a minimum 3 day backpacking trip

Road trip from Seattle to Patagonia

Man Things:

Buy more than one house by 25

Build my own house

Build/Rebuild motorcycle

Learn to play guitar (play an entire song)

Learn to play piano (play an entire song)

Learn new language (Spanish or French)

Have zero debt!

Learn to fly fish - July 2012

Actively protest/picket something

Inspire someone to change their life