101 Goals in 1001 Days
By Steve on Jun 16, 2007 in Goals, Life Lessons from Chess
I believe I first saw this concept/idea at Get Rich Slowly. Actually, I started my list several weeks ago. I haven’t decided what I will do for every goal that I don’t attain at the end of the 1001 days. I guess as I become more technically sophisticated, I will add a counter to see how much time is remaining, and something against each goal to show whether the goal has been attained or not. I do not believe I will write about why I/you need to have goals. I will probably include links in the near future:
These goals are meaningful to ME. Some of them are not original at all.
Here come my goals:
1. Write a memoir on Serendipity 
2. Call family at least once a week.
3. Forgive and forget past hurts.
4. Pass CPA exams within the next year.
5. Read the Bible cover to cover.
6. Get married.
7. Speed up my reading (need to come up with wpm here…)
8. Speed up my typing (need to come up with wpm here…)
9. Keep in touch with all my friends at least once a month. Will do a list and check mark when done.
10. Save $AE,000.00 (Strive for $E00.00/month - I have the figures!) 
11. Drink water as the only beverage for 52 weeks.
12. Devote 1 month to each of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”
13. Get up (Out of Bed) at 6am or earlier at least 5 days a week.
14. Get rid of physical, emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual clutter in my life. I will start with the physical, and then move to the other aspects.
15. Get FICO score >=GE0 (I know the credit score I am shooting for…)
16. Buy a house.
17. Visit family.
18. Spend a day at an aquarium.
19. Go to Las Vegas.
20. Go to Grand Canyon.
21. Go to Yellowstone National Park(?).
22. Write my Mission Statement.
23. Dance (Slow Dance) once a month.
24. Cook for more than 10 people.
25. Go on a “family trip” with my friends.
26. Be/Live Clean (physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally.)
27. Help 10 people reach their goals.
28. Work as volunteer.
29. Play blindfold simultaneous Chess.
30. Learn about meditation and meditate for 15 minutes every day for 30 days.
31. Do 75 sit-ups in one go. (Believe it or not, I am not even close here!)
32. Read an Economics book from cover to cover.
33. Read a Statistics book from cover to cover.
34. Practice keyboarding (music) once a week for 52 weeks – one hour per session.
35. Spend one week without watching TV.
36. Read world news at BBC everyday.
37. Say the rosary for 60 days straight.
38. Get to work by 7 a.m. every day for one month.
39. Clean up dishes before going to bed for 60 days straight.
40. Use only 1 light bulb at a time for 1 month. (Only light that’s on will be the one in the room/area I am working in.)
41. Take stuff that I don’t use to Salvation Army or the Red Cross.
42. Buy a new DVD player for my family.
43. Send money to cousins.
44. Eat healthier//Buy food from Trader Joe’s or Global Foods or Farmer’s Markets.
45. Go through VCR’s to see what’s on them and get rid of what I will never watch again//Related to clutter goal.
46. Run for 30 minutes every day for 1 month.
47. Shoot and make 25 straight free-throws (basketball).
48. Spend no more than 10 minutes per day doing personal stuff at work.
49. Stay 15 days straight without complaining or saying something negative.
50. Memorize the beatitudes.
51. Memorize the Apostle’s Creed and 5 other Catholic Prayers.
52. Go to church every Sunday for 6 months.
53. Clear desk at work. Only work should be what’s in my in-basket.
54. Don’t carry work home for 3 months.
55. Take food to work for 1 month.
56. Watch over 25 movies from the library.
57. Go to the library at least once a week.
58. Buy a new computer (preferably laptop) from non-work sources or non-emergency fund sources.
59. Track every cent that I spend/earn for 3 months.
60. Balance check book at least once a week.
61. Get a nice gift for friends/family who are getting married.
62. Avoid late fees (Library, Bank, etc.) and tickets (traffic) for 1 year.
63. Review my goals at least once a day.
64. Keep learning about going green (saving the Earth). Keep a list of things I can do and adopt what I can.
65. Learn about 401K, Index Funds, Vanguard 500, etc. Keep learning about financial stuff.
66. Repair seal for my car’s windshield.
67. Remove stains on car seats… May be buy seat covers.
68. Get car window fixed (power button not working… NOW YOU KNOW WHAT SHAPE MY CAR IS IN!!)
69. Get a license plate put at the rear of the car.
70. Invest in some fund/Vanguard 500 per simple dollar. Need to read how this works first.
71. Find real wage rate//Life Energy spend on items etc. per “Your Life or Your Money”.
72. Think/Act positively.
73. Sell items on ebay.
74. Find mentors (Trent is one of them).
75. Blog my life so far.
76. Review daily goals:
a) Leave Clean
b) Pray
c) Balance check book
d) Track expenses
e) Speed read self-development book (1 chapter)
f) CPA test prep
g) CPA study
h) CPA Audio
i) Clean/Organize home for at least 15 minutes
j) Meditate
k) Evaluate day
l) Plan next day
m) Thou hast to write for blog
77. Eliminate procrastination
78. Reflect on what it means to be made in the image of God. How do I reflect the character of God in life. (idea from 101 ways to make a difference today.)
79. Analyze Bobby Fischer’s games. (Fischer move by move).
80. Start a blog /// Get my own domain.
81. Learn HTML and other stuff in order to better manage my website and writing.
82. Finish Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life. (Goal added 6.11.07)
83. Revisit my life and come up with at least 50 things that happened to me that I didn’t deserve. Things that I would call luck or whatever. Meditate on these and hopefully be humbled by the experience. (Goal added 6.12.07)
84. Be a CHUCK (Goal added 6/12/07)
85. Say Yes More Often as a way to get more out of life and get out of my comfort zone.(Goal added 6/16/07, idea from “Get Rich Slowly”)
More to come…
Do you have goals to share? How are you doing? What has been your motivating factor/factors?
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4 Comment(s)
By Bruce on Jun 16, 2007 | Reply
Great list Steve - looks like you will be very busy over
the next 1001 days.
For me:
#32 and #33 - no chance, I struggle to read a page of this stuff, let alone a chapter, let alone a book cover-to-cover
#47 - my record ever is 5!
#49 - I think I would last 15 minutes!
By Steve on Jun 16, 2007 | Reply
Thanks, Bruce! I intend to carry it out. I think I will be a better person if I can do most of the stuff there. #32 & #33 can be done. The way I would do it is read a page a day of each. By the time you get to page 40, you will be doing a chapter a week or more.
#47 I played basketball in college. Shooting was not my best attribute. So 5 is pretty good. It is one of those goals that can easily go wrong. Shoot 23 straight and miss the 24th etc. I intend to use the power of positive thinking on that one!
#49 You are very funny! I would say, sleep for an entire day without sleeping and you wont complain! In truth, the trick is to compliment or find something positive to say instead of complaining.
Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment. Hope you come back again.
By CatDiva on Jul 4, 2007 | Reply
WOW! An admirable list. I’m impressed. I wish you the best! I think I have about 1001 things on my “to-do” list that need to be done in 101 days! And, these are not mostly spiritual, self-improvement or quality of life goals. They’re more along the line of #66 or #67. I can’t even keep track of my list! I have to keep making small lists so I don’t feel so overwhelmed. You’re already ahead of the game in ways you don’t realize.
By Steve on Jul 5, 2007 | Reply
Catdiva, Thanks! I had a good laugh about not even being able to keep track of your list!
Hopefully, I will be able to achieve most of those goals. One of my friends asked me if I will be the same person after changing so much! It’s something I am meditating upon.