As I get the word out about the Dream List Photo Journals and speaking events, people often ask, What’s on your dream list? So for all of you wondering…here you go!
• Sing: in the ELLEN DEGENERES: BATHROOM CONCERT SERIES, the national anthem at a sports event, on stage with a live band, on stage with Sheryl Crow, karaoke with Justin Timberlake, and play the guitar with Jack Johnson
• Publish the Dream List Photo Journals (Done!)
• Inspire people to follow their dreams (working on right now)
• Visit: Machu Picchu, Egyptian Pyramids, Stonehenge, Victoria Falls, Washington D.C., Easter Island, China, New Zealand, Belize, Galápagos Islands, Papua New Guinea, Alaska, Morocco, Thailand, Bali, Iceland, Greenland, Tahiti, Costa Rica, the Amazon Rainforest, all 50 states, all continents, all US National Parks
• Go: on an African Safari, biking through Tuscany, on a cruise, sailing through the Greek Islands and Pacific Northwest, on a photography trip with Art Wolfe and Chris Rainier, on a wine tour of Napa Valley, to the Oscars, zip lining, golfing in Ireland, into outer space
• Learn to: play the guitar (working on it now), play the didgeridoo, play the piano, play the harmonica, yodel, knit, kite board, sand board, surf, tango, belly dance, Sumi-e paint
• Become fluent in: French, Spanish, Italian, American Sign Language
• Meet: Ellen DeGeneres, Oprah, Barbara Walters, Bono, Al Gore, Jack Canfield, Lance Armstrong, John Wood, the Dalai Lama, Stephen Hawking, Bill and Melinda Gates, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie
• See: an Olympic sporting event, the Northern Lights, a UFO, a polar bear, panda and gorilla in its natural environment, a volcano
• Ride: in a seaplane, in a helicopter, in a fire truck, in a hydroplane, in a race car, on a camel, on an elephant, on a dog sled, horses at a dude ranch in Montana, in a float in the NY Thanksgiving Day parade
• Design: my home, my backyard swimming pool
• Own: a horse, a boat
• Sleep in a: castle in Scotland, haunted house, tree house, igloo, hut in Africa, lighthouse, English cottage, boathouse, hut in Tahiti on the water, sailboat
• Run: with the bulls in Pamplona, a marathon
• Be: in a movie, in a commercial, on the Price is Right, on Oprah, on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, in a Saturday Night Live skit, a news reporter for a day, a national geographic photographer for the day, behind the scenes for a Today Show taping, on the radio, an extra on the show The Office
• FOR OTHERS: To me, this is the most important category. We have all had a helping hand at some point in our lives. I am forever thankful to everyone who has helped me. There are so many people in need around the world today, so make sure to give back that helping hand to others. I guarantee that giving back will be the most self fulfilling and the most powerful thing you could do in your life. Here’s my short list: volunteer in Africa for the HIV/Aids crisis, volunteer for Room to Read, volunteer for Oprah’s Leadership Academy, train a service dog, sponsor a needy family for Christmas, walk the Breast Cancer 3-day, start making steps towards a greener living, help to fight world hunger
So that about sums it up! Anyone accomplished any of these? Any suggestions? What’s on your dream list?