I’m going to take up this challenge. The idea is to take 101 things that you want to do, and aim to get them completed in 1001 days (roughly 2 years and 9 months). So, here’s my list of things to do. I start tomorrow, 29th June, 2007.
I have until the 27th of March 2010 to complete the list.
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.
My List
- Make a list of 101 things to do <- Completed 30th June, 2007
- Play music in a foreign country
- Learn the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
- Perform a concerto with an orchestra
- Get my AMEB Grade 8
- Get my AMus.A
- Complete my Bachelor of Music
- Be accepted for some post-graduate study
- Practice every day
- Complete my “Stations of the Cross” composition
- Get an Arts Grant to put on a concert
- Go to the Ballet
- Go to the Opera
- Attend a concert from every department at WAAPA
- Join a community choir
- Go to at least two gigs a year
- Organise a big jam session
- Learn a whole Bach Solo Sonata or Partita
- Surprise my Violin Teacher
- Win an Eisteddfod/Music Competition/Performance Scholarship
- Join A Gym and attend regularly for a year
- Get my weight down so that I can achieve a BMI of 23
- Participate in regular exercise
- Rejoin a basketball league <- Completed 30 July, 2007
- Play a round of golf scoring less than 10 over par
- Go ten pin bowling <- Completed 6 July, 2007
- Take Alexander Technique classes
- Learn to Dance
- Go Skiing
- Ride to the Beach and back
- Make a healthy lunch for uni every day for a week
- Drink 8 cups of water a day
- Get my freckles checked out for skin cancer possibilities
- Get some prescription sunglasses
- Don’t eat white bread for a month (eat brown or wholemeal instead)
- Do 100 Push-ups
- Do 100 Sit-ups
- Go Rock Climbing
- Stretch before practising every day for a month
- Eat 2 fruit and 5 vegetables each day for a month
- Read 12 books in a year
- Write about those books in my blog
- Listen to a new CD each month
- Write about new CD
- Submit CD review for publication
- Learn German, French or Italian (or all three!)
- Get my CPR and First Aid Certificate
- Write a hand written letter to a friend
- See a Shakespeare Play
- See a Foreign Movie at the Perth International Arts Festival
- Create a budget and stick to it for a year
- Keep my bedroom clean for a year
- Get $1000 into savings and don’t let it drop once it’s there
- Go to an ANZAC day dawn service
- Get a digital camera and take 1001 photos
- Donate Blood
- Finish higher than 7th at a Poker Tournament
- Visit Albany for a weekend by myself
- Host a Cocktail Party
- Raise $1000 for charity
- Watch the Sun rise over the ocean
- Test drive a dream car
- Send flowers or a card to someone for no reason
- Make home-made ice-cream
- Take part in the 40 hour famine
- Go to a Christmas in July Party
- Ride in a Limo
- Get a decent sound system in my room
- Write Neatly
- Go Camping with friends
- Catch public transport to uni for a month
- Go to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
- Buy at least two complete outfits each season.
- As I’m currently single, ask a girl out on a date. <- Completed 24 August, 2007
- Get my Australian Passport
- Get my British Passport
- Attend a filming of Spicks and Specks
- Brew my own beer
- Make my own music stand
- Blog every day for a month
- Write a letter to my local politician
- Complete 26 mix cd project <- Completed 29 December, 2007
- Go on a silent retreat
- Secret Item #1 <- Completed 1 August, 2007
- Go Go-karting at Barbagello Raceway
- See the V8’s at Barbagello Raceway
- Hand in a Uni Assignment before it’s due
- Donate a large amount to a young busker
- Keep a prayer journal for a year. Cross off those that happen.
- Complete my Chrysalis Talk, before the Training Weekend <- Completed 9 July, 2007
- Watch a full AFL game each round.
- Wash the dishes every day for a week.
- Cook a roast dinner for the family
- Cook a traditional English breakfast (Bacon, Eggs, Tomato, Toast, Coffee) for my parents
- Upgrade my computer <- Completed 27 July, 2007
- Win a game of Warcraft III at a LAN
- Learn PHP
- Don’t use a computer or watch TV for 24 hours
- Buy a laptop and run linux on it <- Completed 17th July, 2007
- Buy a webcam for my computer and have a conversation with a friend/family member who is overseas
- Donate $1 to Christmas Bowl for every item not completed.
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