The Must List

An hour ago I ran across a site called The Minimalists. After reading about Joshua and Ryan's journey towards living a minimalist lifestyle I realized I needed a change in my life also. The "should list" is what stood out to me the most, I constantly find myself saying I should read more, I should get back in shape, I should run an ultra-marathon, I should stop procrastinating, and so on. When I get older I do not want to look back on my life with regret and think about all of the things I should of done, but never did.

Today is the first step in my journey to take my life back from all of the distractions that keep me from my passions and goals. Its 2:29 AM right now so today is going to be day 1 and 2 of the 21 day plan, but that's alright.... I've never been one for plans anyway.

Step 1 - The Must List

(And I did copy some of the "musts" from the site because many applied to my life as well. Besides copying greatness leads to greatness)

1. I must live a healthy life everyday
2. I must eat healthy food at every meal
3. I must achieve my goal of running an ultra-marathon
4. I must stop procrastinating
5. I must build impactful, loving relationships everyday
6. I must contribute to others in a meaningful way everyday
7. I must grow as an individual everyday
8. I must work towards my goals everyday
9. I must remember that relationships matter above all else
10. I must learn something everyday
11. I must read everyday
12. I must manage my time more efficiently
13. I must write everyday
14. I must grow in my faith everyday
15. I must learn to love my enemies
16. I must be passionate everyday
17. I must listen to music everyday
18. I must place others before myself
19. I must stop spending money
20. I must get out of debt
21. I must get A's and B's in college
22. I must channel my competitive drive away from the people closest to me
23. I must learn to play the guitar again.

*** I will be updating this list as I come up with more 'musts'.