Back on the List Again

It's been a few months since my last post. With work and family (baby on the way) being so busy I have allowed my self to stray from conscious thought of my list. In other words I have been in reactive mode, simply letting the ocean of life toss me this way and that, not really setting my sails and moving forward towards any certain destination.

It's true that God sends certain people into our lives at the exact moment we need them. My wife's good friend, and who as it turns out is also now my good friend, is one of those God sends. He was in town for a social media workshop last week and in the short time he was here he was able to inspire me to bring the list from obscurity on the web and put it in the forefront of my mind once again.

He simply had me print off list and go item by item to see if I could knock off a couple of "easy ones" to get some momentum going again. Within an hour I had baked a cake for Kimbra for no reason (List #23) and surprised her with it when she returned from a trip to West Texas A&M in Canyon. Within four hours I was able to check yet another item off the list by inspiring Matt Gierhart to begin a list of his own.(List #58) You can see Matt's list at www.mattgierhart.com

So thanks Drew. I owe you one. Oh, and I also decided to set for my Economic Development Certification exam in October.(List #41) Wish me Luck!

Make it a Great Day!

Aggie Pride Plates -Check

Not exactly burning up the list thus far, but I guess progress is progress no matter how small. I continue to do my reading and I call my parents like I should, but I just completed a task that can actually be checked off my list: I Wanna Talk About Me: #14

I was not able to get the GR8DAY like I wanted because it was already taken, so I settled for 97YOLO. 97 being my class year and YOLO (You Only Live Once) is a phrase I picked up during my Rapport LB2 class.

It reminds me to live everyday like it could be my last and not pass up opportunities because we only get one shot at this crazy world. I just hope my car survives life in Lubbock, Texas with a target sign on it!

Sunday Night Reflection

Tonight I finished the first of my Non-fiction books, "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill. It will be one that I reread 3 or 4 times over the next year. It has insights that will allow me to accomplish my list. I also finished up my 1st fiction book, "The Judas Strain" by James Rollins. It was a real page turner. I have enjoyed every one of Rollins' books that I have read so far. I just hope he can get another one published before I finish his latest book.

#8 under Family Guy also fell this weekend. Griffin and I were able to sneak down to the Country Club and hit a bucket of golf balls. For his first time he did great. I however was not much help as a teacher or as an example to follow. But, to him it was a great experience and even if the ball sliced 90 degrees all he saw was how far it went before it hit the ground. So for a brief moment in time I was a great golfer, at least in Griffin's eyes. I'll take it!

I have started out somewhat slow on my list thus far. I have found it takes more effort than I first thought to encourage someone every day. I thought it would be really easy, but at first it took a lot of energy and thought. I have definitely become more aware of the trials others are facing now that I am looking for people to encourage. I will not say that I have been able to do it every day, but I am sure getting better and more consistent.

In celebration of my list accomplishment so far I downloaded a few tunes of itunes today. I chose Mark McKinney's "Are We doing This" and "Comfortable In This Skin" off his album "Get It On. If you love Texas Country like I do, this is a great album. Check out his site at www.markmckinney.com

That's All for Now! Make it a great night!

Dave