101 Projects in 1001 Days

Yesterday, I was reading thru posts on Miracle Morning group on Facebook and someone had suggested this link to create 101 projects in 1001 days as a goal setting exercise for someone who doesn’t know what to do. I thought it was perfect for me. I’ve been feeling like I’ve been wasting away my idle time on my off days. First of all, I’m not used to have so many days off, so it gets me restless. I try to go hiking with friends and stuff like that, but it seems like I might have more and more free time as overtime is out of the picture for a while.

Without any delay, I created the account and off I went to add my goals to the list. They have so many suggestions for the list that I didn’t need to come up with anything of my own. I might add some of my own later on. I also added one category that listed the things I’ve already done in the past. Just gives a good feeling that even though you feel like you haven’t done  much, things that you take for granted are in other people’s wish list/bucket list. Looking at that list makes you feel more grateful about things you’ve already done.

I decided on three lists, one to finish by 101 days, another to finish ‘someday’ and one that I’ve already done.

Someday:

  1. Plant a Tree.
  2. Run a marathon.
  3. Visit all 50 states.
  4. Eat a salad from my own garden.
  5. Hike Mount Kilimanjaro.
  6. Catch the sunrise over Annapurna range (Nepal).

101 Projects in 1001 Days

  1. Answer 50 questions that free up my mind
  2. Don’t complain about anything for a week
  3. Watch 26 movies that I’ve never seen starting with each letter of the alphabet
  4. Read 26 books that I’ve never read starting with each letter of the alphabet – Started
  5. Identify 100 things that makes me happy
  6. Vacation somewhere that requires a passport
  7. Buy a house
  8. Take a hike in Grand Canyon
  9. Find a personally inspirational quote and turn it in to piece of art or home decor
  10. see 10 classic movies I’ve never seen before
  11. Read 10 classic books – Started
  12. Complete a coloring book
  13. Write a letter to myself to be opened when 1001 days are over
  14. Say “yes” to something I would not normally do
  15. Go to 5 different museums
  16. Take a picture for each letter of alphabet
  17. Watch a meteor shower
  18. Make a custom recipe book
  19. Learn Spanish
  20. Buy something from Etsy
  21. Make a list of 101 quotes that inspire me
  22. Make a list of 30 recipes that I want to cook and cook them
  23. Make a list of all family and friends’ birthdays and anniversaries
  24. Make a year in pictures album
  25. Make an iTunes playlist of 101 of my favorite songs
  26. Meditate for 10 minutes everyday for a year
  27. Spend an afternoon reading at the park
  28. Visit the butterfly sanctuary
  29. Spend a day without technology
  30. Fill my wall space with pictures of my life
  31. Go on overnight hiking trip
  32. See an active volcano
  33. Hike a mountain and watch the sunrise
  34. Go a month without buying anything that isn’t necessity
  35. Marvel at the northern lights in Alaska
  36. See a lava flow in Hawaii
  37. Learn meditation
  38. Learn kitchen knife skills
  39. Climb to the top of one of the Seven Summits
  40. Mentor someone
  41. Trek to  Machu Picchu
  42. Complete a 200 squats challenge
  43. Complete a 200 sit-ups challenge
  44. Complete a 100 push-ups challenge
  45. Write a letter to open in 10 years
  46. Meet an online friend in person
  47. Read 100 books
  48. Clean out my inbox
  49. Visit a state that I have never been to
  50. See a financial planner
  51. Save $5 for every task I complete
  52. Save my change and cash it in at the end of 1001 days
  53. Learn to cook 5 new things
  54. Visit Joshua Tree National Park
  55. Take a short course in something
  56. Read one book a week
  57. Try a new recipe every month for a year
  58. Read a biography of someone I admire
  59. Walk the Golden Gate Bridge
  60. Visit Yosemite and photograph the famous “Lava” Horsetail waterfall
  61. Read a book that makes me cry
  62. Read 3 books from the banned books list
  63. Influence a person to make Day Zero list
  64. Visit Alcatraz
  65. Make a list of 100 things that make me smile or laugh
  66. Get new glasses
  67. Reach 500 Instagram followers
  68. Complete a 1000 piece jigsaw
  69. Read a book more than 100 years old
  70. Get my eyes tested
  71. Get mammogram
  72. Back up all digital photos
  73. Watch 50 of IMDB’s top 250 movies (http://www.imdb.com/chart/top)
  74. Make a collage of photos of me and my friends
  75. Start a scrapbook
  76. Find 10 books that inspire me
  77. Take a photo of the same place every month for a year and then turn it into a calendar for next year
  78. Be able to do 10 pull-ups
  79. Photograph a landscape from the same location, capturing all four seasons
  80. Complete a photography course
  81. Buy five cookbooks, each of different country
  82. Complete 30 day plank challenge
  83. Read a self-help book
  84. Find a new best friend
  85. Get a new hair style
  86. Hold a handstand for 10 seconds
  87. Start a gratitude journal, write down I’m thankful for everyday for a year
  88. Buy a new iMac
  89. Read a non-fiction book
  90. Start a retirement savings fund
  91. Create a vision board
  92. See a movie alone
  93. Go on a new hike/trail
  94. Visit Alcatraz Island
  95. Try five different Indian cuisines
  96. Read a book over 500 pages long
  97. Read all 100 books on the Modern Library’s Greatest Books list
  98. Eliminate all clothes that currently do not fit
  99. Read a book with number in title
  100. Make 101 blog entries
  101. Leave 100% tip

 

Done:

  1. Donate blood
  2. Sleep under the stars
  3. Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day
  4. Go to a concert
  5. Go camping
  6. Go on a picnic
  7. Find out my blood type
  8. No fast food for a month
  9. Not log into Facebook for a whole week!
  10. See a movie in 3D
  11. Make ice cream from scratch
  12. Go rock climbing
  13. Visit a Buddhist Monastery
  14. Become a bone marrow donor
  15. Cook an Indian meal from scratch
  16. Live in a foreign country for a year
  17. Read a political memoir
  18. Try pistachio ice cream
  19. Make pesto from scratch
  20. Cross a glacier on foot
  21. Wrap a snack around my neck
  22. Get a henna tattoo on  my hand or foot
  23. Make fresh pasta
  24. Create a budget and stick to it for 4 weeks
  25. Save $1000 for emergency fund
  26. Grow something from a seed
  27. Hike to Base Camp at Mount Everest
  28. See Saturn thru telescope
  29. Learn kitesurfing
  30. Make homemade spaghetti sauce
  31. Run a half marathon
  32. Drive the Pacific Coast Highway
  33. Learn Sudoku
  34. Learn how to make an omelet
  35. Learn how to cross stitch
  36. Learn basic HTML
  37. Learn simple needle and thread sewing
  38. Learn how to use formulas in Excel
  39. Learn basic crocheting
  40. Learn how to bake cookies
  41. Hike up to Mission Peak
  42. Have a conversation in your second language with native speaker
  43. Drink from a coconut
  44. Learn how to use Photoshop
  45. Buy a new bed
  46. Go to Six Flags
  47. Wake up before 8 AM everyday for a week
  48. See the Taj Mahal at dusk
  49. Visit New Delhi
  50. Camp in a National Park
  51. Buy a Kitchen Aid mixer
  52. Volunteer somewhere
  53. Read a book that became a movie
  54. Do a walk for a cause
  55. Make my own bread
  56. Cook for friends
  57. Go cherry picking
  58. Go to Fireworks show on Fourth of July
  59. Watch a movie in IMAX
  60. Watch all the Harry Potter movies
  61. See a double complete rainbow
  62. Visit India during Holi festival
  63. Visit a foreign country
  64. Go strawberry picking
  65. Read a romantic novel
  66. Take a nap in a hammock
  67. Take my kids camping
  68. Watch the sunrise
  69. Make homemade soup
  70. Visit the Adler Planetarium
  71. Watch a Bollywood film
  72. Do something completely crazy and out of character
  73. Visit Monterey Bay Aquarium
  74. Read a book based on a true story
  75. Celebrate Diwali in India