101 Tasks in 1001 Days

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 effort 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 organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Official Start: November 1, 2009

Finish: July 29, 2012

Coding Key:

To be done

In progress

Completed

For Myself
001. Read the Bible daily(12/1001)
002. Pray daily(12/1001)
003. Watch less than 2.5 hours of tv daily except on Saturdays/Sundays during football season
004. Spend less than an hour on the internet for non school/business related reasons
005. Invite 5 people to church (0/5)
006. Participate in a Super Saturday once a year (0/3)
007. Lose 15 lbs
008. Get my MBA
009. Prepare my funeral wishes
010. Make a new friend
011. Find a new job
012. Learn to play 3 chords on the guitar (0/3)
013. Complete my business plan
014. Donate clothes I don't wear anymore to the Salvation Army
015. Say yes when I'd rather say no 15 times (3/15)
016. Learn to say thank you in 10 different languages (1/10)

Family
017. Kiss my wife and son everyday and tell them I love them (12/1001)
018. Give my wife a compliment at least once a day for a month (0/30)
019. Send x-mas cards each year ( 1/3)
020. Call my grandmother every other week
021. Call my mom once a week
022. Call my brothers once a week
023. Contact my biological father
024. Finish the family website
025. Have yearly photo shoot of our family (2/3) (including ’09)
026. Have yearly x-mas family photo (1/3)
027. Visit my grandfather's grave
028. Visit Stephen at school (1/2)
029. Visit Arnale at school (1/2)
030. Have a family movie night once a week
031. Get Trust, Will, and Power of Attorney documents created

For Others
032. Email/call/txt my close friends at least once every two weeks
033. Donate a x-mas gift each year (0/3)
034. Tip 100% to a really good server
035. Buy one item each month to donate to the Food Bank (1/31)
036. Send a soldier a care package

Travel
037. Visit Gulf Shores
038. Go on a road trip
039. Go to Cedar Point
040. Visit Brown County
041. Ride on a train to somewhere
042. Visit the Mall of America
043. See at least one of the 7 wonders of the world
044. Visit another country
045. Go on a cruise

Health & Fitness
046. Do the Couch to 5k program
047. Run 2 5k races(0/2)
048. Go rock climbing
049. Ride on the Monon Trail
050. Exercise at least 2x a week
051. Take a line dancing class
052. Take a krav maga class
053. Do the Bop to the Top race
054. Get a yearly check up (1/3)

Sports
055. Tailgate and go to a Michigan game once a year (0/2)
056. Go to a MLB game
057. Go to a NFL game
058. Go to a NHL game
059. Go to a driving range

Books
060. Read Kingston a story 2x a week (3/248)
061. Visit the library once a month (10/31)
062. Read 12 books (0/12)

Creative/Crafts
063. Build storage bench
064. Finish and paint garage
065. Paint a canvas
066. Put table saw together
067. Epoxy garage floor
068. Install privacy fence

Entertainment
069. Go out just the two of us at least once a quarter
070. See a movie at the Drive-in
071. Go to the movies once a quarter
072. See a musical play

Food
073. Create a family recipe book with photos
074. Eat at 5 new restaurants (2/5)
075. Try 2 new recipes a month (10/62)
076. Make homemade ice cream
078. Eat a meal with chopsticks only
079. Make a cake like Ace of Cakes

Fun/Misc
080. Go to a shooting range
081. Visit Pumpkin patch each Halloween (0/2)
082. Visit a Zoo
083. Attend a comedy show
084. Build a Snowman
085. Have a snowball fight
086. Play in the rain
087. Milk a cow
088. Go indoor go karting
089. Visit a Farmers Market 3 times (0/3)
090. Watch every season of The Office
091. Go paintballing
092. Build a sandcastle
093. Sleep in a tent
094. Go para-sailing

095. Ride in a hot air balloon
096. Fly a kite

List Related
097. Finish this list
098. Create a blog about this list
099. Convince/Inspire one person to create their own list
100. Donate $1 to charity for each thing not completed