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The third principle of success is to decide what you want. You can’t get from where you are to where you want to be without knowing where you want to be. The instructions: make an I want list. 30 things you want to do, 30 things you want to have and 30 things you want to be before you die. One of the reasons people don’t get what they want is because they haven’t defined what they want. Define what you want in clear detail.

I want to do…

1. complete an Ironman
2. raise $12,000 to fund three libraries for Room To Read
3. help build the school or library we funded
4. hidden
5. learn how to speak Korean fluently
6. start and own a business
7. live internationally for a few years
8. write a book, get it published and sell 100,000 copies
9. build a successful web project that attracts 1MM visitors
10. give a motivational speech to a large crowd
11. motivate and inspire others to make change in the world
12. develop others into successful people
13. cycle across the continental United States
14. compete on a game show like the Amazing Race
15. vacation on a remote tropical island
16. play soccer and baseball with my children
17. a million dollar real estate deal
18. pay off all of our debt
19. a road trip to visit all 48 continental United States
20. watch at least one Major League Baseball game in all the stadiums in the US
21. donate a million dollars to entrepreneurs in developing countries
22. build a Habitat for Humanity home
23. go skydiving
24. teach a college course
25. perform 25 pull-ups and 200 sit-ups
26. create something useful, market and sell it
27. snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef
28. meaningful work that I enjoy
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I want to have…

1. a happy, healthy, passionate and loving family
2. open-minded, well-educated and successful children
3. a great relationship with God
4. a financially comfortable life
5. no debt
6. an abundance of time to pursue my passions
7. a fun and adventurous marriage
8. great opportunities
9. great health
10. a stress free life
11. happy, healthy and fun pets
12. a business – to be my own boss
13. a real estate investment portfolio
14. passive income streams that support our family
15. ability to pursue all opportunities
16. a vacation home abroad – Italy or somewhere similar
17. a nice house with a fenced backyard and mature trees
18. great friends with similar interests and passions
19. an in-home gym
20. a comfortable home – mortgage free
21. all of the best tech gadgets
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I want to be…

1. an entrepreneur
2. developing creative solutions: at work and at home
3. successful in life: personally and professionally
4. environmentally conscious
5. a great listener
6. inspirational to others
7. happy and healthy all of my life
8. satisfied with what I accomplish in life
9. motivated and motivational
10. a role model for my children
11. the best dad ever
12. confident
13. fun
14. testing my comfort zones
15. making a difference
16. an advocate for equality
17. helping others
18. a real estate investor
19. a world traveler
20. satisfied spiritually
21. location independent
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This is a work in progress.  How’s your list?  Need help brainstorming?

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