Hello sweet friends. Another Monday has rolled around, so it’s time for Part III of my Writing Your Life List Series. I’ve been awed and amazed at some of your lists. I love some of the ideas I’ve seen in your emails and links to your blogs. The energy you pour into this will reap huge benefits.

If you are new to this series, welcome!

Let’s review quickly…

In Week #1, we focused on writing our values, excitables, and our influencers. These help shape who you are and should be reflected in your life list. Read more about week #1 here.

In Week #2, we started looking at our goods (values) and greats (dreams). Again, I think it’s imperative to keep this simple, so you really have a list that reflects you. You have only one life so make sure you are doing things that you want to do or achieve. I highly encourage you to read more about week #2 here, if you haven’t.

Now onto Week #3. I write a lot. I doodle a lot. I make lists a lot. I believe I was able to write over 1300+ things that I want to do because of making many lists. It really enabled me to see what was important to me and what was not.

Using various writing prompts and making categories will help to spark your imagination. They will help you to see what it is that you truly want on your list.

Writing Life List Items Using Writing Prompts

Here are 10 writing prompts to help get you started on writing your list:

1. List 10 childhood memories

2. List 10 places you want to travel because of pictures you’ve seen in magazines, TV, or on the internet.

3. List 10 things you would do if given a second chance.

4. List 10 things that make you smile.

5. List your favorite things to do on the weekends or your day off.

6. If you could go 5 places and money were no object, where would you go?

7. List 10 new professions you would like to try. (don’t limit yourself.. remember money and/or talent isn’t what is important here).

8. List at least 5 things you would like to change about the world.

9. List 10 things you would do if you won millions of dollars in the lottery.

10. List 10 things you want to be remembered for at your funeral.

Here are 3 examples of items on my life list that I came up with as a result of writing these lists.

Life List Item: Host a father/daughter cake baking contest

Writing Prompt: List your top 10 childhood memories

Why this item: My dad entered the church’s cake bake contest when I was in first grade. He made a pineapple upside down cake, which isn’t the prettiest of cakes. My dad won the prize for ugliest cake and I cried the whole day, knowing he was devastated. He was obviously ok.

Life List Item: Go on a 5 day white river rafting trip

Writing Prompt: List 10 things you would do if given a second chance

Why this item: I love the water. I love the pictures that I see of groups camping out and rafting for an extended period. Jeff and I went rafting in Costa Rica and it was possibly the most fun I had in 6 hours. But now, I want it to be longer.

Life List Item: Visit Greece with my my parents and grandparents

Writing Prompt:  If you could go 5 places and money were no object, where would you go?

Why this item: My parents met in High School in Athens, Greece when both of my grandfathers were stationed at the military base there (that no longer exists). My mom has never been back. I would love to take my family and hear their stories firsthand of their time in Greece.

Are you struggling with one of the prompts? If so, keep these in mind.

1. Remember to look at your worksheet from Week #1, where you look at the things that excite you and inspire you. What books, blogs, projects, magazines do you read? Why?

2. Go to your local library or grocery store magazine aisle. What seems to pull you in?

3. Check out my pinterest page. Pinterest is an amazing site to spark your imagination and see what excites you. Do you have 300 pins of travel destinations? If so, make sure travel is reflected in your list.

Again, there are no rules.

When you are writing your list, keep this quote in mind…

We are all born originals. Why is it so many of us die copies? -Edward Young

So it’s time to pick up your pencils (or keyboard) and write. Using these writing prompts above, come up with at least one life list item from each prompt. So at the end of this exercise you should have a minimum of 10 life list items.

You might just surprise yourself and have over 100 items. There is no rush. There are no rules that says your list can’t change. But I know that it is important to just start.

Please share in the comments your 10 life list items or a link to your blog post/page that contains your life list. Let’s encourage one another to live life.

Also, when you complete an item off your life list, take a picture, jot the details of your item and send it to me. I would like to share some of these accomplishments on my facebook page. I really want to celebrate these with you and with each other.

Now get to work people!

Blessings sweet friends – Jenny

If you are new to this site, welcome! If you like what you see, I would love for you follow along on this crazy adventure of mine by subscribing to my blog above and joining me on facebook, twitter, and pinterest. I’m working hard to complete my life list of 1300+ items after surviving a battle with cancer.