100 before 100

Before I spend 100 years on this Earth, there are just a few things I am going to do. 100 in fact! The below are experiences I will have – and should not be read as my goals or end points. These are meant to be the bends in the road and the scenery along the way. They are 100 things that will make me smile with 100% of my huge heart.

The ones that are crossed off are the ones that have been completed since creating this page in January 2010.
If you think you could help me cross another off my list, I would LOVE to hear from you!

  1. Eat an avocado smoothie after a morning of surfing with Jason Mraz
  2. Host a talk show
  3. Show up at the airport and buy a ticket for the next flight that day
  4. Attend a 10 day silent meditation retreat
  5. Complete an adventure race
  6. Row a single in False Creek
  7. Be the creative director for a music video
  8. Design a house
  9. Invite my entire family to an all-inclusive vacation/reunion (on me!)
  10. Get married – and throw one heck of a celebration to go with it
  11. Drink tea in Nepal
  12. Bungee jump completed August 2011 (thanks Sis!)
  13. Experience the Northern Lights
  14. Learn a dance taught by Mia Michaels (or any SYTYCD (US) choreographer)
  15. Help run an overnight camp for the summer
  16. Eat only raw food for 40 days
  17. Host a Mr. Vanier 10 year reunion
  18. Design a line of vests for men
  19. Ride a camel in Egypt
  20. Complete a Masters degree in change management Graduated from my MBA in September 2012
  21. Teach my kids to fish
  22. Give a keynote presentation at a leadership conference
  23. Take my nephews on their dream vacation
  24. Release a CD – co-starring my friends and family
  25. Party on a houseboat
  26. Create an inspiring leadership development program for my company’s staff team
  27. Sunbathe naked
  28. Watch the sunrise from the top of a mountain
  29. Eat Dim Sum in Hong Kong completed April 2010 (with Rob)
  30. Author a book
  31. Emcee a friend’s wedding
  32. Take up a sport my kid really loves – just so I can help my kid practice
  33. Bike the Vancouver Ferry loop (North Van – Richmond – Victoria – Nanaimo and back)
  34. Learn to play the ukulele
  35. Sing on a worship team
  36. Dance with Ellen
  37. Be in a “4 generations of Corkers” picture
  38. Rock out with some handmade Mala beads  completed Dec 2011 (thanks Danielle)
  39. Hike the West Coast Trail
  40. Create a piece of art with Christine Paige
  41. Open a transformational corporate campus
  42. Surf in Hawaii
  43. Make a homemade ice cream cake for a friend’s birthday
  44. Fly in a float plane with my Dad
  45. Raise $3 million for a charity making a difference
  46. Walk the red carpet at a movie premiere with my Mom
  47. Ride an elephant
  48. Name a star for someone
  49. Go white water rafting
  50. Have an art gallery in my house – featuring my friends’ masterpieces
  51. Kiss the Blarney Stone in Cork, Ireland completed March 2012
  52. Drive across Canada in a VW Jetta
  53. Make smores with my sister (and our families) at CampFire Point at Fair Glen
  54. Become a Big Brother
  55. Host a dinner for all my mentors (whoa – talk about a power meal!)
  56. Travel to an Olympic Games as part of the Canadian Olympic Team
  57. Ride in a hot air balloon completed August 2011 (thanks Zoe)
  58. Crash a wedding with Andrew Haas
  59. Eat Chinese Food on Christmas Eve with Adam in Calgary
  60. Walk on fire / hot coals
  61. Get crazy at Burning Man with Greg
  62. Donate blood completed October 2010 (thanks CBS NetCAD)
  63. Have Seth Godin guest post on my blog
  64. Milk a cow
  65. Experience St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland completed March 2012
  66. Try my hand (/feet?) at grape-stomping
  67. Sleep outside in a hammock for a whole night
  68. Tour with a band
  69. Create a “Corker Cookbook” filled with family recipes
  70. Write for a collaborative online publication
  71. Scuba-dive in the Great Barrier Reef
  72. Help my sister cross of 10 items on her bucket list
  73. Teach a spin class completed June 2010
  74. Have a romantic dinner on a rooftop patio – reserved for two
  75. Teach a yoga class
  76. Hit up the Wanderlust Festival with my lover
  77. Experience the infamous “New Years Eve party crashing” with Darran
  78. Be part of a nude photoshoot (maybe in various yoga poses… haha)
  79. Own an entire outfit that was put together by “one for one” businesses. (i.e. Shoes by TOMS, tie by FIGS, etc)
  80. Spend a night in an igloo
  81. Go on a roadtrip with Wesley George, Ryan Ferguson, and Andrew Haas. (It won’t matter to where)
  82. Get colourful at a Holi festival celebration in India
  83. Cold beer + Sarah Topa + Ontario cottage country. Need I say more? Pull me up some lakeside patio please.
  84. Jump around doing Parkour
  85. Do yoga for 80 consecutive days
  86. Make chocolate by hand completed August 2011 (thanks boys)
  87. Party in the Greek Islands
  88. Take a tap dance class
  89. Play a full round of golf with my Dad and James
  90. Film an episode of “My Drunk Kitchen” with Haas
  91. Pet a penguin
  92. Experience a zero-gravity flight (on purpose)
  93. Pay for a random couple’s meal. It would make for a great (first) date! completed September 2011 (with Haas)
  94. Walk under/shower in a waterfall
  95. Attend at least one high school reunion
  96. Find the Corker totem pole on Vancouver Island
  97. Read the Bible cover to cover
  98. Create a time capsule with my kids and open it 20 years later
  99. Go on a wine tour by scooter
  100. Visit a huge amusement park with my friends
  101. Give out free hugs overseas. completed January 2013 at Origins
  102. Camp out at Coachella with a group of my favourite people
  103. Leave the world better than when I found it

(“But you have more than 100 on list!?!” Why not! As things have got crossed off, I’ve added more things to experience. Plus, sometimes we have to break out from our own rules to really experience all that life is waiting to offer us.)

2 comments

  1. Heather says:

    Hey Matt,

    I stumbled across your page today and was inspired by your list. I’m going to start my own TODAY! I can help you with this bend if the road if you’d like. “69.Create a “Corker Cookbook” filled with family recipes”

    This web page can help you make personalized projects that you can create, print, and share with all you family members. I fell in love with this comapany when I first learned about them. If you follow the link below, and search cookbook, it will take you a page featuring some cookbooks that other people just like you and me have made and published.

    http://www.heritagemakers.com/templategallery.cfm?page=1&sort=communityShareDate&series=0&category=all&membershipType=all&searchQuery=

    Please email me if you’d like help getting this project on the go!

  2. Eric says:

    Hi Matt,

    I really liked your list and I think I’m going to create something similar for my blog as well. Hope you knock off everything on here. Good luck!

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