Does your life align with your values? One of the best ways to align the two is creating a list of 100 Life Goals. Taking the time to dream big, visualize what’s most important to you, and set specific goals is incredibly important for building a life you love.
According to Forbes.com, studies have shown that people who vividly describe or picture their goals are much more likely to successfully accomplish those goals. Writing our goals down increases the chances that we will remember them and take action. Sometimes mom life can get so crazy it’s easy to lose track of the big picture and our hopes and dreams for ourselves and our families. Taking the time to set goals, both big and small, is a great way to approach each day with intention and find clarity amidst the daily overwhelm.
Not sure where to get started with goal setting? Check out 5 Goal Setting Tips for Achieving Your Dreams and then use my list of 100 life goals below as a jumping off point for creating your own list. Aligning your life with your values will help you to feel more centered, productive, and fulfilled.
Health & Fitness Life Goals
- Drink a glass of water every morning for a month
- Get up early 5 days a week for two months
- Add more whole foods to our diet
- Meal plan one meatless day a week for a year
- Run a 5k
- Teach the kids to swim
- Try a new exercise class
- Find an exercise routine that works with our life stage
- Increase the amount of local food we buy
Financial Life Goals
- Pay off student loans
- Reach financial independence
- Pay off mortgage
- Save for kid’s college education costs
- Build a six-figure business
- Pay cash for our next car
- Consistently save for retirement
Learning & Education Life Goals
- Read a minimum of one book a month for a year
- Take an online course in something random that interests me
- Learn a second language
- Write a book
- Improve my blogging and content marketing skills
- Learn to scuba dive
- Master something new, like baking bread from scratch
Parenting Life Goals
- Nurture a love of learning
- Spend time in nature
- Establish family values, such as empathy, kindness and doing the right thing
- Find time to connect as a family every day
- Help kids become independent
- Unplug often and limit screen time
- Nurture resilience
- Create open lines of communication
- Teach children that they are inherently good and unconditionally loved
- Encourage curiosity about caring for the broader world
Simplify Your Life Goals
- Declutter the entire house
- Explore minimalism
- Learn to say no without the guilt
- Create family routines and rituals
- Establish checklists for repetitive tasks
- Try a no spend challenge
- Give up TV for a week
- Make space in your life for surprises
Self-Care Life Goals
- Meditate for 30 consecutive days
- Plan a self-care day every month for a year
- Go on a girlfriend getaway
- Book a weekend couple’s getaway
- Try a silent retreat
- Set and follow a morning routine for three months
- Spend an entire day at a spa
- Make time for reading every day for a month
- Practice mindfulness & learn to live in the moment
- Go on a short solo vacation
Community Life Goals
- Become a foster family
- Support a favorite charity
- Volunteer as a family
- Participate in a local farm share
- Start a donor advised fund
- Attend monthly community events
- Run for office
- Adopt an animal from a shelter
- Participate in a Habitat for Humanity project
- Surprise a different family with a meal every week for a month
Business/Career Life Goals
- Start my own business
- Join a company board
- Always keep learning
- Attend a blogger conference
- Join a mastermind group
- Build a career with flexibility
- Become a mentor to others and share what I’ve learned
- Reach out to someone I admire and get to know them
Family & Friend Life Goals
- Schedule a date night once a week for a year
- Plan a family surprise or adventure every week for six months
- Make time for a friend date every month for a year
- Complete a 30-days of gratitude to friends and family challenge
- Take a trip with our friends and their kids
- Book a family photo session
- Live abroad for a few months
- Maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Renew our wedding vows on a tropical vacation
- Host a theme party
Travel & Adventure Life Goals
- Go cross country skiing
- Take the kids on an international adventure
- Sail the Caribbean with family
- Go to a weekend festival
- Climb a mountain
- Visit every national park in the U.S.
- Take a road trip
- Go camping with the kids
- Explore a new city
- Swim in a waterfall
- Go on a safari
Creative Life Goals
- Improve photography skills
- Plant a garden
- Learn to cook
- Create a YouTube video
- Learn to sew
- Try 100 new recipes
- Take dance classes
- Learn to knit
- Paint a picture
- Go to a symphony
Top Tips for Creating Your Own 100 Life Goals List
- Just Get Started: Your list doesn’t need to be perfect. Jot down what speaks to you at this stage in your life and revise as you go forward. The goal is to get moving.
- Be Specific: As you break your goals down into manageable chunks, be sure to add details and really flesh them out. Timelines and quantifiable metrics will help you judge your progress. It’s okay to keep some goals broad at the bucket list stage, but once you decide to make them 5-year, 1-year, or monthly goals, you need to refine them.
- Share Your Goals with Friends and Family: Writing your goals down helps make them real to you and sharing create a sense of accountability.
Interested in Learning More About Goal Setting?
- 5 Goal Setting Tips for Achieving Your Dreams
- How to Get Motivated When You’re Struggling to Get Started
Setting life goals and working towards them is a great way to actively keep your priorities in mind. It’s so easy to get lost in the busyness of day to day life and suddenly realize months have passed and you haven’t made progress on your wishes and dreams. By finding time to dream big and selecting goals to work towards each quarter, you’ll increase the chances you’ll get to the things that matter to you. Focusing on your big goals will help guide you as you align your life with your personal values.
What are your biggest life goals? Have you written them down?
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