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 –> 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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My first week updates 2/21/09

My first week of the 101 in 1001 challenge is over, and what a whiz-bang of a week it has been.  Here are my updates:
Under the Career category:
01 - get a mentor — I got one! I made a list of people who I thought would be good mentors, people who I trusted and [...]

#1 - get a mentor

Under the category of Career:
#1) get a mentor and work to develop enterpreneurship, leadership and soft skills

#2 - get Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Under the category of Career:
#2) get PMP certification

#3 - join and participate in Toastmasters

Under the category of Career:
#3) join and participate in Toastmasters

#4 - show progress toward improving professional IT skills4

Under the category of Career:
#4) show progress toward improving professional IT skills [see list]
Under the category of Career:
#4) show progress toward improving professional IT skills [see list]

#5 - get 25 profitable nich websites up and running

Under the category of Career:
#5) get 25 profitable niche websites up and running

#6 - post regularly on websites (min=5/week)

Under the category of Career:
#6) post at least 5 articles online on those per week (min. 5 for all the websites)

#7 - publish 5 ebooks on LuLu.com

Under the category of Career:
#7) publish 5 ebooks on Lulu.com

#8 - plan return to school strategy

Under the category of Career:
#8) set up exit criteria to quit job/go back to school full time