A few years ago, I had a couple of friends who introduced this X-Before-X, or X-By, idea to me and in full transparency…I stole it. One friend did a 40 By 40 where he had an activity and/or met with a friend every day during the forty days before his 40th birthday. Another friend put together her 50 By 50 list (50 new experiences by the time she turned 50 years old), three years before her golden birthday. Yes, this is very much like a bucket list but one that is set within a targeted time frame to motivate a person to focus on their goals sooner than later and…