The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
From date: Monday, July 20, 2009
Added 1001 days
Resulting date: Monday, April 16, 2012
** red means I have completed the task**
**yellow is in progress**
1.) Finish Anna Karenina
2.) Get a tattoo
3.) Run a half marathon
4.) Go back to Montana
5.) Travel to 2 different countries for personal enjoyment rather then work
6.) Meet one of my online friends
7.) Go one week without wearing heels
8.) Donate to 4 charities of my choosing
9.) Learn fluent French
10.) Read 40 new books (3/40)
11.) Take piano lessons
12.) Try my hand at oil painting
13.) Go one week without chocolate
14.) Volunteer overseas
15.) Form a stronger bond with my Mother
16.) Learn to be nicer
17.) Not shop for a whole week
18.) write a letter to myself with my hopes and dreams for the future
19.) Say hello to 15 strangers
20.) Spend one week back in Indiana catching up with friends
21.) Attend 4 football games
22.) Learn “I love you” in 10 different languages
Σ' αγαπώ-Greek
I love you-English
Ti Amo-Italian
Je t'aime-French
Te amo-Spanish
23.) Throw a party for someone
24.) Cook one meal by myself
25.) Go walking in the rain
26.) Have sex on the 50 yard line of my high school football field in the rain
27.) Learn the thriller dance
28.) Take 50 different pics of myself and post them
29.) Spend one whole day with my sister without fighting
30.) Send 6 letters to people who mean the most to me (4/6)
31.) Reconnect with Corey
32.) Learn another language
33.) BABYSIT
34.) Have an AWESOME 25th birthday
35.) Give someone a second chance
36.) Swim with the Dolphins
37.) Spend one weekend with my cell phone and computer off
38.) Learn to forgive
39.) Make a CD with songs that bring back 10 memories
Raining on Sunday-Keith Urban
She doesnt get it-The format
Cowboy take me away-Dixie Chicks
Watch the wind blow by-Tim McGraw
Wannabe-Spice girls (lol dont laugh)
I'll be-Edwin McCain
40.) Read all the Harry Potter books
41.) Watch 6 foreign films
42.) Spend New years Eve in NYC with my Mom and sister
43.) Donate blood
44.) Volunteer at a soup kitchen
45.) Buy 3 new outfits and donate them
46.) Participate in Race for the cure
47.) Take a spinning class
48.) Visit the dentist
49.) Run a 5k in under 25 mins
50.) Learn how to change a tire
51.) Take salsa lessons
52.) Take a ballet class
53.) get a henna tattoo
54.) finish the new york times crossword puzzle
55.) buy a Polaroid camera
56.) learn to draw instead of using CAD for my clothing line
57.) buy Christmas gifts for a women and children’s shelter
58.) Rent a car and take a solo road trip
59.) Find everlasting love
60.) Make a homemade cake from scratch with buttercream icing
61.) Send out 10 christmas cards to family and friends
62.) Keep in touch with relatives
63.) Cook Thanksgiving dinner with no help (Dear lord help me)
64.) Learn how to cook
65.) Go to 5 concerts (1/5)
66.) Send a message in a bottle
67.) Go see a movie alone
68.) Attend the Indy500
69.) Drive down the coast of Cali
70.) Go out for breakfast with my Mom 3 times
71.) Send flowers to Mom “just because”
72.) Finish at least half of the “to do tasks” on this list
73.) Attend midnight mass on Christmas Eve
74.) Meditate at least 10 times
75.) Learn how to surf
76.) Keep a journal for 30 days straight
77.) Donate my hair to locks of love
78.) Go fishing
79.) Sleep under the stars
80.) Go skinny dipping
81.) Fly a kite
82.) Keep a fish alive for 2 months
83.) Plant a vegetable garden
84.) Go 30 days without alcohol (30/30)
85.) Go to 4 haunted houses
86.) Visit Charleston,South Carolina in December for a weekend alone shopping
87.) Buy something from etsy.com
88.) Climb a tree
89.) Stay home for 7 days straight
90.) Buy a CD instead of downloading
91.) Donate 10 pairs of high heels
92.) Write a letter to my Mom thanking her for all shes done for me
93.) Write a letter to my sister telling her how much she means to me
94.) Go to a professional baseball game with Billy
95.) Visit my Grandma’s grave and lay flowers for her
96.) Not complain for one day
97.) Stay off twitter for 24 hrs
98.) Take a pottery class
99.) Build a bear
100.) Stay in love
101.) adopt a stray from an animal shelter
