Have you created your 'bucket-list?'

Here's my not a bucket-list........things I want to do over the next 19 years!

We recently returned to Australia’s Gold Coast after spending 7 incredible months, mainly in the UK but also travelling to Stockholm, Portugal’s Algarve region, New York and Hawaii. I did do some work with my amazing UK clients, along with the travel, experiences and time with family and friends. I also did lots of writing, finishing my first book ‘The Rocking Chair Test’ as well as blogs and other articles, some of which I will share on this platform.

One day, I was having my daily Mozart time and in my #whatwinnersdo journal I decided to start writing my ‘not a bucket-list.’ I just kept going. I avoiding over-thinking and just let my ideas and thoughts flow. Once I had finished, I left it for 24 hours and then revisited it. I scribbled out a few, added a few more and then put it into sections.

Our desired future state from the start of 2027 is to live in Australia for 6/7months a year, the UK for 2/3 and then in a different country for the remaining 3 months. First up is Spain, which is why it is listed as a separate category.

Quick question for you: Have you clarified your desired future state?

I love to share my goals for a couple of reasons. Firstly, so many people contribute their ideas, offer support and make connections to help in achieving them. Secondly, it makes me more acocuntable and brings a sharper focus. So, here is my first attempt at a list of things I want to do over the next 19 years. This will be a moving feast - I will constantly revisit and add to the list.

I found it a highly energising and fun experience.

Quick question for you: Have you done yours? (At least made a start).

I link my bucket-list to my vision-board - I love visual reminders of who I am, why I do what I do and where I want to go in life.

Quick question for you: How do you reinforce your goals (or bucket-list or desired future state)?

Things to do during my life-time which haven’t been scheduled in the diary! (aka Andy Fell’s ‘bucket-list’, version 1)

Australia - next 5:

1. Uluru

2. South Australian wine land (Barossa, MacLaren Vale or Hills)

3. Great Ocean Road

4. Tasmania

5. Ghan Great Train Journey

History - next 8:

1. WW1 battlefields, Belgium

2. Auschwitz & Krarow, Poland)

3. Churchill War Rooms, London - 5/12/22 ✅

4. Ground zero NYC - 23/11/22 ✅

5. Imperial War Museum, London

6. Colditz Castle, Saxony, Germany

7. Oradour-Sur- Glane, France

8. Leonardo De Vinci Museum, Florence, Italy

10 kms,1/2 or full marathon runs (+ time in the location) - next 7:

1. Queenstown, NZ

2. Mount Fuji, Japan

3. Stockholm, Sweden

4. Helsinki, Finland

5. Noosa, Australia

6. Copenhagen, Denmark

7. Team entry to a 70:3 triathlon (Largie to cycle, Tom to swim and me to run).

Spain - next 8:

1. Paella in Valencia

2. Hotel Marques de Riscal and Logrono in the Rioja region (with plenty of rioja!!)

3. El Camino de Santiago

4. Costa Verde Express (classic train journey)

5. Bilbao

6. Madrid

7. Ronda

8. Real Betis Game (in Seville)

Asia - next 6:

1. Singapore Grand Prix

2. Sri Lankan tea plantation

3. Great Wall of China

4. Hoi An beach resort in Vietnam

5. Cherry Blossom and tour of Japan

6. Climb Mount Fuji, Japan

Cricket - next 6:

1. A test match (with holiday) in the West Indies (Trinidad, Antigua, Barbados, St. Kitts or St. Lucia)

2. The Riverside Ground, Durham (with Miles Ede)

3. The Adelaide Oval

4. An IPL game (or other game in India or Sri Lanka)

5. The MCG

6. Attend a game with Jack Daly, master sales coach

Europe (not covered elsewhere) - next 11:

1. Berlin

2. Athens

3. Mykonos/Santorini by boat

4. Reims and the champagne region of France

5. Bordeaux

6. Strasbourg

7. Jersey

8. Bruges Christmas markets (or a German equivalent)

9. Amalfi Coast, Italy

10. Bled, Slovenia

11. Corsica, France

12. Eurostar from St Pancreas to ?

Americas - next 8:

1. Stay at the Fairmount, Lake Louise, Canadian Rockies

2. Quebec, Canada

3. Grand Canyon, USA

4. Tour of Chile

5. Steak and merlot in Buenos Aires, Argentina (unless I am totally off meat by then!)

6. Napa Valley, California (see Tom Nicholson)

7. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

8. Alaska (including Husky tour)

Sport other than cricket, next 6:

1. Wimbledon

2. French Open Tennis

3. Professional netball game

4. Brisbane Olympics

5. Tour de France cycling

6. Attend a Cowdenbeath game with Alan Smart

7. Wigan Warriors game with Peter Hitchen

8. Lionesses game - July 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup

Random others:

1. Ritz-Carlton cruise

2. Climb Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

3. See wild rhinos

4. See Coldplay in Europe

5. See a gig with Tom - From the Jam - 26/11/22 ✅

6. Hike with Tim Jarvis

7. Lakeland hike with Jonathan Stevens - 10/11/22 ✅

8. Publish my first book

9. Write and publish my second book

10. Speak only Italian for a day in Italy

11. Speak only Spanish for a day in Spain