Sherri May & Co.

The social network scene has exploded all across the Internet. From LinkedIn to Facebook to YouTube to MySpace to Couch Surfing—Internet users have more than their fair share of sites to choose from. A new site emerges from the masses called My Life List^TM and seeks to engage its users in a different way.

I’m wary about joining too many social networks. I don’t want to seem like I’ve got all this time to kill on the internet and I’ve found lately, I’m suckered in to checking multiple sites a day. But I simply could not pass up My Life List

The number one reason people do not achieve their goals is because they never write them down and visit the list on a daily basis. With My Life List, users register for free and write down their goals in different categories from Travel & Leisure, Lifestyle and Personal Growth. The site’s motto, “Create. Act. Celebrate.” serves as the networking portion of the site.

I began writing down attainable ones for this year (finishing War & Peace), a few years off (visiting my sculpture in Ireland) and 10+ ones (writing a humor book). But you don’t have to sit there coming up with all of these lists on your own.

My Life List 90 provides the top 90 life goals, which you can add to your list. Once you’ve got your goal list, you then create a plan to achieve the goals and engage users to support you. Support can come from your social circle or other users you connect with on the site. I’m turning to Martha from Minnesota who loved War & Peace to engage me in discussions every week, so I’m continually reading the chapters. Want to complete a marathon? Find someone on the site who also looks to complete a marathon and share training and eating tips with one another (act). When you achieve a goal, the site wants to hear your stories and photos (celebrate). By sharing your success with others, you in turn inspire another.

The site also serves as a game and lets you earn points to help inspire you to continue to move forward with your goals. Receive points for adding a friend to your network, making comments on other users’ stories and sharing your stories.

Use the private journal feature to capture your feelings and thoughts while on the path to achieving your goals. I’ve posted discussion questions for War & Peace in mine as well as topics to address in a book. The journal will never be made public and serves solely as motivation to for you.

With the popularity in social networking, it will only be a short while before this site takes off. And since only about 5 percent of the current population writes down their goals, it’s safe to say a lot more could be achieved this year.