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One Challenge You Don’t Want to Miss!
Creating unique experiences in 3 easy steps
by Beau Henderson
Everybody loves field trip day – one parent bags your lunch, the other signs off on your slip, and off you go in that big yellow school bus, headed for adventure. The idea for field trips began after some telling bit of research.
In any classroom, regardless of how good the teacher…
a student will forget up to 75% of the lesson by the time they return to class the next day!
Engage that same student in a hands-on experience as opposed to a textbook, however, and that lesson remains permanently in their mind. As a student of Life School, this same premise applies: we remember best the things we experience ourselves, first hand.
“One of the greatest chain reactions that comes out of field trips
are the ideas created based on experience. Students become inspired.”
– The Field Trip Directory
When was the last time you got inspired? How many of your days look exactly the same? Are you still waiting for mom or dad to sign off on your permission slip? We all have plans. Places we’d like to visit, things we’d like to do, and people who we’d like to do those things with. But here’s the thing:
None of those things are going to just happen unless you plan for it
In the same way that relationships must be nurtured and scheduled for, so, too, must life’s experiences. Flying down a zip-line with your spouse, learning a beautiful song on the piano, or a trip to the Egyptian Pyramids . . . the list is endless, and the plans can be big or small. Only you know what’s important to you. So what can you do about these plans and dreams, especially if you are “not a planner”?
How can you go about creating unique experiences on purpose?
#1 Write down your list – Start with 10 things. Places you’ve always wanted to see, the people you want with you, the things you’ve always wanted to do. This is commonly known as A Bucket List, the idea here being that these are the things you want to experience before your time on earth is over, or before you kick the bucket.
#2 Share your list – Talk about what you plan to do. This creates energy. If it gets talked about, chances are more likely that it will happen. And it is surprising the help that can come along the way when people become aware of what you’ve always wanted to do. They put you in touch with just the right expert, contact, or navigator. They volunteer their time, resources, or physical items that bring you one step closer to achieving your experience. Does that sound too good to be true? Try helping someone else out, and see just how much it ends up helping you.
#3 Do your list – Don’t wait until you’ve been delivered a death sentence to start working on your bucket list. None of us knows just how much time we have left. Not every field trip is a life-changing event, but these trips certainly have the potential to become lifelong memories.
And what I have learned from thousands of clients over the years is that …
it’s these memories, more than anything else, that contribute to our sense of having a rich life
Let me just say here that it is very easy to not do these things. It is very easy to let the days, weeks, and years slip on by. We all get busy, we all get caught up in other stuff. Which is why I extend the following RichLife Challenge:
Do 1 thing before 1pm tomorrow that will bring you one step closer to achieving a dream experience!
Pick up an application, bookmark a website, register for a triathlon.
Whatever it is, whatever the dream, DO ONE THING, and then tell me about it!
Sharing your story could inspire a fellow student of life-school and move us all one step closer to living rich
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Love this article Beau and I'm going to take your advice: Do one thing by 1:00 pm tomorrow that will bring me closer to my dream! Thanks for the inspiration and motivation!
Wonderful article, Beau! I have a list of my dreams, but will be revisiting and will also do one thing by 1PM tomorrow that will get me closer to my dreams!
So very good! Got the opp today to help someone make a mark-off on their list! Something so easy for us to do was so meaningful to them! Feels great no matter who gets the mark-off! Write it, share it, do it! Thanks for inspiring and coaching others to the Rich Life!
My dream list has been in action and I'm knocking it down as we speak!
Love this comment…"we remember best the things we experience ourselves, first hand". So true! Great tips, Beau!
Perfect. Make your list, share your list, DO your list. So many complicate things that are really very simple!
You inspired me, Beau. Tomorrow I am doing 1 thing to get me closer to my dreams! Out of my comfort zone… Thanks so much for your article. Blessings!
NormaDoiron @ The LEARNED Preneur ╰☆╮
Wonderful article my friend! Very inspiring and motivating! I think I should do that one thing before 1pm tomorrow! 🙂
Great article, Rich! I think too many times we wait for permission to do something we've always wanted to do. It's time to live life to the fullest and fill up my bucket list! Thanks so much!
Thanks Beau! I think I will do that, by 1pm you say. OK! I appreciate the motivation 🙂
Oh yeah! The experiences are what makes life worth living, AND remembering. Thanks for sharing Beau.
Love this Beau! I have been creating a list of my dreams for years and I've lived some pretty awesome adventures as a result:)
Inspirational:) I think most find the first two step easier..the actually doing is the difficult for some. Thanks for helping people to understand.
Beau,
What a wonderful challenge. I'm in. I am living my dream right now!
Love this post!! I'm actually going to ask my children to make their 'bucket list' although I'm sure it will change daily it will be fun to see what they write and how we can make their dreams a reality:)
Definitely making my 'field trip' list this week! What a great idea!
Yes, yes yes! I LOVE field trips and look for every opportunity to make some. The best way to enjoy life is to get out there and experience it. Reminds of one of my favorite quotes: May you live all the days of your life. I think I need a field trip this weekend! Thanks for the inspiration, Beau.
I love this, Beau! Every time, I read your articles, I find at least one or more golden nuggets of information that I can implement. Every morning I try to do one if not more things, to bring me closer to my dreams. Thank you, my friend 🙂
After a great Florida vacation last year, my kids have decided I need to take them to Jamaica. So, I put it on my bucket list for "someday." Tonight, I'm going to start looking for a place and date to book that trip. Thanks for the push. Your article is so right on!