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So after putting off my work for the past hour I finally decided what I want to do for the next 365 days of my year. Wake up everyday and post 1 thing I want to do before I turn 31.
I have a lot of things I've always dreamt of doing, and I think putting them down (even if it is as 21st century cliche as "in a blog") will help me
organize these ideas. My hope is that organizing them will help me stay focused on accomplishing these tasks, as that is the whole point of creating goals in the first place, at least in my mind.
organize these ideas. My hope is that organizing them will help me stay focused on accomplishing these tasks, as that is the whole point of creating goals in the first place, at least in my mind.
Now why 31? Because I think it is reasonable to think that is a point where
I would want to settle down and start a routine. Kids? A steady job? A wife? Mortgage? Dog? I have no idea, but I figure around nine years from now I should be able to tire myself out, and that will be when I'm ready to start
my "real life". Also, 30 seems like the age that everyone starts declaring
the receding of their youth, and I figured I should give myself till 31, one more whole year to do what I always envisioned myself doing; following
my dreams, and not stopping until I accomplished them.
I would want to settle down and start a routine. Kids? A steady job? A wife? Mortgage? Dog? I have no idea, but I figure around nine years from now I should be able to tire myself out, and that will be when I'm ready to start
my "real life". Also, 30 seems like the age that everyone starts declaring
the receding of their youth, and I figured I should give myself till 31, one more whole year to do what I always envisioned myself doing; following
my dreams, and not stopping until I accomplished them.
So for me this is a new-years resolution of sorts, to wake up everyday and take 2 minutes to post something I want to do before I'm 31 years old.
While some goals may seem imprudent, or otherwise insignificant, keep in mind I plan to come up with a list of 365 things to do, so some may be
easier to accomplish than others; but trust me, they all have a well thought out purpose.
While some goals may seem imprudent, or otherwise insignificant, keep in mind I plan to come up with a list of 365 things to do, so some may be
easier to accomplish than others; but trust me, they all have a well thought out purpose.
Why start today? To be honest, I don't have a precise reason. I wanted to
do something for an entire year starting January 1st, like the rest of the world, but nothing came to mind. But today this dawned on me, and the
idea intrigued me, so here I am. But I can absolutely come up with a
reason for starting today, such as:
do something for an entire year starting January 1st, like the rest of the world, but nothing came to mind. But today this dawned on me, and the
idea intrigued me, so here I am. But I can absolutely come up with a
reason for starting today, such as:
Did you know today is the Independence Day for the small island nation of Nauru? Well, now you do. And until the Independence Day of Nauru next
year (aka January 31st), I plan to compile a list of 1 goal per day,
concluding
with a list of 365 "to-do"s before I'm 31. (If you don't know where Nauru is,
check it out: http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&q=Nauru&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Nauru&gl=us&ei=LglHTZrpM
o66sQOx2MG_Cg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&
resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ8gEwAA)
year (aka January 31st), I plan to compile a list of 1 goal per day,
concluding
with a list of 365 "to-do"s before I'm 31. (If you don't know where Nauru is,
check it out: http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&q=Nauru&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Nauru&gl=us&ei=LglHTZrpM
o66sQOx2MG_Cg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&
resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ8gEwAA)
If you have any questions about a goal, please feel free to comment (even anonymously), because if you know me then you know I love my thoughts being challenged, as I believe it brings about deeper thought and ideally deeper understanding. Also, I encourage you to create your own list if this intrigues you, and my only request is that if you do embark on such an arduous endeavor you send me the link so I too can follow along.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I hope you stay with me for
the next year. Please "follow" to keep updated on a daily basis.
the next year. Please "follow" to keep updated on a daily basis.
-Philip