101 in 1001 Days | Personal Goal Setting

I made my first 101 in 1001 list on DayZeroProject on March 31, 2012, and I’m sad to say I haven’t looked at it ever since. It says I have 385 days left, but, interestingly, many of the goals I set are no longer relevant. I can’t believe how much I changed in less than a couple of years. Oh, what a fickle person I am. OR maybe my priorities are changing for the better? 

Recently, I saw that my former blogger pal had started a 101 in 1001 list of her own, and after seeing it, I couldn’t resist revisiting this list. You may already know I’m addicted to making lists. Also, I’m helping her check off one on her list! Win-win! I just needed to prioritize 101 from my always-growing bucket list.

I also know that I think and live in extremes. If I get too focused on achieving goals, they will stress me out, and if that’s the case, it defeats the purpose of having them in the first place. I’m mainly using all these to navigate life. To grow. To discover. To Create. To explore. To keep perspective, I always need to remind myself of this quote by Sid Caesar:

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I’m all about setting S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound) goals, and when creating this list, I struggled most with the question of what is attainable. When do you reach for the stars? What are my limits? What is impossible? Also, I know some are left on the list that is a piece of cake. Knowing myself, I had to give myself a few to boost my self-esteem and get me rolling. (Tip for those that give up on goals and are hard on themselves: This does help!) Also, 168 hours You Have More Time Than You Think and the Power of Less were both very helpful books in terms of learning time management and what my priorities are.

I must admit, though, I still find 101 things to do in less than three years daunting. I broke it down and saw that there are 33 months, and I need to complete about 3 per month. Well, for two of the months I need to complete 4 to get to 101. The good thing is, goals are easier to achieve when you have a buddy to do them with you. Good thing I have a husband! Jacob and I are doing them together for the most part, but he also has some separate ones that he is doing in blue.

OUR 101 IN 1001 DAYS

Start date: December 26, 2022
End date: September 22, 2025

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

1. ⬢ Mauritius
2. ⬡ Antarctica
3. ⬡ Paris
4. ⬡ Taiwan
5. ⬡ Korea Revisit
6. ⬡ Japan Revisit
7. ⬡ Wildebeest Migration
8. ⬡ Northern Lights in Canada
9. ⬡ Belize Barrier Reef
10. ⬡ New Zealand Revisit

LOCAL TRAVEL

11. ⬡ Complete everything on Las Vegas Bucket List
12. ⬡ Climb at Hueco Tanks, TX
13. ⬡ Climb at Bishop
14. ⬡ Upper Canyons at Antelope Canyon
15. ⬡ Drive through New England in the Fall
16. ⬡ Hike Down Grand Canyon

EXPERIENCES

26. ⬡ Take an improv class.
27. ⬡ Brew own beer
28. ⬡ Brew own kombucha
29. ⬡ Skydive
30. ⬡ Climb Harbour Bridge in Australia
31. ⬡ Climb an outdoor V8

HEALTH & FITNESS

41. ⬡ Workout 3x a week for 6 months // ⬡ Workout (weights) 3x/wk for a month
42. ⬡ Learn 12 healthy recipes to put into rotation
43. ⬡ Don’t eat out for an entire month.
44. ⬡ Eat veggies every day for 60 days.

LEARNING

51. ⬡ Korean Drops Level 9
52. ⬡ French Drops Level 9
53. ⬡ Get to 2000 on my Gratitude Journal
54. ⬡ Read all the books on my shelf
55. ⬡ Read 36 books in a year // ⬡ J: Read 12 books in a year
56. ⬡ Read 52 books in 52 weeks // ⬡ J: Read 20 books in a year
57. ⬡ Join a book club // ⬡ J: Take an online editing course
58. ⬡ Read 30 books from this list
59. ⬡ Learn to write with my left hand
60. ⬡ Participate in NaNoWriMo

CREATIVE

61. ⬡ Create a YouTube video // ⬡ J: Create a video that tops our other views
62. ⬡ 52 photo projects in 52 weeks // ⬡ J: shoot a web series
63. ⬡ 365 photo-a-day challenge // ⬡ J: 365 on Instagram
64. ⬡ Paint something I want to frame // ⬡ J: Take a photo of myself every day for a year
65. ⬡ Learn watercolor // ⬡ J: Help produce a full-length feature
66. ⬡ Make one Pinterest project per month for a year // ⬡ J: Help with 6
67. ⬡ Open an Etsy shop // ⬡ Contribute an item to the Etsy shop
68. ⬡ Draw every day for a month // ⬡ Record and release an EP
69. ⬡ Photograph the perfect storm
70. ⬡ Photograph polar bears in the wild
71. ⬡ Make some light art
72. ⬡ Write a song
73. ⬡ 50 States Photography Challenge
74. ⬡ Create own font
75. ⬡ Create a documentary

PERSONAL GROWTH

76. ⬡ Turn off all electronics for a week
77. ⬡ Don’t complain about anything for a week // ⬡ J: Don’t complain about the cost for a whole month.
78. ⬡ Make a list of 100 things I like about myself & J // ⬡ J: Call parents every week for a year
79. ⬡ Learn how to talk to strangers (basic questions) // ⬡ J: Don’t be on the phone during meals for a month
80. ⬡ Read the Bible every day no matter how little

PAY IT FORWARD

81. ⬡ Send a box of donuts/bagels to a construction site.
82. ⬡ Pay for a grocery bill from someone checking out behind you
83. ⬡ Pay for someone’s morning coffee behind you.
84. ⬡ Leave 30 random notes of inspiration all over the city
85. ⬡ Buy people flowers on V-day
86. ⬡ Donate blood
87. ⬡ Anonymously pay the dinner bill for a stranger
88. ⬡ Leave 100% tip for good service
89. ⬡ Put change in someone’s expired parking meter
90. ⬡ Make it a habit to do one act of kindness per day (Start one a day for a month)
91. ⬡ Send parents on a nice vacation

HOME & MARRIAGE

96. ⬡ Project 333 for all seasons
97. ⬡ Finish all exercises in 7 principles of marriage
98. ⬡ Buy the 3-year journal and complete it (just bought it!)
99. ⬡ Renew vows
100. ⬡ Give $10 for every item not completed.

Completed from previous 101 of 1001 (2012-2015)

• Australia
• Galapagos Islands
• Greece
• Philippines
• South Korea with Jacob
• Vancouver
• Vietnam
• Go to the Four Corners Monument.
• Find out what’s really down ZZYZX Road on I-15
• Hike the Narrows at Zion National Park
• The Horseshoe Bend
• Bryce Canyon National Park
• The Wave in the Vermillion Cliffs
• Snowboard on the west coast
• Go back to Big Sur
• Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
• Arches National Park
• Multnomah Falls
• Participate in the Color Run (Feb 28, 2015)
• Eat at the French Laundry (May 31, 2014)
• See Britney Spears in Vegas
• Attend a masquerade
• Dogsled in Alaska
• See a Broadway on Broadway
• Go on a multi-day backpacking trip
• Go skeet shooting
• Get a tattoo
• Try Rock Climbing
• Don’t drink Diet Coke for a month // Jacob: Avoid Sweets for a month
• Kickboxing classes // ⬡ Jacob: Swim laps three times a week for a month.
• Fit back into my skinny jeans // ⬡ Don’t wear larger than a 31 waist
• Couch to 5k running plan // ⬡ Jacob: Run a marathon
• Finish Insanity
• Make a meal and take it to a neighbor.
• Create a care package for someone in need
• Donate my hair
• Influence someone to do their own 101 in 1001
• Project 333
• Go on 52 different dates for one year
• Give $10 for every item not completed

Wanna join in on any of the goals we’re doing? The more, the merrier! Let me know if you decide to make a list of your own so that I can check one off my list! ;)

You’ll probably also have some of these same goals as I put together my new year’s resolutions.