Welcome to my blog!
I’m Jessica, I live in Western Australia and I’m 23 years old. The past couple of years have seen me take a huge journey in my own self development. I’ve been so touched by the words of my fellow writers and bloggers, and the incredible experiences I’ve had, that I feel it’s time to give back to the community. What better way than to share my story with the world?
See The Long Story on my About page.
I’m keeping it personal for my first post. I love the idea of ’101 things in 1001 days’, and I’ve recently read Leo Babauta ‘s post on having 3 most important tasks when planning goals, so I thought, why not combine them…
The idea of having 101 things in 1001 days is that it’s not a “yearly” goals list, rather it’s almost three years. It seems more fun than a list of yearly goals, and probably a lot more achievable. Because, I don’t know about you, but I’m TERRIBLE at New Year’s resolutions.
Leo’s idea, on the other hand, is about bringing focus and clarity to your goals. Working on three things, and three things only, means your energy isn’t scattered, the way it might be if you randomly attempted all of your 101 tasks (or even 10 or 15). I love the simplicity of this idea, and having only used it for a short time, I can say that it actually does work incredibly effectively. What am I doing right now? Task number one, my blog. What am I doing after I finish this? After a short break I’ll be delving into my screenplay writing. And tomorrow morning I’ll be pounding the treadmill at the gym (my bags are already packed!)
This list isn’t finished (maybe that should be one of the goals!) but I’m hoping you’ll post your own goals in the comments so we can inspire each other. If your list is too big, just drop me an email at curiousliving at the gmail.
My 101 Things in 1001 days – With my 3 current Goals
1. Finish my Screenplay
2. Go to the gym three times each week
3. Develop CuriousLiving and post 4 times a week
And the Rest
4. get married in Hawaii (I suppose I had better get proposed to first!)
5. live in another country for 6 months or more
6. quit my day job and write full-time
7. get 1000 subscribers on my blog
8. interview my favourite blogger, Leo from zenhabits
9. learn how to take professional photos
10. buy a digital slr
11. take a film-making course
12. Finish my novel
13. learn how to scuba-dive
14. holiday in Fiji
15. meditate every day, learning the technique as i go
16. learn to draw or paint something
17. rent my own office away from my house
18. do nothing but watch classic movies for a weekend
19. design my backyard the way i want it and build it
20. keep my pool clean…it’s a biggie…
21. read steve pavlina’s personal development book
22. start my own business
23. learn a martial art
24. get lasik surgery and throw my contact lenses away
25. learn to ride a motorbike
26. Donate blood at least once
27. Swim with Dolphins
28. Take my dogs to Doggie School
29. Take a photo every week for a year
30. Make a scrapbook of my trip to America
31. Email all of the friends I made while working at camp in New Jersey
32.Learn to speak another language
33. Read all of the Anne Rice vampire books
34. Keep my desk clear of clutter at work
35. Keep my desk clear of clutter at home
36. Get a more ergonomic office chair for home
37. See another Red Hot Chili Peppers Concert
38. Develop my morning routine so that it is as smooth as possible
39. Replant my vegie garden (since my dogs trampled everything in it)
40. finish painting my house (only a bit left to go!)
41. Pay an extra $100 a month on my mortgage
42. Get my wisdom teeth removed
43. Set up a Christmas savings account
44. Take my vitamins every day for a month. Repeat!
45. Take a singing lesson
46. Eat two pieces of fruit a day
47. Wake earlier each day and write before leaving for work
48. Find a breakfast food that I really like
49. Get at least 7 hours of sleep every night
50. Cut down on my blog feeds
51. Do a mass cooking day once a month and freeze lots of meals
52. Convince Jed we need a bath in our house, not just a shower
53. Remodel my kitchen
54. Subscribe to my favourite magazines so I don’t have to buy them each month
55. Work on my impatience
56. Run from jetty to jetty at my local beach
57. learn some new and yummy recipes
58. Rent a studio in Maui for a few months and do nothing but write and swim
59. Make my own vision board
60. Finish my e-book
61. Launch my freelance writing business
62. Write a guest post for one of my favourite blogs
63. cull my possessions – three things every week
And that’s where I’m at for the moment. Maybe it’s hard for me to think of any more because I’m throwing so much energy into my top 3 goals. I’m sure there must be many,many more, but for the moment I’d love to hear what your goals are looking like. Are you kicking ass? Or have you fallen off the wagon? Introduce yourself in the comments!
{ 7 comments… read them below or add one }
I love your 101 idea, I should make one of these for myself
Good luck with your 101-in-1001
It’s inspiring..
Hi Jessica,
Glad I found your blog from Zen Habits. Looking forward to reading more of your stuff. Let me know if you need help with anything.
Cheers,
Jeremy
Good post… be careful not to have too many goals and ambitions all at once… with a list of 63, and especially 101, things to accomplish in only a couple years, it may be too difficult to accomplish each of these things and actually enjoy yourself along the way. I think Leo makes a very good point when he suggests only focussing on one or a small few habits/projects at a time!
Good luck!
Wow
I love your bucket list.
I like your list of 3 even better.
My list of 3. Get my online income over 100,000 in a month.
Ride in at least 3 24 hour mountain bike races this year.
Find a good woman.
I know your boyfriend is a nice guy but do you want to meet in Hawaii? We could both take something off our list—lol—
Another addition to my list.
Bookmark more of my favorite blogs—Like this one.
Rick
I like your 3 main focus ideas. I have 3 computers in my home office. I separate my thoughts with different computers.
My three ideas to focus on.
Dominate at least 25 keywords in my niche.
Move to where I want to live.
Bring my level of conditioning to the next level.
Rock