Agile Personal Development

Here is the final evaluation for using the Men’s Journal method for developing a life list:

Pros:

• Good ideas for life goals in the article for brainstorming
• Interesting idea to categorize your goals after brainstorming

Cons:

• Without the original article, you have to search online to find a copy

Lessons Learned

At the time, developing a life list was an eye-opening experience for me.

Overall Evaluation

This was a good method at the time, and the ideas in the article are really interesting. However, there are other methods out there that could accomplish the same thing.

My evaluation of using the Success Begins Today method for developing my life list is as follows. This method consists of answering some ‘Top Five’ questions about your life goals (e.g. Top 5 places to see, things to do, etc).

Pros:

• Broad range of questions to read through
• Open questions make you think about what you really want out of life

Cons:

• Not all the questions may be relevant to what you want (just need to ignore them)
• May have more answers than just 5 for a category (just need to break the rules and add more)

Lessons Learned

It is really hard for me to come up with life goals without ideas to read for inspiration. At the same time, having general questions that make me think about what I really want out of life is useful.

Overall Evaluation

I think this method is a good supplement to the other brainstorming methods I’ve evaluated. There are probably other questions that could be added, but it is a good place to start.

My evaluation of using My50.com for developing my life list is as follows.

Pros:

• Easy to set up an account
• Excellent list of 50 suggestions for life goals, with detailed descriptions
• Additional lists of good ideas in 9 categories
• Easy to add goals to your list

Cons:

• Difficult to browse other people’s lists without knowing keywords to search for

Lessons Learned

I like the idea of having descriptions and related ideas for each goal. I’d like to incorporate that into my personal development methodology as I develop it.

Overall Evaluation

I think My50.com is a really good site for brainstorming life goals. The extra information they provide on the top 50 goals is interesting to read and helps you think of additional goals.