Dream It. List It. Do It!: How to Live a Bigger & Bolder Life, from the Life List Experts at 43Things.com (Paperback)

by Lia Steakley (Author), Editors of 43 Things (Author)
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Product Description
Dream It. List It. Do It! is the ultimate do-it-yourself guide to self-improvement. Drawing from the true stories and experiences of the 1.5 million registered users of 43things.com, a Webby Award–winning social networking site, Dream It. List It. Do It! works on the proven principle that creating a life list, sharing your progress, and checking things off as done gives a person momentum toward a bigger and bolder life. Dream It. List It. Do It! offers over 5,000 life-changing ideas drawn from real people and organized in 43 categories—like Travel More, Create, Do Something Daring, Ignite Change, Expand My Education, Save the Earth, Love My Job, Finish What I Start, Be Healthier, Fix My Finances, Live in the Moment. Fundamental to the whole enterprise are the book's Ten Rules for Creating and Conquering a Life List, including #4 Maintain Between 20 and 43 Goals, #7 Make Your List Public, and #9 Document Progress. whether it's playing the piano, learning how to do a handstand, cooking a perfect paella—or something much more central to one's life, like "Be more spontaneous"—just putting a desired goal on your list is like shouting "Yes, I can!”"

About the Author
Lia Steakley is a journalist and regular contributor to Seattle Metropolitan magazine and has written for wired and Business 2.0 magazines. She lives in Seattle.

43 Things began with three friends who wanted to start a company but didn't know what that company should do. The Robots (as they call themselves) made lists of their own goals outside of work. When they began sharing their lists of goals, they discovered that sharing their lists was more exciting than the work they were contemplating. And so 43 Things was born.

Product Details

• Paperback: 430 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (December 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761151265
• ISBN-13: 978-0761151265
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,217 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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45 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars You can find it all on 43things.com, December 27, 2008

By	Genevieve Hayes (Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

43things.com is one of my favourite websites, and as a result, I really wanted to like this book, which is a spin-off from 43 Things. Unfortunately, most of the content of this book can be found for free on 43 Things. For the uninitiated, 43 Things is a site which encourages people to create life list (that is, lists of things to do before you die) and put them up on the site and cheer each other on to complete them. You can also look at the things that others have on their lists, which can provide inspiration for your own list. What this book provides is essentially page after page of these list items that people have put up on 43 things. There are some paragraphs of text in between them, but the majority of the book is made up of these suggestions. I'm not saying that these are bad suggestions. In fact, I think that lists of ideas of what you can do with your life are great. However, if you can obtain these ideas for free, why bother to buy the book?

16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this little book, December 18, 2008

By	Ralston "ralston" (Mill Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This wonderful book is full of motivation for living a fun and full life. As I flip through it I think, "Yes, I've always wanted to do that!" but sometimes life gets in the way and we forget. Lists are great and this is a wonderful book that reminds us of all we are capable of !

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for those stuck in life or feeling like they want to do more with their life, February 26, 2009

By	Melissa Bachman (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great book! It is very inspiring to go through and CHOOSE what I want to do with my life. We get stuck in a rut often times and this book has really helped me get out of one!