Old 101 goals in 1001 days

This list was created on February 21, 2009.
Last updated on November, 2, 2009.

    Meta:

  1. Setup new 100 goals by the end of 1001 days or completion of current 101 (by 11/19/2011)
  2. Donate $10 for every incomplete goal by the end of 1001 day
  3. Donate $10 to a celebration fund for each completed goal
  4. Update this list once a week, every week


    5. Health/Sport/Fitness:

  5. Lose weight to  175lbs (182 lb)
  6. Complete a “Couch to 5K” program
  7. Complete a “100 pushups” program
  8. Be able to swim 50 lanes (10/50)
  9. Get 2 major medical inspections (1/2)
  10. Learn mountain skiing
  11. Learn snowboarding
  12. Learn scuba-diving
  13. Learn rock-climbing
  14. Learn ice skating
  15. Learn roller-skating
  16. Become good paddler
  17. Make implants for my missing teeth
  18. Whiten my teeth
  19. Stay vegetarian/flexiterian
  20. Start regular martial arts trainings (Done)
  21. Complete oral hygiene twice a day each day (including flossing)
  22. Do morning exercises/stretches every morning


    23. Travel:

  23. Have a beach vacation on Hawaii
  24. Go to ocean cruise
  25. Visit 10 different US States (beyond WA) (4/10; OR, CA, CO, ID)
  26. Visit 5 different countries (beyond Russia, US, Belarus and Turkey) (0/5)
  27. Visit Las Vegas and watch 3 shows of Cirque du Soleil (2/3)

    28. Finances:

  28. Earn $120K+
  29. Have a side business(es) that generate $1000+ a month for 6+ months
  30. Have an emergency fund of $20K ($3000/$20000)
  31. Have a college fund for Jenny of $10K ($0/$10000)
  32. Spend $500+ on presents for Julia and myself at least once a year (0/6)
  33. Commit an act of kindness that personally costs me more than $100 each year (0/3)
  34. Become debt-free (except mortgage) and stay there
  35. Get a term life insurance
  36. Sort out my inheritance in Russia
  37. Sell dacha
  38. Open Roth IRA
  39. Buy a house

    40. Legal/Statutory:

  40. Get a green card
  41. Draft and get notarized a living will
  42. Setup  my own company in US

    43. Stuff:

  43. Buy a “new” car (Done)
  44. Buy a gun
  45. Buy bikes for entire family
  46. Build HTPC
  47. Upgrade my desktop PC
  48. Buy a good formal suit
  49. Buy a motocycle

    50. Professional:

  50. Get a PMP certification
  51. Publish 20 technical articles in popular magazines/blogs/websites (0/20)
  52. Write a non-fiction book
  53. Develop and publish 10 commercial applications (0/10)
  54. Design 5 commercial websites (0/5)
  55. Launch 5 personal websites (1/5)
  56. Record and publish 50+ episodes of my own podcast/videocast (0/50)
  57. Present a session on GDC
  58. Present a session on Mobile Monday
  59. Start personal development consulting business
  60. Get 2000+ subscribers for my blogs (0/2000)
  61. Get 20000 unique visitors a month for one of my websites (0/20000)
  62. Learn 5 new programming languages (with at least one finished project in each language) (0/5)
  63. Do 10 public speeches (0/10)
  64. Publish 400 blog posts (2/400)
  65. Complete 33 DIY projects (0/33)
  66. Complete 33 art/creative projects (0/33)

    67. Skills:

  67. Get rid of Russian accent
  68. Learn Italian to the level when I can read and enjoy an Italian fiction book and maintain a 15 minutes conversation on arbitrary topic
  69. Learn to play guitar (at least 50 songs) (0/50)
  70. Learn to play saxophone (at least 50 compositions) (0/50)
  71. Learn touch-typing at 60 WPM
  72. Draw 5 drawings I will be proud of (0/5)
  73. Learn to juggle
  74. Learn another foreign language (beyond Russian/English/Italian)
  75. Learn to do impressions and speak English with different accents
  76. Learn to cook 50 different dishes (0/50)
  77. Write 3 fiction stories (0/3)
  78. Go through a firearms course

    79. Personal Development:

  79. Maintain weekly reviews routine for 6+ consecutive months
  80. Maintain a “zero inbox” state on a daily basis for 6+ consecutive months
  81. Wake up at 6 am or earlier for 6+ consecutive months
  82. Read/listen 50 non-fiction books (1/50)
  83. Read/listen 50 fiction books (2/50)
  84. Organize my photo collection
  85. Organize my music/audiobook/podcasts collection
  86. Organize my video collection
  87. Organize my legal/financial documents/files
  88. Write a journal at least 5 times a week for 6+ months

    89. Experiences:

  89. Fly a small plane
  90. Jump with parachute
  91. Go scuba-diving
  92. Go to South by Southwest conference
  93. Go to GenCon conference
  94. Play paintball
  95. Drive a sport car
  96. Fire real guns at shooting range
  97. Ride a water jet

    98. Family & Friends:

  98. Get a 2nd kid
  99. Get new friends in US (3/-)
  100. Keep connections with my old friends
  101. Send congrats and birthday presents to all my friends
 
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