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 Focused. 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.
Start date-2/18/09
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 Focused. 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.
Start date-2/18/09
BOLD: Completed
ITALIC: In progress
2. Start saving instead of always spending
3. Learn to play the piano
4. Take a photography class
5. Go back to Vegas
6. Go to Hersey Park
7. Buy a MAC
8. Take dance lessons
9. Go on a cruise5. Go back to Vegas
6. Go to Hersey Park
7. Buy a MAC
8. Take dance lessons
10. Get a massage once a month for 6 months (6/6) (completed 3/11/11)
11. See a band/singer from my childhood. (completed 5/29/11)
12. Reunite with old friends (completed 6/18/10)
13. Learn to ski/snowboard (completed 12/13/09)
14. Go to WV to visit family (completed 8/15/09)
15. Eat at a 5 star restaurant (completed 6/18/10)
16. Find the perfect wedge heels (completed)
17. Keep my finger nails painted for an entire week (8/1/10)
18. Train for a 5K
19. Watch Gone with the Wind (completed 4/14/09)
20. Watch a documentary
21. Make dinner everyday for a month
22. Have my brother visit me for a long weekend
23. Attend a gym class alone
24. Go whitewater rafting
25. See a musical on Broadway
26. Host a girls day brunch
27. Go to a rodeo
28. Subscribe to a Fitness Magazine
29. Visit 1 of the 7 Wonders of the World
30. Make a homemade Mojito
31. Skydive
32. Go kayaking on the Severn
33. Go rollerblading
34. Get a new hairdo (Completed 10/24/09)
35. Get another Tattoo
36. Go a month without drinking alcohol (completed 8/19/09)
37. Bungee Jump
38. Host a birthday party
39. Buy a plant and keep it alive for at least 6 months (Completed 10/04/09)
40. Go on a picnic
41. Try 7 Vegetarian recipes (5/7)
42. Play a round of golf.
43. Go to the Art Museum in DC
44. Drink a Bloody Mary
45. Go to restaurant week (completed 8/20/10)
46. Visit Martha's Vineyard
47. Go to a Hockey game
48. Learn how to change a tire (completed 7/1/09)
49. Purchase a queen sized bed
50. See a movie by myself
51. Buy something in an antique store
52. Go to a psychic
53. Go Ice Skating in Central Park
54. Read a biography
55. Stay at a Bed and Breakfast on the Eastern Shore
56. Take daily vitamins for 3 months straight
57. Watch the sunrise
58. Drink a bottle of wine older than I am
59. Go to an 80's cover band concert
60. Go to Preakness
61. Go to a Navy Football game
62. Host a game night
63. Volunteer at a nursing home
64. Donate any clothing that I haven't worn in the past 6 months
65. Walk for charity
66. Have a facial (completed 12/12/09)
67. Become a semi-pro on internet surfing
68. Get my passport
69. Floss everyday for a month
70. Go to the Planetarium
71. Go to Denver (completed 6/15/10)
72. Take family photos
73. Go to an Eagles game in Philly
74. Pay for the person behind me at the toll
75. Whiten my teeth everyday for a week
76. Plant an herb garden
77. Go to a stand up comedy show (completed 3/13/09)
78. Make a scrapbook
79. Take a day trip to the beach (completed 7/22/11)
80. Go to the Renaissance festival
81. Go to an auction
82. Take the stairs instead of the elevator at work
83. Drink 8 glasses of water a day for 7 days straight
84. Find the perfect right hand ring (completed 8/2010)
85. Go to a Yankee's game (completed 4/28/10)
86. Monogram something
87. Finish my nephew's baby blanket
88. Buy a new car (completed 09/10/09)
89. Gamble in Atlantic City
90. Try a new cuisine every 3 months
91. Fly in a helicopter
92. Be in two places at the same time
93. Do the Polar Bear Plunge (completed 1/30/10)
94. Use my re-usable grocery store bags more than once
95. Carve a pumpkin (completed 10/25/09)
96. Go berry/fruit picking
97. Take a pottery class
98. Buy a mop/swiffer (completed 3/2/09)
99. Fly a kite
100. Take a cooking class
12. Reunite with old friends (completed 6/18/10)
13. Learn to ski/snowboard (completed 12/13/09)
14. Go to WV to visit family (completed 8/15/09)
15. Eat at a 5 star restaurant (completed 6/18/10)
16. Find the perfect wedge heels (completed)
17. Keep my finger nails painted for an entire week (8/1/10)
18. Train for a 5K
19. Watch Gone with the Wind (completed 4/14/09)
20. Watch a documentary
21. Make dinner everyday for a month
22. Have my brother visit me for a long weekend
23. Attend a gym class alone
24. Go whitewater rafting
25. See a musical on Broadway
26. Host a girls day brunch
27. Go to a rodeo
28. Subscribe to a Fitness Magazine
29. Visit 1 of the 7 Wonders of the World
30. Make a homemade Mojito
31. Skydive
32. Go kayaking on the Severn
33. Go rollerblading
34. Get a new hairdo (Completed 10/24/09)
35. Get another Tattoo
36. Go a month without drinking alcohol (completed 8/19/09)
37. Bungee Jump
38. Host a birthday party
39. Buy a plant and keep it alive for at least 6 months (Completed 10/04/09)
40. Go on a picnic
41. Try 7 Vegetarian recipes (5/7)
42. Play a round of golf.
43. Go to the Art Museum in DC
44. Drink a Bloody Mary
45. Go to restaurant week (completed 8/20/10)
46. Visit Martha's Vineyard
47. Go to a Hockey game
48. Learn how to change a tire (completed 7/1/09)
49. Purchase a queen sized bed
50. See a movie by myself
51. Buy something in an antique store
52. Go to a psychic
53. Go Ice Skating in Central Park
54. Read a biography
55. Stay at a Bed and Breakfast on the Eastern Shore
56. Take daily vitamins for 3 months straight
57. Watch the sunrise
58. Drink a bottle of wine older than I am
59. Go to an 80's cover band concert
60. Go to Preakness
61. Go to a Navy Football game
62. Host a game night
63. Volunteer at a nursing home
64. Donate any clothing that I haven't worn in the past 6 months
65. Walk for charity
66. Have a facial (completed 12/12/09)
67. Become a semi-pro on internet surfing
68. Get my passport
69. Floss everyday for a month
70. Go to the Planetarium
71. Go to Denver (completed 6/15/10)
72. Take family photos
73. Go to an Eagles game in Philly
74. Pay for the person behind me at the toll
75. Whiten my teeth everyday for a week
76. Plant an herb garden
77. Go to a stand up comedy show (completed 3/13/09)
78. Make a scrapbook
79. Take a day trip to the beach (completed 7/22/11)
80. Go to the Renaissance festival
81. Go to an auction
82. Take the stairs instead of the elevator at work
83. Drink 8 glasses of water a day for 7 days straight
84. Find the perfect right hand ring (completed 8/2010)
85. Go to a Yankee's game (completed 4/28/10)
86. Monogram something
87. Finish my nephew's baby blanket
88. Buy a new car (completed 09/10/09)
89. Gamble in Atlantic City
90. Try a new cuisine every 3 months
91. Fly in a helicopter
92. Be in two places at the same time
93. Do the Polar Bear Plunge (completed 1/30/10)
94. Use my re-usable grocery store bags more than once
95. Carve a pumpkin (completed 10/25/09)
96. Go berry/fruit picking
97. Take a pottery class
98. Buy a mop/swiffer (completed 3/2/09)
99. Fly a kite
100. Take a cooking class
101. Donate $100 to charity for every task not completed (going big, more reason to complete them all!).
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