2020 Vision – My List of 100 Dreams

At the start of the new year (when we were all still thinking 2020 was going to be ‘our year’), I decided to organize and host a 2020 vision board party for the very first time. 

As part of the pre-work before attending the party, I asked the attendees to brainstorm 100 dreams for their life. For many of us, our dreams have laid dormant in our hearts. We often put our dreams on hold and don’t take the time to invest in ourselves. The purpose of the exercise was to revive the dreams that have died or give permission to dream big — possibly for the first time. 

Your list of ‘100 dreams’ does not have to be extravagant. The dreams can be places you want to visit, books you want to read, foods you want to eat, places you want to volunteer, charities you want to bless financially, and on and on!

I tried to dial back on my dreams in the travel department because literally, my entire list could be places I want to travel to. Around dream 60 I started to run out of steam and – you’ll quickly notice – I still have nine dreams left to write. The point is to take time to actually put some thought behind the dreams in your heart!

If you just want to creep through my list, and judge my dreams, read on!

My List of 100 Dreams

1. Learn to speak Arabic
2. Travel to Israel
3. Travel to Australia
4. Travel to Bali
5. Visit Peru
6. Visit Zanzibar
7. Vacation to a neighboring country of Uganda (Kenya or Rwanda) 
8. Climb Mt Rwenzori
9. Visit the Great Pyramids
10. Ride in a hot air balloon
11. Learn to ski
12. Travel to Sipi Falls 
13. Go in a deprivation tank
14. Experience zero gravity
15. Write a New York Times Best Seller 
16. Learn to play “How Deep The Fathers Love for Us” on the piano
17. Own a horse
18. Be able to live on 50% of our income and give 50% to other causes/people that are important to us
19. Foster and/or adopt
20. Make a quilt
21. Compose a song
22. Open a library, coffee shop, coworking, gym space in Uganda
23. Build our dream home
24. Buy farmland or land to have a horse
25. Write and illustrate a children’s book (preferably with my sister)
26. Be an extra in a film
27. Speak in ten countries
28. Develop four different revenue streams 
29. Become a life coach
30. Build my own business and find freedom in entrepreneurship instead of employment
31. Double my personal income (2020)
32. Add new courses to The Zoe House program 
33. Have $1,500 in monthly donations (2020) The Zoe House 
34. Get paid to speak at an event
35. Bring home and healing to millions of women around the world through my words
36. Live next to my best friends
37. Have a greeting card I write published and sold
38. Meet Ellen Degeneres
39. Meet Warren Buffett
40. Write a column for Inc, Forbes or another top-tier media outlet
41. Publish something in a print medium (magazine, newspaper)
42. Write a piece of fiction
43. Get a dog
44. Take a billboard road trip
45. Swing on the “End of the World” Swing in Baños, Ecuador
46. Read 2 books a month
47. Own a pool and hot tub 
48. Create work that inspires others to move their life forward and take next steps
49. Mentor/coach someone
50. Grow an online business to sustain my lifestyle
51. Partner with Lori on a business
52. Partner with Shayla on something 
53. Help someone get a job
54. Have more laugh stands
55. Go to Bob Goff’s Dream Big conference
56. Get my husband’s company PR
57. Conquer my anxiety
58. Learn to cook a signature dish that I absolutely love 
59. Find a work out activity that is my jam
60. Attend Rachel Hollis RISE conference
61. Visit the Grand Canyon
62. Take Serenity to NY when she turns 18
63. Be on a podcast
64. Develop the Jesus Frees Us by having products, testimonies and consistent content
65. Write a devotional
66. Read the bible every day
67. Give a TedTalk
68. Pay for my parents to go on a dream trip
69. Learn to use chopsticks
70. Spend a full day without my phone
71. Create a home office that is my oasis and inspiration for writing
72. Get a professional headshot
73. Have another epic girls’ weekend with my mom, sister, and Serenity
74. Take a creative writing class
75. Perfect my baking skills so that my grandchildren always remember me for it
76. Get eyelash extensions at least one
77. Wake up earlier than I want to during the week
78. Learn to drive in Uganda
79. Do more hand-written correspondence and thank you notes
80. Purchase a car that is comfortable for me
81. Start a garden when I move out of the apartment
82. Have homes in both Uganda and America
83. Join a book club
84. Join a Hope*Writers circle
85. Own bicycles to ride in Uganda
86. Discover what activities create an atmosphere of rest for me
87. Live in another country for a month (not Uganda/America) 
88. Create a massive in-home library
89. Have a date night/day with my husband 2x a month
90. Learn photography 
91. Sharpen my prayer warrior skills

I know this dream list will change over the year, but I am excited to see how many will come to fruition. It seems odd to talk about dreams during COVID-19 season, but what better season to focus on the dreams you wish to see come to pass in your lifetime.

What are the top 100 dreams for your life?

I would encourage you to begin a list like the one above. If you are feeling brave, I would love to know in the comments below your top five dreams!