"Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them" - Madam C.J. Walker
”Living in the moment means letting go of the past and not waiting for the future. It means living your life consciously, aware that each moment you breathe is a gift.” – Oprah Winfrey
Life is only a collection of moments, created by us. And this is a truth that I have to being living for myself.
Don’t wait around for life to come to you. Go out and make it happen. Then, on the ride back home, think of how you’re going to tell your story.
I’ve kept myself back from so many potential life experiences. I’ve always thought that I had to wait for the perfect moment, or the perfect person, or the perfect career, or the perfect age.
But in doing so, I missed out on knowing the perfect time is now.
So now I’m going to be intentional about how I’m showing up for myself, by accomplishing all of the “small” life moments that I wanted to create along the way.
No more waiting, now it’s all about doing.
So I decided to give myself these moments back, and I’m calling it my 40 before 40 list.
It’s a list of 40 things that I wanted to experience in life that I’ve put off because it was never the right time. And I want to do all of these things by my 40th birthday.
So two full years to go out and live my dreams. I may not be able to accomplish all 40….I realize that some are a bit of a stretch. But I have to afford myself the opportunity to dream.
I’m so excited about this list and I cannot wait to get started. I hope you stick around for the journey and you're inspired to grab the life of YOUR dreams.
Sing karaoke on a stage
Dye my hair/Change my hairstyle
Sail on a boat/yacht
Learn to swim
Go hiking in Yosemite
Ride a two person bike
See a Broadway play
Walk on the Golden Gate Bridge
Ride the "L" train (in Chicago)
Go on a mission trip
Give something expensive away
Become fluent in Portuguese
Train and compete in a body building competition
Ride a helicopter over the Grand Canyon
Publish my book
Ride in a hot air balloon
Have a backyard movie night with friends
Do a spa /glamping weekend trip
Visit NYC- see the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, and World Trade Center Memorial
Attend an international social meet and greet
Take a Italian or Japanese cooking class (preferably in Italy or Japan)
Write a milestone letter to Joaquin for him to open at ages 18, 21, 30, 40 and 50
Attend a dog show
Take a salsa or kizomba dance class
Be social and make a new best friend
Start a daily makeup routine
Take myself out on dates once a month
Change/update my wardrobe to be comfortable and confident in
Host a dinner or cocktail party
Go snowboarding
Get my notary public license
Visit NOLA
Get breast augmentation consult
Teach a gardening class for kids
Find and flourish in my "community"
Attend a conference or networking event once per year
Go overseas on a vacation
Expand my home garden
Speak on a stage
TBD!!
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