Update: January 1, 2010 - The list has been edited a bit to better reflect the changes that have happened since summer 2008 when I created it. But the deadline is still the same!
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.
Global
1. Go on a food-themed cycling trip in Europe.
2. Visit the top of the Eiffel Tower (8 March 2009)
3. Send immediate family postcards whenever I travel
4. Go punting in Cambridge (2 May 2009)
5. Choose country to live in after Ph.D. graduation and move there with Darcy
6. Choose fantastic active, exotic honeymoon with Darcy
7. Walk the labyrinth at Chartres cathedral
8. Have new pages added to my passport (21 November 2008, American Embassy, Beijing)
9. See the Mona Lisa in the Louvre (6 March 2009)10. Visit Angkor Wat
11. Tour a cheese cave (7.19.08 Murray's Cheese Shop, Greenwich Village)
12. Visit the Topkapi Sarai in Istanbul13. Pick lavender in Provence
Culinary
14. Learn to roast a chicken (2009)
15. Develop a signature dish (Crispy-skinned roast duck! 2009)
16. Make a proper flaky pie crust
17. Grow a pot of herbs
18. Bake a loaf of bread from scratch
19. Make homemade pasta
20. Grill a steak medium-rare
21. Make homemade ricotta
22. Bake a homemade layer cake
23. Flip an omelette
24. Make a salad with edible flowers
25. Make gougeres
26. Grill a fish
Self-improvement
27. Learn to drive a stick shift
28. Learn how to whistle with my fingers
29. Floss daily
30. Develop and practice evening ritual daily for a month (in progress - February 2010)
31. Have an at-home spa evening once monthly
32. Learn to play a decent game of chess
33. Do an at-home detox/cleanse
34. Take vitamins every day for one month (10/6/08)
35. Create a vision board (2010 Vision day planner instead, 2009)36. Drink one cup/glass of herbal tea, tisane, or infusion daily
37. Discover my Style Statement
38. Own a closet made up only of flattering clothing I love
39. Write Pages daily
40. Choose Happiness consciously every day
Romance
41. Plan a weekend mini-break for two (Cotswolds Holiday! Easter 2009)
42. Go out dancing specifically (either lessons or event)
43. Surprise Darcy with a gift for no reason (Starbucks gift card, 2009)
44. Kiss under mistletoe (Cambridge, UK; 12/19/08)
45. Get married to Darcy!46. Sing partner a song
Creativity and Inspiration
47. Take a beginning sketching class
48. Re-name the blog (7/25/08, The Prosecco Life)
49. Gain 100+ hits per week on blog (Yogademia! 2009)50. Blog once daily for a month (completed 1/5/2009)
51. Post to blog at least three times weekly
52. Attend a creativity or yoga retreat or workshop in person
53. Knit/crochet an item for someone else
54. Learn how to do a cable-knit
55. Make a craft object together with my Mother
56. Re-learn how to play the acoustic guitar
57. Have a friend come visit me while overseas (9/24/08)
58. Make playlists for five friends59. Wear all white for one day
60. Drink pink champagne
61. Plan a wedding where everyone is relaxed and has a great time (in progress)
62. Hold my own weekly creativity, writing, or self-coaching workshops (in progress)
63. Pare skin-care routine down to cleanser, scrub, daytime moisturizer, nighttime moisturizer, eye cream (9/10/08)
64. See a Puppini Sisters Show (Southbank Centre, London; 12/28/2008)65. Become SCUBA certified
66. Completely sort Carolina possessions into move, store, sell, donate, or discard
67. Attend a performance of Handel's Messiah (Darcy's father - December 2009)
68. Take a beginner downhill skiing lesson
69. Take myself on weekly Artist Dates (in progress beginning January 2010)
70. Host a theme party
71. Make a piece of jewelry
72. Make my own facial mask or body scrub (12.15.08, Beijing)
73. Develop five new female friendships
74. Take a cinematic bubble bath
75. Take a tango lesson
76. See a free event in Central Park (7/22/08 Flamenco San Juan, Central Park)
77. Have friends over for mimosa brunch78. Plan a major event to celebrate 30th birthday, funded by completed task account
Financial
79. Save $75,000 among all long-term acounts
80. Roll over/consolidate IRAs
81. Put $100 aside for every completed task and every task not completed by April 4, 2011
82. Have 10 no-spend days per month
83. Invest in Vanguard 500 (October 2008, Beijing)
84. Mindfully recycle, freecycle, rejigger, swap, donate or release ten things
Health and Fitness
85. Run at least twice weekly
86. Run 10k for charity without further damage or injury to achilles tendon
87. Take a weeklong outdoor trip (hiking, cycling, walking, climbing, etc.)
88. Work core in every asana practice and after every run.
89. Develop a basic core routine and do it daily for a month (12.15.08, Beijing)
90. Indulge in a four-handed massage
91. Have a Thai massage (11.21.2008, Bodhi Sense, Beijing)
92. Learn how to do and hold a headstand in the middle of the room
93. Master Eka Pada Koundinyasana
94. Practice yoga at least twice weekly
95. Practice yoga every day for one month (in process - January & February 2010)
96. Do a 90-minute yoga practice on my own (not with teacher or podcasts)
Career
97. Begin yoga teacher training
98. Give five professional presentations (Oct. 08, Feb. 09, Sept. 09, Oct. 09)
99. Earn Ph.D. by June 2010
100. Publish an article or have it/book accepted for publication
101. Find a job or a post-doc for after Ph.D.
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1 comments:
I like the way you have categorised your list - something I meant to do but might just leave as a whole. Oh, and I love the Puppini Sisters! All the best with your list.
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