A new year means it’s time for new goals – or more importantly, a new goals project! Those who read my blog regularly will recall that last year, inspired by a friend who set out to perform 100 goals in 100 days, I began a project to complete 50 goals in the first quarter. The experiment was not only successful, but a lot of fun – and a lot of the effort put forth on last year’s 50 goals ended up having a pretty profound effect on the year as a whole.

This year my goals are just as random, and just as “off the top of my head” as last year. They range from changes in behavior, to tasks I’ve wanted to take care of but keep putting off. It should give me a lot to do these next three months – which since it’s the rainy, cold and dark time of the year out here in Portland, I’ve got nothing better to do. I recommend you do the same!

50 Goals For The First Quarter: (green = completed)

1. Write a blog post every week (monday)
2. Cook eggs benedict from scratch
3. Work-out 3 days a week
4. Get a massage
5. Join/Start a monthly book club
6. Take a photo every day (Flickr)
7. Loose 20 pounds
8. Limit bars/restaurants to friday and saturday
9. Write out first draft of “East”
10. Be able to do 100 push-ups
11. Take a yoga class
12. Go out to 3 shows of bands I don’t know
13. Produce large-scale photo for the bedroom wall
14. Ask two gals on dates
15. Create barbacoa tacos from scratch (including tortillas)
16. Cook roast-chicken dinner, stuffing, potatoes, etc.
17. Go on 5 hikes
18. Spend a day/night in a new town/city
19. Do apartment cleanse – books, clothes, video games, etc.
20. Go out to 3 new restaurants
21. Meditate daily
22. Create schedule for week, and review it daily
23. Pay for all non-business items in cash only
24. Get laid
25. Create really good pizza at home from scratch
26. Visit dentist for check-up
27. Take math course online for free at MIT
28. Sketch something weekly
29. Watch 5 South American films
30. Streamline and secure all social media & online memberships
31. Fix both guitars
32. Put $500 a month in savings
33. Create Business Catalyst YouTube channel
34. Devise budget and use Mint.com to manage
35. Create simple iPhone App
36. Achieve 10 business goals
37. Purchase buttons and fix coat
38. Learn 5 songs on guitar
39. Research online spanish classes and start taking them
40. Learn how to use all settings on Nikon camera
41. Get mom’s recipe for meatballs and cook
42. Make a delicious cappuccino
43. Get clean bill of health from doctor
44. Host “get-together” at my apartment
45. Plant herb garden
46. Acquire slow-cooker and cook pot-roast
47. Get T-Shirt store running on stand-alone URL
48. Have coffee/lunch with 3 peers
49. Attend 3 non-business related events/presentations
50. Inspire 3 people to create goal lists

Filed under: Food, Health, Homelife, Personal Life, The Goals Project by gspies
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