Week 1 Lifebook Challenge Update and Starting on the Life Timeline

Welcome to week 2 in our Fall Lifebook Challenge. If you missed Week 1 — read the initial posting here.

In this week’s email, we’re going to start building section 2 of our Lifebook — the Life Timeline. I’m also going to share some insights I had while working through Week 1.

I hope you’ll share your thoughts and experiences about this project in the comments.

Week 2 — The Life Timeline

In Week 2, we’re going to start building a life timeline. This is a project you won’t likely finish in a week. The goal for this week is to determine how you’re going to document the important moments in your life.

I’ve written previously about the life timeline. You can read the article at that link or, I’ve adapted a version that I’m including here.

My life timeline is something I started, I think, in about 2010. I add to it regularly. When I am at my best — so maybe three or four months out of the year — I update the life timeline once a month as a part of my monthly review. I try not to go more than a couple of months without opening the file. I’m also constantly adding to it as I find photos, documents, and records.

What is a life timeline?

A life timeline is simply that — a timeline of the events and milestones you consider important in your life. You can keep your life timeline analog if you want, but I do mine in…