The Life List

How to start living your best life — a life by design

The Life List: Master Every Moment and Live an Audacious Life is your guide to designing the next magnificent part of your life, starting today. An energising, honest, at times hilarious and at times devastating call to action, this is a transformational, life-is-for-living handbook. And it belongs in the hands of every woman who yearns to do something more spectacular!

After turning 50, losing her former life partner to cancer and seeing her kids move on as young adults, Kate Christie was faced with the fact that life is too short. And it was time to do something about it. So Kate created the concept of a “life list”: A list of everything she wanted to do and be while she was still young enough to enjoy it. A list of abundant, joyful new discoveries and opportunities. Using her unique framework to inspire not only big goals but also real action, Kate shows you exactly how to design and implement your own life list. Why? Because it’s your turn. You are energetic, confident, comfortable in your skin, successful and ready for more. This is not a crisis: it’s a catalyst.

With The Life List, you’ll learn how to:

• Find a new perspective, identify what matters most and celebrate with gratitude
• Set and smash incredible, life-changing goals
• Embrace life’s endless possibilities while you’re still young
• Master every moment, with simple steps for living in the now and planning your future
• Create and manifest momentous experiences in your everyday life

It’s time to join the movement and do whatever the hell it is you want with the rest of your life. This is your life — by design. So live it big. Be audacious.

The award winner for best General book at the Australian Business Book Awards

Introduction: I want more moments that are spectacular x

Section I: On Becoming Unapologetically Selfish (Or at Least a Little Less Selfless) 1

Life is Too Short 6

Gaining Perspective and Gratitude 13

Live Exactly How You Want 16

Why Now? 20

Before My Life List Was Even a Life List 24

Section II: The Life List Framework 29

But First, Some Goal-Setting Basics 33

Step 1: Your Life List Rules 37

Step 2: The 7 Life List Chapters 43

Step 3: The 3 Types of Goals to Include 47

Bring It All to Life 51

Section III: The Master Every Moment Framework 55

Part 1: Moment 61

Step 1: Set Your Intention 63

Step 2: Pick a Goal 67

Step 3: Identify Your Resisting Forces 71

Step 4: Identify What You Most Value 93

Step 5: Lock in a Deadline for the Goal 103

Part 2: MOMENTum 109

Step 1: Mind Map the Goal 115

Step 2: Lock in Deadlines for Each Action 121

Step 3: Find Your Cheer Squad 125

Step 4: Reframe Your Goal 131

Step 5: Take a Step 135

Part 3: MOMENTous 139

Step 1: Do it! 141

Step 2: Celebrate 145

Step 3: Share with the Squad 151

Step 4: Acknowledge Your Growth and Lessons 155

Step 5: Express Your Gratitude 161

It’s time 165

Section IV: My Life List 167

Thank you 279

About Kate 280

Do you want to work with me? 282

KATE CHRISTIE is an author, time-management expert, inspirational global speaker, and sought-after media commentator. Kate helps her clients (including L’Oreal, KPMG, Westpac) find time. Kate will help you take the next step in your relationship with time — designing and living your perfect life. Her previous books include Me First: The Guilt-Free Guide to Prioritising You.

DON’T ASK: WHAT DO I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE? ASK: WHAT DO I WANT TO DO WHILE I’M STILL YOUNG ENOUGH TO ENJOY IT?

You are a youthful, energetic, independent 50-ish woman ready to live your best life. Forget the ‘mid-life crisis’, you are age-defying and absolutely flourishing! After spending decades nurturing everyone and everything else, you finally have time to focus on YOU. This is going to be spectacular. But where do you even start?

The Life List is a step-by-step guide for women who want more. Learn exactly how to create and then implement your own magnificent Life List of experiences and goals across your relationships, health and wellbeing, lifestyle, wealth, travel and more. The Life List will empower and inspire you to seize the endless possibilities open to you. It’s time to join the movement and choose what you want to do with the rest of your life.

From Kate Christie, the bestselling author of the time-management bible, Me First, The Life List will ensure you take control of your future, today. For every woman looking to design and live an audacious life, it’s YOUR turn — because life is too short and later might be too late.