THE BIG PICTURE (2001 and beyond)

 

  1. REMAIN POSITIVE
  2. BE THERE FOR FRIENDS IN THEIR TIME OF NEED
  3. SEEK OUT NEW & DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES
  4. BE BOLD
  5. KEEP LEARNING / BECOME MORE WELL-ROUNDED
  6. TRAVEL
  7. VOLUNTEER
  8. BE THERE FOR FRIENDS IN THEIR TIME OF JOY
  9. CREATE
  10. DON’T PROCRASTINATE
  11. WORK SMART, PLAY HARD
  12. PRIORITIZE… THEN DO IT!

GOALS 2001

 

  1. BODY – MAINTAIN 5 DAYS EAT PROPER/ 2 DAYS DON’T DIEATARY LIFESTYLE
  2. TRAVEL – START MAJOR GLOBE TRIP
    1. JOURNAL – MAINTAIN A DAILY JOURNAL WHEN TRAVELING
  3. BODY – MAINTAIN <12% BODY FAT
    1. BODY – DO ATLEAST 25 MINUTES OF CARDIO 3 TIMES A WEEK
    2. BODY – DO HANDSTAND, DIPS, CHINUPS, PUSHUPS 3 TIMES A WEEK
    3. BODY – DO WEIGHTS 2 TIMES A WEEK
  4. LANGUAGES – LEARN ATLEAST 2 NEW URDU WORDS EVERY WEEK
  5. SPIRIT – DO TAI CHI MORNING AND EVENING ATLEAST 4 TIMES A WEEK
  6. SPIRIT – MEDITATE 10 MIN/DAY ATLEAST 2 DAYS PER WEEK
  7. BODY – SLEEP FOR 7hrs ON DAYS WORKING OUT IN THE A.M.
  8. BODY – WAKE UP AT 8 AM ON WEEKDAYS NOT WORKING OUT
  9. VOLUNTEER – ATLEAST 1 AFTERNOON OR EVENING PER WEEK
  10. LANGUAGES – READ 1 HINDI NOVEL
  11. LANGUAGES – READ 1 PUNJABI NOVEL
  12. DANCE – CONTINUE BALLROOM DANCING (AND KEEP PRACTICING)
  13. ART – ATLEAST 4 PIECES OF ART (INCL. WOODWORK) I WOULD LIKE TO DISPLAY
  14. LANGUAGES – DO 1 CROSS-WORD PUZZLE EVERY WEEK
  15. JOURNAL – MAINTAIN “MY RAMBLINGS” ONLINE
  16. BODY – GO ROCK CLIMBING ONCE A WEEK
  17. BODY – TRY AND RECORD NEW TYPES OF DRINKS (MARK IN BEER BOOK)
  18. MUSIC – LEARN RUDIMENTARY SKILLS ON THE SAXOPHONE
  19. LANGUAGES – PRACTICE MY GERMAN
  20. FOOD – LEARN TO COOK ATLEAST 5 NEW DISHES (& POST RECIPES ONLINE)
  21. FOOD – TRY SAMPLING 10 NEW DISHES (DO NOT INCLUDE DISHES FROM THE NEW TYPES OF CUISINE)
  22. TRAVEL – GO TO ATLEAST 5 NEW CLUBS (LIVE MUSIC/DJ’S)
  23. SPIRIT – LEARN THE OTHER 2/3 OF TAI CHI CH’UAN YANG STYLE – SHORT FORM
  24. FOOD – TRY 2 NEW TYPES OF CUISINE
  25. TRAVEL – GO TO ATLEAST 3 ARTS FUNCTIONS OR SHOWS
  26. SPIRIT – LEARN YOGA
  27. SPIRIT – LEARN FALUN GONG/FALUN DAFA
  28. DANCE – LEARN BASIC SALSA & MERENGUE
  29. EDUCATION – TAKE ATLEAST 1 BUSINESS-RELATED COURSE
  30. GOLF – CONTINUE TO TAKE LESSONS
  31. EDUCATION – TAKE ATLEAST 1 NON-BUSINESS COURSE (APART FROM ANYTHING LISTED UNDER OTHER GOALS)
  32. TRAVEL – GO TO ATLEAST 5 NEW PLACES TO HANG/LOUNGES
  33. TRAVEL – GO TO ATLEAST 10 NEW RESTARAUNTS

LIFE GOAL

 

WHEN I AM READY TO LEAVE THIS BODY AND AM LOOKING BACK, WHAT SHOULD I HAVE SPENT MY TIME DOING TO CONSIDER MYSELF A SUCCESS?

 

  1. HAVING HELPED OTHERS BECOME SUCCESSFUL BY:
    1. ALLOWING THE VERY POOR A MEANS TO PROVIDE FOOD & SHELTER SO THAT THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND THEMSELVES BE ABLE HELP OTHERS
    2. MAKE PEOPLE MORE RECEPTIVE TO HELPING OTHERS
    3. MAKE THE PEOPLE WITH WORLDLY RESOURCES MORE SOULFUL

 

  1. MAINTAINING MY DEAREST RELATIONSHIPS & CONSTANTLY LEARNING & TEACHING WITH THEM

 

  1. BEING A PART OF AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES PEOPLE HELPING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS LESS FORTUNATE

 

  1. HAVING THE RESOURCES SO THAT ME AND THOSE CLOSE TO ME DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MONETARY ISSUES

 

 

POSSIBLE WAYS I CAN ACHIEVE THIS GOAL:

 

  1. CREATE A BUSINESS THAT PROMOTES THE SKILLS AND LABOUR OF THE VERY POOR

 

  1. IMPORT/EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES USING THE FAIR TRADE COFFEE MODEL

 

  1. WORKING ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN POORER PARTS OF THE WORLD

 

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