- Give a speech to more than 500 people.
- Learn to play the guitar and spend an afternoon singing as a street performer.
- Learn enough Spanish to carry a 5 minute conversation with a stranger.
- Get an article published in the Newnan Times Herald.
Cook a Low Country Boil for more than 10 people.(Thanks to all of my Auburn friends, this was checked off on a very cold night in January.)- Live outside the US for 6 months.
- Couchsurf.
- For-real surf.
- Ride a bike across a country.
- Complete the MatadorU Travel Writing course. (in progress)
Go to a rave.- Play a round of golf at Pebble Beach.
Become debt free. (Done, May 11, 2010!)Visit Silicon Valley. (Done, Sept. 2011. Post here.)- Write a letter/email to Tim Cook.
- Participate in Burning Man.
- Give, or at least attend a TED Talk.
- Publish a book and sell more than 100 copies.
- Spend a night on a beach.
- Read the entire Bible.
Catch a fly bare handed.(In the Regal 8 Motel in Tucson, Arizona. Here’s video. And a picture.)- Kayak under a waterfall.
- Learn how to swim…like for real swim, not doggy-paddle swim.
Use a semicolon; properly.(Done. See this post. It was verified by @20littlepiggies and @VaughnMom!)- Get my Captains license.
- Fly a seaplane.
- Hike the Appalachian Trail.
- Attend SXSW.
- Ride in a helicopter.
- Give away a million dollars.
- Sail around the world.
- Ride a boat through the Panama Canal.
- Sleep in a hammock in the San Blas islands.
- Swim with a sea turtle in the Galapagos Islands.
- Play rugby in New Zealand.
- Tweet from the Equator.
- Start a fire without a match.
Attend Junkanoo. (Done. Kinda.)- Be in a huge food fight.
- Attend a religious service in 5 different countries.
- Weigh 185 lbs again.
- Learn to use a sextant.
- Attend “An Event Apart”.
- Run a whole marathon.
Write something in my journal at least once a day, every day for a month.- Spend the night in an Ice Hotel.
- Show up at the airport and take the first available flight to somewhere I haven’t been.
- Create/produce or star in a video that goes viral & gets more than 1 million views. (The closest I’ve gotten is producing this video and this one. Still have a ways to go though.)
- Get married. And stay that way.
- Live in a house unreachable by car.
Smoke a Cuban cigar.(Done, thanks to @seatonob. Photo here.)Solve a Rubik’s cube.(Done. Thanks to @smiley_reilee for giving me a cube for my birthday!)- Karaoke “God Bless the USA.”
- Witness a Mobile Bay Jubilee.
Watch the sunrise every day for a week.(Done. 5 Sunrises at Hotel Sak’Cari in San Pedro, Guatemala and 2 on the roof of a hotel in Nebaj, Guatemala. Sak’Cari means “Sunrise” in the local Mayan language.)- Watch the sunset every day for a week.
- See the Northern Lights.
- Buy Andy Andrews coffee.
- Meet Bob Goff.
- Celebrate New Years in 2 or more countries on the same day.
- Sign my name on Auburn’s Samford Hall clock tower.
- Participate in a flash mob.
- Own less than 100 things.
Take 1 picture every day for a year.Meet 5 Twitter friends IRL.- Earn $5000 online.
- Earn 6-figures in a year.
- Ride on a Zamboni.
Ok…so that’s my bucket list. Do you have one? Post a link in the comments!












I hope to do a couple of those with you.
love,
Dad
You will! The question is which ones? Do I get to choose?
What a wonderful list! And your dad, how sweet of him!
Everyone should have a life list. Okay wait. Everyone should have a life first!!
Hah…agreed. I think everybody has a list of the things they want to do, the key is writing it down. I didn’t realize how many things there were on mine until I actually started putting it on paper.
What a fabulous list! I have no doubt that you will consistently mark things off either. And doesn’t crossing #13 off make you super happy and empowered?!
Have fun with it!
Thanks Pam! It’s amazing how much your perspective changes when you get out of debt.
love the list- when you sail around the world you will be able to knock out several! You are so fun! Love you SO!
I know you’ll accomplish whatever you desire…just hope I live long enough to hear about it all! You’re amazing and I enjoy and love you so!
Have I mentioned lately how inspiring you are? What a great list. Hope we’ll be a part of a few of those, too.
I know you will be…I mean, you already were a part of the
near death gang fightJunkanoo experience…Congrats on being debt free. How much did you pay off if you don’t mind my asking? And did you call Dave Ramsey and scream it on the air? I’m working on it but have a long way to go (those AUHD gigs help though!).
so proud of you Bo!!!! Have yet to cross out #13, maybe next paycheck. I have always wanted to do #39, why didn’t we think of that at the family reunion?
Wicked, BO! I have a list also. As I check one off I add another to the bottom. One of my goals was to see puffins in their natural habitat (they are so fuzzy and cute) and another was to see a cranberry bog ( I love the CranApple commercial). Last fall Denis and I went to Nova Scotia and when we got there I realized that both of those goals could be realized. Unfortunately, the puffins had left the island the week before we got there and the cranberries were about 2 weeks away from getting red. Oh well, guess we’ll just have to get back!
I read the bible front to back- took me a year. Just to give you a reference time-wise. (i didn’t read it every day). Great list! May you cross off many soon.
Nice list!!! You definitely need to Couchsurf!
i’m inspired to create my own…. my website isn’t really in the same vein as yours (nor has it been updated in forever), but maybe we can share a few experiences. reading through your list has really made me appreciate and, frankly, miss getting to hang out with you. I know we do the “let’s get together thing” whenever we happen to hang out, but at the very least, let’s keep in better email touch. some thoughts on your list in what will be the most extended comment on this post:
1. the speech thing was a huge deal on my “list” that i didn’t know existed when i was young, and one i hope to repeat again… great choice and one that most people would never think of wanting to do…but also one that is absolutely exhilerating. (was the speech i gave at 1st baptist in front of that many people? if not, it’s back on my list)
2. Want to run a marathon? we’ve talked about it. i’m down to set a date and do it if you give me at least 6 months to train. There’s one in orlando in January…just saying.
3. I just made a friend who plays a lot of rugby, i’ll find out if they’re doing any international trips.
4. Lee moody flies the helicopter for Newnan PD. You should totally hit him up for a ride- he loves doing it.
5. A friend of mine couchsurfed and said it was a life changing experience, but just be careful. I’ve read some horror stories :-p
enough for now- email me!
I had no idea about a) your website or b) your extensive amount of life-long goals….You are now my hero. PS I’ve slept in an Ice-hotel. beat that.
I have a life list too! It’s great to see that we share some similar goals (#3, 4, 20). My list has been around for several years now, and although I’ve crossed some things off, I continue to add goals. That’s part of the fun I think. One of my goals is one with which you can help. Jesalyn’s goal #10: sail in a sailboat. Perhaps I can help you with your #24; I just tried to help with the previous two sentences.
I’d like to be considered as a participant if you tackle #27 and 37!
Bo- Love the list!!! I can help you out with a couple of these things! Come do a low country boil for my birthday, while you are here Ridge will teach you to catch a fly bare handed! And, why in the world do you want to go to a Rave???????? Ladonna
Hah…Great question. Raves are one of those things that I’ve never understood. So, to further my goal of learning more about things I don’t understand, I figured it’d be good to go to one and see what it’s all about.
One day I’ll teach how to catch a fly with your bare hand.
Let me know when you’re ready to bike across a country (particularly if it’s this country.) I’ll bike across a state with you. Also, when you’re ready to train for a marathon, I’ll help you.
You went big with your list. I might have to come up with one now…
Bo, I like the idea of adding to your list. How about coming up with a site where others can post their list and eveyone can compare list.
Great idea Tom…I’m going to look into doing something similar in a few months. Hope y’all had a great Christmas/New Years!
Here’s one to add to your list…Celebrate the New Year in 2 or more continents on the same day.
Challenge accepted. Although, I may change the wording to “countries” instead of continents. You’re coming with, right?
I can help you with #51 and #65 when we get back in Auburn. Just message me on Twitter and I can meet you and give you a cuban cigar. I just started blogging today. It is something I decided to tackle for the new year. I also set up a bucket list. I still have some work to do but it is a start.
http://jasonellsberry.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-bucket-list_01.html
I say we train for the marathon together!!!! Interested?
Sure hope you get to do #61. Jenny got to write her name in the Samford Hall clock tower this summer and said it was an awesome experience. So much AU history there. Great bucket list! Hope you achieve them all.
Okay, so I have to comment on #23…learn to swim! Think back….way back….to July of 2006. The hotel pool in Tampa….we were there for video training. Now my memory is foggy but I do recall you swimming with us. I know that you were mostly just walking around the shallow area and doggy paddling, but you also swam a little bit. Kelly and I tried so hard to get you to swim…..I guess our teaching skills need to be fine tuned. Love your list though….keep at it and keep smiling!
Hey Steph! Yes, I do recall swimming in Tampa. And I do know how to swim…kinda. My thing is, I can swim and I can breathe. But I can’t really do both at the same time. That’s what I’m really trying to accomplish on #23.
You know you can do #51 over here, right? …and it’s legal, so BONUS!
I have to be with you for #53…
It will remind me of Winfield, you on the top bunk, with your door closed and locked, with your microphone in hand.
This is great! I attempted to read the entire Bible in high school but didn’t make it very far. I always wondered what it would change in my life if I did it (if it changed my life at all).
Hey Bo, thanks for stopping by my site. Boy, you have a random list! I have a few of the same items on my list as well. One of my goals is to learn how to sail, I think that’d be a really cool experience.
Dang, sweet list. I love seeing people’s bucket lists, I think you can tell a lot about a person. I would love to stand on the Equator, and see the Northern Lights too. I had a mini list in this: (http://seehayfly.blogspot.com/2011/02/qt-alert.html) post. Good Luck!!!
I’ve completed # 34 about swimming with Sea Turtles in Ecuador. Last year I went to Ecuador for a month and visited the Galapagos and got to swim with those giant turtles. Those same two giant turtles ended up having sex for nine hours but that is besides the point.
I also stood on the Equator and even though it ended up being an expensive phone call, I called my mom while standing in two Hemispheres! Great list!
I am in love with this bucket list! Seriously, it may be one of the best I have ever read!
Completely jealous you are debt free- that is just absolutely amazing!
It’s great how adventurous you are! Keep it up!
P.S. so glad you found my blog!
Dudeee this is so cool i have the same name as u and but whts ur middle name jw bec mines tiger haha no joke
One to add…because I just did it and lived (so far).
Go to China, eat a traditional meal with a group of Chinese and let them order. Try everything no matter what it is.
I love your list. Good luck!