I am really excited about this! I am going to start on February 1st, 2009. 1001 days after that will be September 28, 2011. I hope this goes well, I am pretty optimistic and think I listed challenging, yet do-able tasks.
Here goes nothing!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
How it came to be
A friend showed me the website http://www.dayzeroproject.com/ and told me about the 101 things in 1001 days. I thought it would be a great way to help me stay on track with all the things that I want to do. Many times I make a list and then lose it or complete half of it and then forget about the rest. This way I have more then a few days or even a year to reach my goals.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.
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.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
*The List
1. Dance in the Rain
2. Have a picnic in Millennium
Park in Chicago by the Bean
3.Put $5.00 in Brylees savings account every month(except on her birthday/Christmas)- check(set up an automatic withdrawl)
4. Join Bible Study - check (Wyoming Community Church-www.wyomingcc.org)
5. Participate in the ALS Walk
6. Get a new job.
7. Visit a new state
8. Lose 10lbs from the weight I am today (137lbs)
9. Pay off X amount of my debt
10. Kiss a boy- check (Adam)
11. Take less Methotrexite Pills(I take 8 pills/week right now)
12. Attend church 8 consecutive weeks
13.Visit Nicks grave site
14. Go Camping
15. Go to Brunch with Grandma W
16. Raise my goal for the Arthritis walk for this year and years to come
17.Go to Fredrick Meijer Gardens for more than Butterflies and Christmas Trees
18. Try Lobster
19. Take a trip on a train- check (Chicago..twice)
20. Go to the eye doctor- check (perfect vision)
21. See an Ocean
22. Get T-shirts made for my arthritis walk team- check (2010)
23. Send out Christmas cards
24. Buy a lottery ticket
25. Start a pray chain with at least 5 of my friends
26. Get my parents to attend church with me
27. Go on a date- check (Adam)
28. Get Byrlee to say some form of "Auntie Rachel"- check (she calls me Auntie..I like that)
29. Get my hemoglobin(red blood cell count) above 10.2
30. Attend an arthritis Conference- check
31. Volunteer for the Arthritis Foundation- check (JBR, Arthritis Walks)
32. Have a date at the Airport viewing area
33. buy a jump rope
34. Go golfing or to the driving range
35. Eat at The Cheesecake Factory in downtown Chicago- check (with Ali in December)
36. Buy flowers for myself
37. Go to a Detroit Tigers Game- check (With my parents in August)
38. Go to a concert
39. Buy something from Sephora
40. Visit the Binder Park Zoo
41. Send an anonymous uplifting letter to a friend
42. Shovel Grandma and Grandpa D's front walk at least once a winter.
43. Take Brylee Sledding
44. Try Shrimp (yikes)-check--yuck( at Susan's house for the jewelry party)
45. Make a photobook for my parents- check (Brylee's Summer 2010)
46. Dust my entertainment center
47. Go to the Drive-In movies in Muskegon
48. Take a 'just because' road trip, no matter how long or short- check, Chicago with Erin
49. Learn where to put windshield wiper fluid in, in my car- Check
50. Learn how to say "I love you" in dutch and french
51. Make more than $9.00 an hour
52. Get my parents a facebook account- check
53. Visit New York.- Check (to visit Tom Summer 2009)
54. Get a tattoo...(yikes)
55. Get my mom a scalp massage
56. Get a pedicure with my mom and Grandma D
57. Get a black and white picture framed for my parents of Brylee
58. Re-read the story of Ester
59. Write a letter to Cassie, Jessie, Melissa, Kelly, Kelli, and Jen of how grateful I am for their friendship and MAIL it to them.
60. Make a list of important qualities I want my future husband to have
61. Clean my car inside and out
62. Have a 'girls night'
63. Go to Tulip Time
64. Spend the night in Holland with my Aunt Joannie and Alison- check (Ali and I had a girls night in August)
65. Buy a new day Planner for 2011- check
66. Learn how to sew a hem line
67. Have a candle lite dinner
68. Go the the Pizza Ranch with Kristi once a year
69. Identify 101 of my Blessings
70. Document as many items from this list as I can through photographs.- check(http://rachelslifethroughpictures.blogspot.com/)
71. Make a list of 10 things that I like about myself
72. Hang my black picture frames in my room
73. Sleep the whole night in my 3 season room.
74. Visit all of the museums in Grand Rapids
75. Compliment a complete stranger
76. Eat dinner at a nice restaurant in Holland - check (Boatwerks with Cassie & Dayna)
77. See 5 movies in the theater**
78. Make Christmas cookies with my mom and Grandma D
79. Rent a book from the Grand Rapids Public Library- check (The Twilight Series)
80. Buy the movie Fireproof
81. Leave an encouraging note for a stranger to find
82. Buy a piece of artwork
83. Go to the Flea Market
84. Go fishing
85. Take pictures in a photobooth with my parents
86. Send a postcard to Postsecret.com
87. Go wine tasting- check (with mom and Katrina in Traverse City)
88. Go to a casino- check (with mom and Katrina in Traverse City, and Tara and Kristi to Four Winds )
89. Fly a kite
90. Take a trip by plane
91. Buy something from MAC make-up
92. Name a star
93. Visit a Renaissance Festival
94. Go to the beach at least 5 times a summer *****
95. Send a care package to a soldier
96. See a sunrise
97. Eat a S'more Flurrie at Ruth Ann's
98. Eat a Banana Split at The Rainbow Grille
99. Be a 'Secret Santa' for 2 people for Christmas
100. Donate $5.00 per item I do not accomplish to the Arthritis Foundation
101. Get a virus protector for my laptop
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