Goals Vs. The Bucket List
by, Ashley Marie
Recently, as the new year began and I started to make resolutions, it made me think of the famous Bucket List. If you don't know what a bucket list is, then you must be living under a rock. A bucket list is essentially a list of experiences, or achievements you wish to accomplish before you die. The items on the list can vary among many different categories such as skydiving or my personal favorite, riding an elephant.
After reading up on tips for making my personal bucket list, I read something that caught my attention: Instead of a bucket list, make a list of your goals. When I say goals, I mean something that you would regret not doing before you die.
How are these to lists different? well, your bucket list will most likely consist of things you think would be cool or be interesting to do or try out. While looking through the top items on people's bucket lists, I found that I would love to do all of them, but they aren't something I need to accomplish to feel satisfied.
A list that has only things you would regret doing before you die, is more personal and also more likely to happen. How many of you truly think you will go skydiving, ride an elephant, travel to every single continent, and so on? I mean many people may actually get to accomplish everything that they put on their bucket list, but its not, as I said, personal.
I decided to start writing a Goal list. My goal list consists of things such as, visiting France and England (which has been a dream of mine for quite sometime), graduating high school, get married, give more hugs, and living a life that makes me happy not someone else happy. Those kind of things are what would lead me to being dissatisfied with my self when I die.
So, what I am trying to say here, is if you are going to make a list of things to accomplish before you die, make it truthful, meaningful, realistic, and personal. And when you make that list, be dedicated to accomplish every last one.
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