50 Life Lessons

As I get older, I find myself reminiscing about old times, thinking about my past, the people I have met, and looking at my life and where I am right now. I have no regrets. I just feel a little disappointed.

And like everybody else, I have made a lot of mistakes, and I pray that I learned my lessons from those mistakes.

I had to think about my life and ask myself the question: Is this the life I have envisioned? And I can honestly say it is not, but I also know it is never too late. As the saying goes, start where you are right now and keep moving forward. Today is a new day, another chance to live the life that I have always dreamed of.

And so I start by looking deep inside myself and seeing my dreams, passions, and desires. And set the journey to my self-fulfillment. So I learn.

So I start by doing what I love to do: Read and learn from people’s life stories. To be able to experience great people’s lives is such a privilege, but learning is the real treasure. Such is the life story of John Goddard, who made his life list and fulfilled each one of them throughout his life.

John  Goddard is one of the world’s most famous anthropologists, explorers, and adventurers. Also called the “real-life Indiana Jones” by the LA Times. He is remembered as the world’s greatest goal achiever and survivor of numerous edge-of-death experiences through his 88 years of life. He has filmed his adventures inspiring people like me to set and achieve goals. His motto was: To dare is to do – to fear is to fail.

It is said that when he was 15 years old, he sat on his kitchen table and wrote on a yellow pad, “My Life List” and wrote 127 goals after hearing his friend’s father saying that he regretted not doing the things he had wanted to at John’s age.

In the book written by Vic Johnson entitled 50 Lessons on the life of John Goddard. He discussed these 50 lessons.

50 Lessons on the Life of John Goddard

1. Defining Bliss
2. Thinking Outside the Box
3. Don’t Just Dream It – Be It!
4. Make Friends Where Ever You Go
5. Make a Difference
6. Imagine It’s Already Done
7. Make Every Minute
8. Learn From Your Disasters
9. Disasters Can Be Blessings
10. Focus On The Good
11. Create Visualization Tools
12. Fall In Love With Your Dreams
13. Never Fear Failure
14. Face Your Fears
15. Ignore The Naysayers
16. Tune Out Other People’s Fears
17. Persistence Pays Off
18. Create A Win-Win Situation
19. Begin With A Plan
20. Stay Away From The Herd
21. Eliminate Limiting Self-Talk
22. Prove Yourself
23. Avoid Procrastination
24. Avoid Where Angels Fear to Tread
25. Have a “Soul Goal”
26.Commit To Nature
27. Write It Down
28. Give Your Goals A Deadline
29. Give Your Goals A Budget
30. What You Resist Persists
31. Mentally Rehearse The Outcome
32. Program Your Subconscious
33. Do Your Homework
34. Get Over Yourself
35. See The Big Picture
36. Take Care of Your Body
37. Count Your Blessings
38. Stay Safe But Curious
39. Feed Your Mind
40. Learn From Role Models
41. Mastering Communication
42. Reconnecting With Your Spirituality
43. Escape The Herd
44. It’s About Time
45. Don’t Be So Practical
46. Valuing Your Time
47. Keep Adding To Your Life List
48. Cherish Your Accomplishments
49. Invest In Yourself
50. An Attitude of Gratitude

The Greatest Lesson

Making the most out of life is the greatest lesson to the life of John Goddard. He said, ” Life is meant to be lived fully, deeply, optimistically without hanging out to the baggage of the past, with no fear for the future, to live each day ultimately.

This life is a gift, so we must appreciate and treasure every minute as best as we can.  So let us start our life list and start checking them off. Live the LIFE we want, no regrets, no if only’s.

Source

Johnson, V. (2014). 50  Lessons I learned from the World’s Goal Achiever.Laurenzana Press. Melrose, FL

https://www.johngoddard.info/