The List

Travel/Adventure

• Visit the Amazon Rainforest
• Visit California
  
• Visit Canada
• Party in Magaluf with friends this summer - sept 09
  
• Sort out my dual citizenship
  
• visit Mancora
• visit Miami beach
• visit Newport beach
• visit Costa Rica
• Visit Edinburgh
• Visit my sister in Scotland
• spend at least 6 months in peru (south america)
• visit Arequipa
• visit Cusco
  

Health/Wellbeing/ Appearance

• Lose 1kg
• lose another 1kg
• lose another 1kg
  
• Get a tattoo
• Get a literary tattoo
• Get my nose pierced - 16/07/09
  
• Bike to work a minimum of 3 times a week this summer
• Get tested at a gum clinic
• Go a month without chocolate/sweets (0/30) - in hindsight I have no idea why I would want to do this. Veto.
  
• Go a month without fizzy drinks (0/30)
  
• Get to size 12
• Buy a nice ring
• Only drink alcohol one day of the week
• buy some ray ban sunglasses
• buy some skirts
• get some more ear piercings
• buy some nice sandals for summer
  

Sport

• learn how to surf
• play a game of tennis - 24/07/09
  
• go to a dance class
• run twice a week this summer
  
• learn a martial art
• go horse-riding
• learn to jet ski
• go scuba diving
• go white water rafting
  

Literature/Study

• Read 5 classic novels (1/5) The Great Gatsby
• Read 50 books (14/50) The Beach, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, The Lovely Bones, Five People you meet in Heaven, High Fidelity, The Bell Jar, The Grapes of Wrath, The Road, The House of the Spirits, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, The Catcher in the Rye, Of Love and Other Demons, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Great Gatsby
  
• Learn 3 poems off by heart
• Apply to university
• Become fluent in Spanish
• Buy a new book shelf - 07/09
  
• Read 5 books in Spanish
• Read a Shakespeare play
• Be able to name all the countries in Europe on a map
• Be able to name all the countries of South America on a map
• decide what to study at university
• go on an open day
• read 5 history books
• read a book on philosophy
  

Entertainment

• Go to 5 gigs (3/5) - V Festival (2010), Funeral Party (2011), Skunk Anansie (2011)
• Buy Sims 3
• learn how to play poker
• compile a list of my 20 favourite films
• watch the final series of One Tree Hill - (no idea why I wrote this, I don't even watch it).
• watch lock, stock and two smoking barrels
• watch 'the beach' - 24/07/09
  
• buy GTA iv - 08/09
  
• start a last fm account - 14/07/09
  
• make a list of all the novels i've read
• go on a night out in notts with bb - 25/07/09
  
• go on a night out in Lima
• watch a show at the West End
• re-watch all the Disney animation 'classics'
• compile a list of my top 5 albums (of 2010 for The Boar newspaper)
  

Creativity

• buy a dslr camera
• learn how to cook some basic meals e.g lasagne
• make back up digital disks of all my photos
• fill up my quote book
• print and frame a photograph I have taken
• create a photography portfolio
  

Giving

• buy an iPod for my mum and upload her favourite songs onto it
• donate 100,000 grains of rice (2,440/100,000)
• teach my nephews and nieces how to swim - (I tried and failed)
• teach english in a school in peru
• plant a tree
  

Miscellaneous

• fall in love
• find out more about my great grandmother
• kiss in the rain
• hold a snake
• go on a ghost walk
• say hi to a famous person
• go 1001 days without losing a mobile phone
• vote in the next general election
• learn how to use a washing machine
• sort out my clothes/closet
• learn how to bar tend

Day One

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 Focussed. 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.