Track and Share Your Life Goals at 43Things.com
Just came across this site, 43Things.com, that helps you track and share your life goals. It has been around for awhile (I live under a rock, get me out from under this rock!) and reached 1,000,000 registered users in April of 2007.
The concept and interface are very simple. Let me give you a run down of some of the site features.
- Easy to register - You just fill out a very simple form and you are on your way. Then add a profile picture, a small bio, and start adding to your life goal list.
- List and track your life goals - It gives you the option to list up to 43 things on your goal list. The coolest part is that it tells you how many other people have that exact same goal!
- Share your goals with people - Send your friends and family a link to your profile, post your list to your blog, or share them with other users on the site.
- Meet people with the same goals - After you add your goal to your list, you can click on it and be taken to a page dedicated to that particular goal. There you can find other people with the same goals, write entries about how your goal is coming along, read entries from other people about their progress, and receive advice on how to achieve your goals from users who have already accomplished them.
- Receive inspiration from other users - You can “cheer” on other users and receive “cheers” on your goals. They also have a giant goal cloud that is similar to a tag cloud. It rotates through different goals on peoples’ lists, giving a bigger font to the really popular goals. There is a user to user message system as well.
It is a very simple and focused website that I am enjoying so far. I am a big believer in writing things down and documenting my life. It helps keep me focused on what is truly important to me. How they settled on the number 43 for their list, I have no idea!
Here is a screenshot from my main profile page with a few goals that I added.
What are some of your life goals? Post a comment and let us know!
43things.com is a really cool site. I too have never heard of it and I don’t live under a rock
I’m starting slow, I only have 2-3 things on my to do list but I did submit a challenge~that is a really cool feature of this site. Thank you so much. JP
I remember 43 things from a few years ago but I haven’t been active on it. Thanks for the reminder, I’m going to log-in now!
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Hi Jack: There’s another site where you commit to doing 101 things in 1000 days. It’s a short enough time span that it makes you want to get moving (as opposed to “I have the rest of my life to do this”), but long enough so that you can actually accomplish 101 things without going nuts
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@ Jesse - Yea, I am enjoying it. Trying to complete my list as we speak and prioritize it. Some of mine are big ideas that I will be working on my entire life though. You are welcome by the way!
@ Carla - Glad I could jog your memory! Enjoy
@ Marelisa - What is the address for that site? I would love to check it out. That sounds like a cool idea. Having some sort of time frame is very important, and the idea of have your whole life can cause some procrastination for sure. So, send me that link!
- Jack Rugile
Simple Sapien
I would love to get the address for the sight Marelisa talks about. Having a time frame associated with it would be more motivational.
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i found it: http://www.triplux.com/dayzero/default.asp?view=gettingstarted
Thanks for this! It is exactly what I needed to read. I am also going to check out the other site though.
cheers
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Such a great site. My clients use it all the time.
I really believe in life lists and have seen such great results from using tools like this PLUS it is free!!
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Hi Jack,
That is a cool site. Although I am not a user of it, I always seem to land there when I am doing searches. If you think about it, it is great stuff to write articles about.
So about this band thing, I happen to play a few instruments. We should start one. And if anything, I have Rock Band 1 & 2 so we can start an online band if you have it.
Cheers,
Jeremy
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@ Dave Jones - Looks like Kristen found it, check the comment below yours.
@ Kristen - Thanks for finding the link!
@ Andrea - Yea, they are both pretty cool. I guess see which one you like better. Or just do it the old fashioned way and write them down with your own terms! Whatever works for you.
@ Michael - Hey, what kind clients do you have? What is your business? The trick is to check it frequently so that you are constantly reminded of your goals. Set it up as a homepage or something!
@ Jeremy - What instruments do you play? What kind of music are you into? I don’t have Rock Band, never played it actually, but I had a gigantic Guitar Hero phase, hehe.
- Jack Rugile
Simple Sapien
Ok I just had to tell you that quitting guitar hero is actually on my list. It’s an addiction. Another one of my goals is playing more of my actual guitar, which I have neglected for a while. Hope I can follow through!
Oh I can be one of the friends you make online. Would be glad to