101 Things in 1001 Days Project
The 1001 Project is an internet meme and challenge whereby participants commit to achieve 101 things in 1001 days (approx. 2 yrs and 9 mos). I found out about the 101in1001 challenge by way of a swap on Swap-Bot.com. I am committing to do 101 things in 1001 days.
Here is my list, in no particular order. I am posting it on 1/13/09; however, I like PurpleTX’s idea to have my official start date be 2/13/09, so that my 1001st day will be on 11/11/2011.
2/22/09 - I am making my first report tonight when I realized that some of my goals were ambiguous; therefore, I clarified some of them without changing the spirit of the goal.
Click on the number to see the latest update for each goal.
As of 11 Dec, 2009: 009/101 completed.
As of 27 Jun, 2010: 019/101 either completed or in progress
| Career |
| 1 |
get a mentor and work to develop enterpreneurship, leadership and soft skills |
100% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 2 |
get PMP certification |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 3 |
join and participate in Toastmasters |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 4 |
show progress toward improving professional IT skills [see list] |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 5 |
get 25 profitable niche websites up and running |
12% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 6 |
post at least 5 articles online on those per week (min. 5 for all the websites) |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 7 |
publish 5 ebooks on Lulu.com |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 8 |
set up criteria to go back to school full time |
100% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| Financial |
| 9 |
write a will and living will; write a letter about my children to appointed caregivers, to include with will |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 10 |
increase income 10% year over year |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 11 |
Work on Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps 1, 2, and 3 |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 12 |
file incm txes on time [no extensions] |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| Personal Development |
| 13 |
learn to remember people’s names |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 14 |
show progress toward ongoing Personal Improvement Goals |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 15 |
remember important dates, send cards [birthday/anniversary/etc.] |
10% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| Preparedness |
| 24 |
gather in year’s supply [food storage] |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 25 |
become first aid and cpr certified [adult and child] |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 26 |
build up cash reserve |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 27 |
take gun safety course and get licensed to carry |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| Intellectual/ Skills |
| 28 |
enroll in college |
100% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 29 |
learn greetings, goodbyes, and pleasantries in 100 languages |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 30 |
learn Japanese scripts Hirigana and Katakana |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 31 |
take Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLTP) level 4 (beginner) test |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 32 |
increase Spanish, Portuguese and German vocabulary, as shown by reading a book in each |
33% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 33 |
participate in book club and read 3 classic novels and at least 10 books not mentioned here |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 34 |
participate in 3 paperback book swaps |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 35 |
read one random English language Wikipedia article per day for 3 months |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 36 |
learn rules, history, and trivia/stats of football, baseball, soccer, and cricket [conversation skills]; and learn rudimentary plays of play soccer, volleyball, basketball, and golf ["get game"] |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 37 |
memorize U.S. Declaration of Independence |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 38 |
re-read the United States Constitution and the amendments, memorized tenants of each |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 39 |
research and write out 25 word studies |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 40 |
write English course based on “Book of Mormon“ |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 41 |
write book w/ 5 short stories |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 42 |
write young adult Christian novel |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 43 |
monthly learning focus [How Stuff Works] |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 44 |
noticeably increase entertainment skills [see list] |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 45 |
learn basics signs ASL/American Sign language |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 46 |
learn Gregg short hand |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 47 |
learn International Phonetic Alphabet |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| Physical/ Health |
| 48 |
complete 10 Volkssport events |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 49 |
complete 10,000 steps per day for 5 consecutive months |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 50 |
complete physical/doctor visit by St. Patrick’s day |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 51 |
do 100 push-ups and sit ups and 25 pull ups [military style] |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 52 |
earn 3 karate belts |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 53 |
exercise at least twice a week for six months [2/6], at least three times per week for six months [3/6] and at least times five week for six months [5/6] |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 54 |
get a 30 minute massage once a year |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 55 |
improve swimming skills by increasing laps in pool |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 56 |
loose 30% of body weight |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 57 |
take a yoga class |
100% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 58 |
read all 3 of the “You an owner’s manual” books [not "You: The Patient"] and implement 10 suggestions from each |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 59 |
run a local marathon |
100% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| Family/ Home Life |
| 60 |
date night twice a month, and D3D’s once per month for a year |
15% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 61 |
do something to make my wife feel special every day |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 62 |
take wife on date dressed up in tux/formal, picked up in limo |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 63 |
participate/organize bring child to work day |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 64 |
attend Father-Daughter Ball |
100% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 65 |
go bowling in a bowling alley with family (not Wii) |
100% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 66 |
take kids camping and back porch camping |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 67 |
take family to Utah, and Dog Bark Inn in ID |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 68 |
visit the beach/ swim in the ocean |
100% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 69 |
have a weekend away with friends |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 70 |
write letters to my children on their graduation, marriage and just because |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 71 |
write, illustrate and record a narration of the children’s story, complete w/ songs and recipes |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 72 |
establish bookmark company for the kids [Etsy shop] |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 73 |
collect 50 state quarters X 2 mints for each kid |
40% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 74 |
finish list of home improvement projects |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 75 |
clean out garage and storage |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 76 |
permanently archive off photos [safely] |
30% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 77 |
buy a new family car |
100% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 78 |
plant garden with ornamental plants and trees, fruit, vegetables |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 79 |
put Christmas decorations up the day after thanksgiving and take them down new years day |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 80 |
recycle old computer |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 81 |
fix hard disk on computer and recover photos |
100% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 82 |
master 25 new recipes |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 83 |
bake something every week for a year |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 84 |
learn how to groom dog |
100% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 85 |
*train dog to use paper/go outside, heal, lay down, speak, roll over, fetch, jump |
100% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| Art/ Talents/ Hobbies |
| 86 |
complete “100 Strangers Project“ |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 87 |
complete 25 FotoFamilyMemory projects per year [art challenge, different mediums, etc] |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 88 |
complete one artistic project [drawing, origami, card, clay, etc.] per week for a year (52 total) |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 89 |
do a photographic portrait session featuring my wife |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 90 |
learn to play “Simplified Hymns” and memorize associated numbers in regular hymnal, and learn to play at least 5 songs on the guitar |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 91 |
enter 12 polymer clay challenges, and donate 10 Bottles of Hope |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 92 |
host 10 swaps on Swap-Bot |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 93 |
host a chocolate tasting series |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 94 |
improve golf swing and golf score [lower handicap] |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 95 |
make 5 Dorodango with sand from different locations |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 96 |
make a kite and fly it |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 97 |
master 2 calligraphic scripts [Italic, Gothic] |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 98 |
research and buy a good DSLR |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 99 |
take and develop 1 roll of film per month |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 100 |
create custom vanity set [mirror, brush, comb, etc.] for my kids |
0% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
| 101 |
write polymer clay multi-language dictionary |
25% |
Updated: 27 Jun 2010 |
