A bucket list is a collection of experiences or achievements that you would like to accomplish within your lifetime. Creating a bucket list is a great way to brainstorm and keep a record of your life goals.
We all have goals or things on our to-do lists. But they usually relate to a specific social context (e.g. performance, career, health). A bucket list is much more broad than that. It’s a list of everything you’ve ever wanted to experience or achieve; big, small, purposeful or random.
Creating a your Bucket List
Your bucket list is personal to you. The best way to come up with what you want to include is by asking yourself these questions:
- If you were to die tomorrow, what would you spend the last day doing?
- What would you do if you had unlimited time and money?
- What have you always wanted to do but have not done yet?
- Where would you like to visit?
- What are your biggest goals and dreams?
It’s up to you where you record your list. You could blog about it, write it down, bury it in your garden or have it on your phone. Whatever your plan is, here are some ideas to help you create your bucket list.
Bucket List Inspiration
Adventure and travel BuCket list ideas
- Ride in a hot air balloon
- Swim with dolphins
- Walk along the Great Wall of China
- Dive on the Great Barrier Reef
- Visit the remains of the Berlin Wall
- Go white water rafting
- Visit the Louvre Museum
- Cycle across the Golden Gate
- Visit the Seven Wonders of the World
- Go in a submarine
- Fly in a helicopter
- Go on a safari
- Visit the White House
- Take a tour of London’s Warner Bros Studio
- Relax in the Blue Lagoon
- Visit Stonehenge
- Go on a Hiking Tour in the Grand Canyon
- Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
- See the Northern Lights
- Take a camel ride
- Explore a glowworm cave
- Visit Las Vegas
RElationship Goals
- Go on a blind date
- Go on a double date
- Attend a wedding
- Attend a school reunion
- Map your family tree
- Buy a house with someone
- Kiss in the rain
- Write a love letter
- Meet the love of your life
- Kiss on a Ferris wheel
- Get engaged
- Start a family
- Receive a love letter
- Get a couples massage
- Go stargazing together
- Sing a karaoke duet
- Road trip with your partner/best friend
- Create a shared bucketlist
Fun Bucket list ideas
- Go to a festival
- Watch a west end show
- Go to a drive-in movie
- Play bingo in a bingo hall
- Ride a jet ski
- Attend a foam party
- Go wine tasting
- Learn how to surf
- Go paint-baling
- Scuba Dive
- Destroy stuff in a break room
- Slide down a water slide
- Go on a zip-line
- Holiday with your best friends
- Snowboard
- See a stand up comedy show
Career/Finance Bucket List Ideas
- Get a promotion
- Start a business
- Become a mentor
- Give a key not speech
- Master a new language
- Teach a class
- Get a degree
- Find your dream job
- Volunteer
- Freelance your skills
- Write a book
- Have savings
- Pay off your mortgage
- Retire early
- Achieve a “no spend” month (you don’t buy anything extra outside regular bills)
PerSonal/independence Life Goals
- Live on your own
- Grow your own fruit, vegetables or herbs
- Learn how to cook
- Vote in an election
- Find out your credit score and improve it
- Go on a yoga retreat
- Buy a property
- Complete a DIY project
- Travel on your own
- Go vegetarian for one month
- Go vegan for one month
- Get a gym membership
- Learn a new language
- Learn how to play an instrument
- Set a Guinness world record
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Creating a bucket list can be a fun way to plan out some of your life goals. Use some of the bucket list ideas above to create and keep track of your own life goals.