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Most bucket lists are filled with activities such as skydiving and visiting the Great Wall of China. But there’s many fun and exciting things that are often overlooked. Sometimes it is because the activities are small and sometimes it’s because they are strange or seem unfeasible to the average person.
Here is a list of 50 unconventional things to do in your lifetime. You may find a few to add to your bucket list.
1. Search for UFOs and aliens in Roswell, New Mexico.
2. Go on a ghost tour.
3. Race a car or motorcycle on the salt flats of Utah.
4. Walk on a boardwalk at 2 am.
5. Be in a movie, whether as an extra or as the star.
6. Pan for gold in a mountain stream.
7. Watch the sun rise and set in the same day.
8. Go outside and dance in a rainstorm.
9. Become a viral video star.
10. Take the tour of Disney World’s underground tunnel system.
11. Camp at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
12. Have a credit on IMDB.com.
13. Be in a talk show audience.
14. Help someone help their self.
15. Adopt a pet from a shelter or rescue group.
16. Inner tube down a river.
17. Run a business.
18. Visit a food factory.
19. Go camping somewhere that has no contact to the outside world.
20. Help family members achieve their goals and dreams.
21. Watch all the top rated films of all time.
22. Take a spontaneous road trip.
23. Write an article for a newspaper or magazine.
24. Fail several times at something.
25. Make an oil painting.
26. Work at a zoo or aquarium.
27. Create a website.
28. Work a job you hate.
29. Get to know yourself and those closest to you.
30. Hunt for treasure.
31. Confront at least one of your big fears.
32. At least attempt to tackle every dream and goal you’ve ever had.
33. Befriend an enemy.
34. Make friends with very successful people.
35. Take one day to just watch the clouds and take one night just to watch the stars.
36. Travel for a full year.
37. Raise a Seeing Eye puppy.
38. Read all your favorite books again.
39. Work less, live more.
40. Vacation on a house boat.
41. Find what you were meant to do.
42. Live without email, IM, or your cell phone for a week.
43. Join a peaceful protest for a cause you support.
44. Be on a TV news program for something positive.
45. Watch a movie being filmed.
46. Stomp grapes at a vineyard.
47. Create an invention.
48. Get your name and biography on Wikipedia.
49. Learn how to drive a tractor.
50. Do all your favorite things from childhood: skip rocks, build a tree house, go fishing, whatever, but have fun!
The School of Hard Knocks has no physical location but it has millions of students and just as many teachers, but most aren’t even humans. There are no books and there are countless tests. It’s the toughest and best education you can get. Sometimes it costs you money, but other times it’s free.
People often find it difficult to graduate with a good grade, let alone a 4.0. However, in this article I will help you gain the best education and graduate the School of Hard Knocks with flying colors.
Recognize your teachers
First, you need to figure out who or what your teachers are. It can be a person, object, or event. They all can teach you valuable lessons that cannot be acquired anywhere else. Recognizing your teachers will help you stop and think so that you can get the most out of each lesson. Even the littlest of events can teach you the biggest lessons. The same goes for negative events. They may seem difficult to endure but there’s so much to be learned. Practice pausing and assessing a situation when it arises, then ask yourself these two questions: What is the reason for this? And what can I learn from it?
Study & do your homework
You also have to be your own teacher as well. Not all the information you need is going to present itself. You are going to have to seek it out, wherever it may lie. Sometimes it’s book, on the internet, or even within yourself. Do some extra studying and homework to get one step ahead of the rest.
Fail
In the school of hard knocks, it is good to fail. It is encouraged and necessary to achieve success. More often than not, failure provides you with new knowledge that success wouldn’t have provided. In the school of hard knocks you have to take chances, make mistakes, and fail, if you don’t you’ll be left behind.
Skip the parties and other time wasters
Don’t get caught up in negative things like drugs and alcohol. They don’t do anything for you but waste your time, energy, and money. There’s millions of other positive ways to have good time. Also don’t get caught up in “drama” that won’t even matter in 20 years, 2 years, or even in 2 weeks. Your time is precious.
Get a tutor
You are going to need help to graduate from the school of hard knocks. Create some contacts online with successful people, ask them questions and get advice. Even if you can’t actually contact the successful person you want, read as much about them as you can. Study their style and road to success, and replicate parts of it.
Keep notes
This is something you should literally do. Get a notebook to write down all your successes and failures so that you can better learn from them. In this notebook you can also jot down ideas and dreams. Getting things on paper is one step closer to manifesting them.
Make friends
Again, you’re going to need help to achieve success. Make some contacts with positive and successful people. It is quite easy to do so online. And also don’t be afraid to use your contacts to benefit you.
Always be ready for a pop quiz
Life is a tough teacher, it can give you a pop quiz when you least expect it. A lot of the times you’ll be tested before you have even learned anything. Always try to be ready for it. Stay sharp and don’t get complacent.
Work hard
You need to work hard to get yourself to a better place. The harder you work, the more satisfying the reward will be.
If you follow these rules, you’ll be graduating from the School of Hard Knocks at the top of your class.
Since the success of previous posts entitled 20 ways to change the world and 20 websites that can change your life, I’ve decide to compile a list of 20 ways YOU can change your life.
Change is all over, it’s omnipresent. Our lives and the world are always changing, whether we are aware of it or not. However the changes aren’t always what we want. This list will give you some ideas on how to change your life in a positive direction. Some are very simple and others take a lot of work.
1. Start a business
This is probably one of the more difficult ways to change your life. But if you become your own boss, you can control your own hours and control more of your life. Even if your business doesn’t succeed, you’ll have changed your life.
2. Start an exercise habit
Habits are difficult to break. If you can start an exercise regimen your life will change. You’ll be healthier, you’ll feel more productive which will motivate you to accomplish more, and exercise will help you live longer. Who wouldn’t want that?
3. Think differently
This may be the simplest way for some to change their life, while the most difficult for others. If you starting thinking about things differently and seeing them in a different way, that’ll bring immense change. Too many people make a big production out of the smallest things. When a difficult or negative event presents itself, take a moment and ask yourself questions like these:
- Is it really that bad?
- What can I learn from this?
- When will it blow over?
- Am I reacting the way I want to?
4. Get a new hobby
I’m sure there’s something you’ve always wanted to try. May be rock-climbing or surfing. Give it a go! Perhaps you’ll find a new passion, and in doing so, your life will change.
5. Read a good book
Books really do change lives, including mine. A few books that have made me think differently and grow include: Lord of the Flies, The 4-Hour Workweek, and The Pursuit of Happyness. Grab yourself some books and get reading. They might not all leave a lasting impression on you, but if one does, it’ll be worth it.
6. Meet someone new
You never know what can happen when you meet someone new. It can lead to great things, including great opportunities. If you’re shy, you can even “meet” many people online.
7. Watch a good movie
Just like a book, a movie can certainly change your life.
8. Volunteer
Your life will change along with countless others.
9. Do something different
If you can do something different each day or week to change things up a bit, you’ll be changing your life.
10. Go vagabonding
If you want to see different places and in a new way, try vagabonding.
11. Go on vacation
Don’t want go vagabonding? Then take a vacation. Go somewhere that’ll inspire or motivate you, and let your mind free.
12. Get a pet
Dog, cat, turtle, whatever animal you may like. They can bring a lot of enjoyment to your life. If you can handle the responsibility then get a pet.
13. Face a fear
Face whatever it is that you fear. Even if you can’t conquer it right away, at least give it a try.
14. Go green
Become a little more environmentally friendly.
15. Lose a bad habit
Habits are hard to break, whether they’re good or bad. Lose a bad habit like smoking and your life will change for the better.
16. Reduce negativity
Free your life from negative people, events, and negative thoughts.
17. Switch your career
If you’re bored with your current career, switch gears and get a new career.
18. Do a good deed
Do something nice for different people throughout your day and week. The good karma will bring positive change to your life.
19. See the sun rise
It’s free and can give you a whole new perspective on life and our earth.
20. Just live
If you don’t want to put forth any effort for positive change then you can just live your life. There will be changes so your life will never be the same.
In my posts I usually try to answer big questions that people are pondering. However, in this post I’m deciding to ask you and others questions about topics that I continue to think about. Whether it be war, money, success, or the environment. So here are 15 questions I want to ask you and the world.
1.) Is it better to donate money or to support a cause, organization, or person, in another way?
2.) Has the conflict and harm religion has caused outweighed the good it has produced?
3.) Will the greatest generation be the generation that doesn’t look to war or conflict for the solution to a major problem?
4.) Can all poverty and starvation ever be eradicated?
5.) Would you rather be born rich or poor?
6.) Why is it taking so long to switch to alternative fuels and energy?
7.) Why does the media profile so much negativity, as viewers, is that what we really desire to see and read?
8.) How come we continue to believe in politicians and their promises, when so many fail to follow through and keep those promises?
9.) Are most of your goals and dreams, wants or needs?
10.) Why is it so hard for people to be happy?
11.) Are we the only ones who exist in this universe?
12.) How do you plan on changing the world?
13.) Would you rather work 4 hours a week, earning $40,000 a month or would you rather work 40 hours a week, earning $400,000 a month?
14.) If you only had one more year to live, what would you do in that year?
15.) Have you found your purpose in life?
An old proverb says, “He that cannot ask cannot live.” If you want answers you have to ask questions. These are 75 questions you should ask yourself and try to answer. You can ask yourself these questions right now and over the course of your life.
1. Why not me?
2. Am I nice?
3. Am I doing what I really want to do?
4. What am I grateful for?
5. What’s missing in my life?
6. Am I honest?
7. Do I listen to others?
8. Do I work hard?
9. Do I help others?
10. What do I need to change about myself?
11. Have I hurt others?
12. Do I complain?
13. What’s next for me?
14. Do I have fun?
15. Have I seized opportunities?
16. Do I care about others?
17. Do I spend enough time with my family?
18. Am I open-minded?
19. Have I seen enough of the world?
20. Do I judge others?
21. Do I take risks?
22. What is my purpose?
23. What is my biggest fear?
24. How can I conquer that fear?
25. Do I thank people enough?
26. Am I successful?
27. What am I ashamed of?
28. Do I annoy others?
29. What are my dreams?
30. Am I positive?
31. Am I negative?
32. Is there an afterlife?
33. Does everything happen for a reason?
34. What can I do to change the world?
35. What is the most foolish thing I’ve ever done?
36. Am I cheap?
37. Am I greedy?
38. Who do I love?
39. Who do I want to meet?
40. Where do I want to go?
41. What am I most proud of?
42. Do I care what others think about me?
43. What are my talents?
44. Do I utilize those talents?
45. What makes me happy?
46. What makes me sad?
47. What makes me angry?
48. Am I satisfied with my appearance?
49. Am I healthy?
50. What was the toughest time in my life?
51. What was the easiest time in my life?
52. Am I selfish?
53. What was the craziest thing I did?
54. What is the craziest thing I want to do?
55. Do I procrastinate?
56. What is my greatest regret?
57. What has had the greatest impact on my life?
58. Who has had the greatest impact on my life?
59. Do I stand up for myself?
60. Have I settled for mediocrity?
61. Do I hold grudges?
62. Do I read enough?
63. Do I listen to my heart?
64. Do I donate enough to the less fortunate?
65. Do I pray only when I want something?
66. Do I constantly dwell on the past?
67. Do I let other people’s negativity affect me?
68. Do I forgive myself?
69. When I help someone do I think “What’s in it for me”?
70. Am I aware that someone always has it worse than me?
71. Do I smile more than I frown?
72. Do I surround myself with good people?
73. Do I take time out for myself?
74. Do I ask enough questions?
75. What other questions do I have?
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