The challenge:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days:
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (not ambiguous in their wording) with a result that is measurable or clearly defined. They must also be realistic and stretching.
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 days (2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows several seasons to complete the tasks and organise and time tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Start date: Sunday January 1st 2012
End date: Sunday September 18th 2014
1.Go Camping
2. Run 10 races (3/10)
3. Choose an author and read all the books he/she wrote
4. Give Blood
5. Visit a country I've never been to before
6. Make a photo album
7. Raise £1000 for charity
8. Be up before 8 and in bed before 11 every day for a month
9. Watch 50 films I've never seen before
11. Go a month without chocolate/sweets
14. Make a Trophy Board
16. Have 12 'Boxing Day's' (How to do everything and be happy, Peter Jones)
18. Run 150 miles in a month
20. Get a Massage
21. Visit stonehenge
22. Host a dinner party
23. Go to the theatre to see a show
24. Have five a day 10 times in a row
28. Go trail biking 10 times
32. Find out my blood group
33. Become flexible enough to touch my toes - working on it with Yoga! May 2012
34. Have dinner by candlelight
37. Learn to play the piano
40. Keep a ''My Day in Six Words'' journal for 3 months
42. 'Unplug' for a weekend... music, art and books only!
43. Plant a tree
45. Read 100 books (not including the author from project 3)
47. Make jam
48. Go rock climbing
49. Grow my own herbs to cook with
50. Go on a picnic
51. Influence a person to make a day zero list
53.Compliment someone everyday for 10 days in a row
55. Go to an American football game
56. Save £5 for every task I complete
57. Not log into facebook for a whole week
59. Learn to say 'Thank you' in 10 different languages
60. See the sun rise and set in the same day
61. Go to an ice-hockey game
62. Identify 100 things that make me happy
63. Learn yoga - working on it May 2012
64. Tell people I love them (3/6)
66. Join a running club in the USA
67. Don't complain about anything for a week
68. Expand my vocabulary by 100 words
69. Send someone flowers
71. Watch 50 of the IMDB top 250 films
72. Learn to say 'i love you' in 10 different languages
76. Dye my own hair
78. Send a handwritten letter
79. Go kayaking 10 times (3/10)
80. Learn a poem by heart
82. Cheer on runners at an event
83. Go to 10 different museums
85. Write all my bad memories on paper, burn this paper afterwards
86. Spend 10 minutes every evening reflecting on what went well
88. Learn basic sign language
90. Answer the 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind
91. Cook a Sunday roast
92. Read at least one book a month
93. Learn to count to 20 in Thai
94. Watch a meteor shower
95. Send 'The Four Agreements' to someone that could benefit from it
96. Try one thing new every day for a month
97. Have a conversation with 10 people I rarely speak to
98. Have a professional photo taken
99. Read a biography
100. Perform one selfless act every day for a month
101. Try a new recipe every month
Run 10 races
1: Galveston 6.2.12
2: The Gusher Marathon 10.3.12
3: Rock n Roll Dallas 25.5.12
Watch 50 Films I've never seen before
1: The Girl Who Played With Fire (Swedish version)
2: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
3: The Avengers (2012)
4: Skyfall
5: Tower Heist
6: Transporter 2
7: Contraband
8: Iron Man 3
Choose an author and read all the books he/she wrote
Michael Connelly:
The Black Echo (Jan 12)
The Black Ice (Feb 12)
The Concrete Blonde (Feb 12)
The Last Coyote (Feb 12)
The Poet (Apr 12)
Trunk Music (Mar 12)
Blood Work (Apr 12)
Angels Flight (May 12)
A Darkness More Than Night (May 12)
The Fifth Witness (June 12)
Reading ... The poet
Try a new Recipe Every Month
2012:
1 - Pork Chow Mein
2 - Prawn Linguini
3 - Crab Risotto
4 - Chicken with spicy salsa and sweetcorn mash
5 - Egg Fried Rice
6 - Home made energy bars
7 - Rigatoni arrabiatta
8 - Tuna & Tomato rigatoni
9 - Chicken Tikka
10 - Tom Yum Soup (fully home made!)
11 - Lemon Drizzle Cake
12 - Banana Cake
2013:
1 - Gordon Ramsay's Blueberry (and banana) Muffins
2 - Chicken and Prawn Jambalaya
1 - Pork Chow Mein
2 - Prawn Linguini
3 - Crab Risotto
4 - Chicken with spicy salsa and sweetcorn mash
5 - Egg Fried Rice
6 - Home made energy bars
7 - Rigatoni arrabiatta
8 - Tuna & Tomato rigatoni
9 - Chicken Tikka
10 - Tom Yum Soup (fully home made!)
11 - Lemon Drizzle Cake
12 - Banana Cake
2013:
1 - Gordon Ramsay's Blueberry (and banana) Muffins
2 - Chicken and Prawn Jambalaya
Read 100 Books
1: Guilty As Sin - Adam Croft
2: Too Close For Comfort - Adam Croft
3: Motion To Kill - Joel Goldman
4: The Last Witness - Joel Goldman
5: A is for Alibi - Sue Grafton
6: The Perfect Murder - Peter James
7: Spore - Ian Woodhead (short story)
8: Hostile Witness - Rebecca Forster
9: Silent Witness - Rebecca Forster
10: Privileged Witness - Rebecca Forster
11: Perfect Crime - Jack Erickson
12: Never Buried - Edie Claire
13: A Cold Day For Murder - Dana Stabenow
14: Darkness Under The Sun - Dean Koontz
15: Back On Murder - Mark J. Bertrand
16: May Day - Jess Lourey
17: For Sale In Palm Springs - Albert Simon
18: Lye In Wait - Cricket McRae
19: Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish - Stephen Leather
20: The Colour Of Law - Mark Giminez
21: Bicycle Shop Murder - Robert Burton Robinson
22: Deed to Death - D.B Henson
23: No Write To Die - Tom Immins
24: One Deadly Sister - Rod Hoisington
25: The Penal Colony - Richard Herley
26: Invitation to Die - Helen Smith
27: Invisible - Lorena McCourtney
28: Defending Evil - Charles Shea
29: Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn:
30: Dead Ballast - L.C. Boyle
31: Killer Instinct - Zoe Sharp
32: Tempt - Claire Farrell
33: On The Run - Sue Fineman
34: The Blood That Bonds - Christopher Buecheler
35: Tegan's Blood - L.H Cosway
36: Taunt - Claire Farrell
37: Gabe's Plan - Andrew Stock
38: The Bubble Gum Thief - Jeff Miller
