This reminds me of an episode of This American Life on superpowers, where they talked to a woman who made one of these lists in her teens:
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Wonder Woman. Kelly McEvers with the story of Zora, a self-made superhero. From the time she was five, Zora had recurring dreams in which she was a 6'5" warrior queen who could fly and shoot lightning from her hands. She made a list of all the skills she would need to master if she wanted to actually become the superhero she dreamed of being. Sample items: martial arts, evasive driving and bomb diffusion. She actually checked off most things on the list... and then had a run-in with the CIA.
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You can listen to the episode for free here,
http://www.thislife.org/pages/descriptions/01/178.html