101 Goals

The Mission: Complete 101 goals 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 organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities

Key:
- Items not completed
- Items in progress
- Items completed

Date Started: February 11, 2011
Projected Complete Date:  November 8, 2013
Total Items Completed: 7/101
Places to Visit:
  1. Visit Mexico
  2. Visit Canada 
  3. Eat at 10 new Restaurants (and write a review) (1/10)
  4. See a concert
  5. See a play
  6. Go to the library and get library card
  7. Go to 5 beaches in one summer (0/5)
  8. Go to an Arcade  Feb 2011
  9. Go to a museum
  10. Visit New Orleans
  11. Get dressed up and go to a fancy restaurant
  12. Go on vacation with my friends
Finances:
  1. Pay off one of my student loans
  2. Pay off my car loan
  3. Save $20 a week every week for 6 month in Murphy Fund
  4. Open an account and automatic fund my Murphy Fund
  5. Save up 5 Months worth of expenses (safety net)
  6. 401(k) – Increase percentage
  7. Roll Over Roth IRA to new brokerage firm Feb 2011
  8. Don’t go out to dinner/drinks for a month
  9. Don’t buy any clothes for a month  Feb 2011
  10. Don’t use credit/debit card for one month
  11. Set up and stick to a budget
  12. Find a way to lower monthly expenses
  13. Put away $5 for each task to be spent at the end of my 1001 days
Content to Consume:
  1. Read 40 books (does not include comics and magazines) (2/40)
  2. Write a review of of the books I read (2/40)
  3. Take out 10 books from the library (0/10)
  4. Eat 5 authentic foreign dishes (2/5)
  5. Rent 20 movies from RedBox and write a review on them (0/20)
  6. Buy fresh veggies from a local farm stand
  7. Make a hot breakfast everyday for two weeks
  8. Grow my own garden of summer vegetables
  9. Go apple picking
  10. Go blueberry picking
Physical Changes
  1. Run a 5k in under 25 min
  2. Run three 5ks (0/3)
  3. Complete P90X two times (once with doubles) (1/2) Round 1 Feb 2011
  4. Complete P90X+ once
  5. Go to 4 Bikram Yoga class in 1 week (0/4)
  6. Enter a triathlon
  7. Go vegetarian for a week
  8. Track food consumed for a month to see how and what I am actually eating
Things to Create
  1. Re-do my bedroom
  2. Start a blog  Jan 2011
  3. Write an article in my blog 2 times a week for 2 months
  4. Make a model (i.e. car, airplane, etc) from start to finish
  5. Grow a plant from seed and keep it alive for 3 months
  6. Make Homemade Beer and bottle (maybe have a homemade beer party)
  7. Paint a picture
  8. Make my own jam
  9. Make a hanging mobile art 
  10. Do 5 puzzles (1/5)
  11. Fold 1,000 paper cranes (21/1,000)
Things to Learn
  1. Shoot a gun
  2. Go kayaking
  3. Go rock climbing Feb 2011
  4. How to taste wine
  5. 50 creative new recipes , make, and review in blog (2/50)
  6. How to make a paper crane Feb 2011
  7. Languages  - learn French (complete Rosetta Stone v1-3 French)
  8. Geography of the world
  9. Bones in the human body
  10. All the presidents of the USA and a little bit about them
Risks to Take
  1. Give up alcohol for a month
  2. Give up caffeine for a month
  3. Take a random road trip
  4. Do the “Plunge” (run into ocean in winter) Feb 2011
  5. Donate clothes I don’t wear anymore
  6. Have a garage sale
  7. Don’t watch TV for 2 weeks (exception on workout videos)
  8. Get 3 spray tans (1/3)
  9. Do all my Christmas shopping online
  10. Sign up for Netflix
  11. Have a fancy wine and cheese cocktail party
  12. Beat three video games (0/3)
  13. Make an apple pie from scratch (including crust)
  14. Make a blueberry jam from scratch
  15. Buy 5 scratch tickets and win something (0/5)
  16. Play the lottery 10 times (0/10)
  17. Watch a marathon of old Sci-Fi films
  18. Move into a new apartment
Relationships
  1. Surprise visit to my brother’s house
  2. Go on random vacation (I know this is ambiguous but I don’t want to plan a random vacation)
  3. Attend my 10 year High School Reunion
  4. Treat my parents to a nice dinner
  5. Cook 5 healthy meals for my parents/friends (1/5)
  6. Plan a birthday party for a friend
  7. Write out letters to 5 people who changed/inspired me (0/5)
Things to Own
  1. Property  - look into buying a house/investment property (Looked at a house in Jan - Not for me)
  2. Buy 5 CDs (0/5)
  3. Buy an antique
  4. Get my passport
  5. Buy a new pair of nice dress shoes March 2011
  6. Get a flat screen TV March 2011
  7. Get a new gaming system (PS3 or Xbox)
  8. Buy my own street bicycle
Business
  1. Get a raise
  2. Call the T.D.Bank on my car loan and get balance due and work up excel spreadsheet on balanceFeb 2011
  3. Enter personal finances into Spreadsheet and work up personal financials
  4. Take a sick day from work when not really sick
  5. Organize all personal and financial information into one place

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