The List of 100+

The List of 100+

A quieter way to name the life you’re growing toward

Jack Canfield once shared a simple practice that stayed with me.

Early in his career, he wrote a list of more than 100 things he wanted to do, be, have, and experience in his lifetime. At the time, many of those items felt unrealistic far beyond what his life looked like then.

Years later, he revisited that list and realized something unexpected: most of it had come true.

Not because he forced it.
Not because he chased the list relentlessly.

But because writing it down changed what he noticed, what he allowed, and what he slowly moved toward..

This isn’t a to-do list

The List of 100+ is not about productivity, pressure, or achievement. It isn’t a bucket list you rush to complete.

It’s closer to an orientation practice.

When you name what matters: who you want to be, how you want life to feel, what you long to experience. you begin to widen your internal horizon. Especially for those of us who have lived in survival mode, the future can become practical, narrow, or muted. This practice gently opens it again.

What you name, you notice.
What you notice, you move toward—often without forcing.

Another way to make your List of 100+

Rather than one overwhelming list, I like to work with containers. These soften the process and make it more accessible.

You don’t need to fill them all. You don’t need to finish.
This is a living document.

1. To Be

Who you are becoming—inner qualities, identity, and states of being.

Examples:
To be grounded in my body
To be at ease with uncertainty
To be creatively alive
To be self-trusting

2. To Feel

Nervous-system goals and emotional climates.

Examples:
To feel spacious in my days
To feel safe resting
To feel quietly confident
To feel connected without over-giving

3. To Do

Experiences—not productivity.

Examples:
Write something slowly
Teach a small, meaningful group
Spend a weekday morning with no agenda
Create without sharing

4. To Visit

Places that call to you, not impress you.

Examples:
A foggy coastline
A quiet town
Somewhere I’ve already loved—again
A place where time moves differently

5. To Have

Supports and structures that help you feel steady.

Examples:
A home that feels grounding
Financial calm and freedom
Simple daily rhythms
Time margins

6. To Give

Contribution that doesn’t deplete you.

Examples:
Share wisdom gently
Leave spaces calmer than I found them
Offer presence rather than fixing
Support others through transition

Why 100+?

There’s something powerful about allowing the list to grow beyond what feels “reasonable.”

A List of 100+ stretches identity without demanding immediate action. Some items may happen soon. Some may take years. Some may never happen exactly as written—and still matter.

The list isn’t about completion.
It’s about permission.

Permission to want.
Permission to imagine.
Permission to orient toward a life that feels more aligned.

Quiet expansion, not forced growth

This practice aligns with quiet expansion—a way of growing that doesn’t push, perform, or prove.

You don’t have to believe everything on the list is possible yet.
You just have to let it exist.

Return to it seasonally.
Let it evolve.
Notice what shifts.

Sometimes the most meaningful changes begin not with action—but with allowing yourself to name what matters.

THANK YOU NOTE:

With gratitude to Jack Canfield for introducing the idea of a 100+ list as a simple practice that quietly expands what we allow ourselves to imagine.