Archive for November, 2009
update –> #5 25 websites
5) get 25 profitable niche websites up and running
I brainstormed this week and came up with about 30 possibilities. The next step is to brainstorm articles ideas for each topic. Once I have a good list of possible articles for each topic, the next step will be to come up with a schedule [...]
update –> #2 PMP certification
2) get PMP certified
This week, my company sponsored a Project Management Symposium, which I attended. Although attending the symposium wasn’t directly related to my goal of earning my PMP certification, I am reporting it here because after the symposium, I felt reenergized to pursue it.
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update –> #64 Fa-Dau Ball
64) attend Father-Daughter Ball
The ball this year is in December, and I have already bought my tickets.
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update –> #101 polymer clay dictionary
101) write polymer clay multi-language dictionary
I’ve started a multiple language dictionary project for polymer clay artists. So far, I only have a list of the terms in English that I think would be helpful to the polymer clay community. I have very few foreign language terms, but will be populating those columns soon.
In [...]
update –> #88 weekly art project
88) complete one artistic project [drawing, origami, card, clay, etc.] per week for a year (52 total)
I have to admit that for this goal, I have been a total slacker. I haven’t really made any headway here.
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complete –> #85 train dog
85) train dog to use paper/go outside, heal, lay down, speak, roll over, fetch, jump
I’ve ceded this job over to my children, who are making steady progress with our puppy. Since I am not working on this one anymore, I’m going to go ahead and mark it off my list.
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complete –> #81 fix hard disk recover photos
81) fix hard disk on computer and recover photos
Our computer crashed back in 2008. We had most of our pictures from 2003 to 2008 stored on that computer, and although there were some CD back ups from 2003-2007, none of the 2008 photos were backed up.
I muddled around with it for a few months [...]
story and complete –> #77 new car
77) buy a new family car
I bought a new minivan for the family back in May. The family had been wanting a new car since our old one was all banged up and had over 100,000 miles on it, but I kept putting it off. What changed my mind, you ask?
Well, on the [...]
complete –> 65) go bowling
65) go bowling in a bowling alley with family (not Wii)
Since we got our Wii, bowling has been a very popular activity at our house. The kids liked it so much that when I was writing my 101 in 1001 list back in January, I decided to make bowling at the bowling alley one [...]
update –> 59) run a local marathon
59) run a local marathon
The kid’s school is using one of the local marathons as a fundraiser for gym equipment, so they talked me into it. We’re going to do the fun run this year. OK. Maybe it isn’t a full marathon, but considering how out of shape I am, and how much [...]
completed –> 57) take a yoga class
57) take a yoga class
One of the local malls was offering free yoga classes this summer, so I took one. You’ve gotta love free things. I enjoyed the class too. One thing I learned was that my left side is stiffer than my right side, which I favor. I [...]
update –> 50) get a physical
50) complete physical/doctor visit by St. Patrick’s day
I haven’t seen the doctor yet this year. I was going to put it off until next year, but since my deductible is so high (>$2000, before they cover anything), and it will reset in January, I will probably get this done soon. My wife has [...]
update –> 47) learn IPA
47) learn International Phonetic Alphabet
IPA is HARD!!!…a lot harder than I thought it would be; therefore, I have made very little progress as of yet.
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update –> 35) random Wikipedia article
35) read one random English language Wikipedia article per day for 3 months
I subscribe to the Wikipedia article of the day, but I don’t read it consistently. What I have read has taught me a lot, but I will do it every day for 3 months before I mark this off. Check [...]
update –> 26) build up cash reserve
26) build up cash reserve
This goal is really a re-iteration of financial baby step 1. See step 11 (Work on Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps 1, 2, and 3) for my latest update. (Hint: As of this posting, I had one but it was wiped out, so I’m back to square one.)
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update –> 15) remember important dates
15) remember important dates, send cards [birthday/anniversary/etc.]
I am doing a little better with this, thanks to Facebook, which gives me birthday reminders. I am still working on remembering the dates on my own.
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update –> 12) file incm txes
12) file incm txes on time [no extensions]
I’ll go and and address this since I hadn’t updated the blog since February. I didn’t make it this year. We’ll try again next year.
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update –> 11) Financial Baby Steps
11) Work on Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps 1, 2, and 3
Dave Ramsey’s financial baby step 1 is to save a $1,000 emergency fund. At one time over the past few months, I had that one knocked out, but something came up and we had to use the emergency fund. We’re back to square [...]
completed –> 28) enroll in college
28) enroll in college
I’ve been very picky about college. In the past, I’ve tried night school, but with a family and career, it just didn’t work out. I wanted to attend a flexible program, from a real university (some place that you’ve actually heard of), which would allow me to earn a real [...]
update –> 8) go back to school full time
8) set up exit criteria to go back to school full time
I’m still working my J-O-B, but I have enrolled in school. See #28 (Enroll in college) for more information. I still need to come up with a plan to go to school full time.
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update –> #5 niche websites
5) get 25 profitable niche websites up and running
I have two sites going right now, a turtle themed site, and another site which focuses on building strong stronger families through making memories, and enjoying those memories every day. I haven’t updated either of these in a long time. In fact, the turtle website [...]
complete –> #1 get a mentor
1) get a mentor and work to develop enterpreneurship, leadership and soft skills
I reported back in February that I had gotten a mentor. That was the real deliverable, for the purposes of this list, so I am going to mark this as complete, with ongoing green status.
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I’m not a total slacker….
I promise! OK, it’s true that my last update was on February 21st, but I haven’t forgotten my 101 in 1001 goals. Over the next couple of days, I will post some updates on my individual goals. I am also going to update the list page, making it into more of a [...]