Hello dearest Internet!
I have finally assembled my “101 in 1001″ – a list of 101 goals to be accomplished in 1001 days, because yearly resolutions are just too darn intimidating! Now, I’m not gonna lie.. It was definitely a struggle to come up with such a long list, (and I have taken a bit of inspiration from some other lists I’ve read) but I am completely stoked about every single item! Take note, I realize a lot of these goals seem way, way beyond my reach, but that’s why they’re called goals, right?
I’m planning on blogging about each goal once it’s been achieved, and will be modifying this post occasionally to show the dates of completion. The end date is December 1, 2012. Good timing too, as the world is gonna end just 11 days later. ;P
So, take a look! And let me know if you’re interested in helping me fulfill any of these goals! Then, make a list of your own, and let me know how I can help you with yours!! SOO fun! :)
1) Pay off my school loans
2) Paint my nails red at least once a month
3) Hold a Martha Stewart-like dinner party for a small group of close friends
4) Keep fresh flowers in my home as often as possible
5) Finish a whole coloring book
6) Blog at least three days a week
7) Institute monthly FAQ video blog posts
8) Revamp website(s)
9) Design and order our wedding album
10) Give wedding albums to both sets of parents
11) Get a bulldog and name him Sullivan
12) Do one thing every day to improve my business
13) Shoot a wedding in a country I’ve never been to before
14) Shoot a wedding in a state I’ve never been to before
15) Visit Ireland with Dylan (aka, the Morrissey homeland)
16) Vacation in California
17) Convince Dylan to move to California
18) Wear skirts/dresses daily when weather permits/if I feel like it
19) Try out a yoga class
20) Furnish our home with Anthropologie-like thriftyness
21) Sell something on Etsy
22) Do something nice for someone anonymously
23) Randomly send someone some small item they mention wanting
24) Send thank you notes for small, unexpected reasons
25) Give away one free wedding package on the bloggity (through a specific selection process)
26) Invent some awesome photo-business-related thing
27) Be interviewed as an “expert” for an article
28) Second shoot for a photographer that I admire
29) Photograph somebody I admire
30) Conceptualize a shoot, have it styled by local vendors, and shoot it
31) Try a new hairstyle
32) Join a book club
33) Read through the whole Bible
34) Watch a sunrise completely uninterrupted
35) Watch a sunset completely uninterrupted
36) Write, compose, and record a song for Dylan
37) Drink 8 full glasses of water a day
38) Go on a hike
39) Start and maintain a dream journal
40) Develop killer product packaging
41) Develop “after booking” gifts
42) Develop referral gifts
43) Develop an efficient system for submitting to wedding publications
44) Purchase filing cabinets & get organized!
45) Literally count my blessings
46) Book 25-30 weddings a year
47) Institute a regular date night
48) Throw a fabulous birthday party for a friend
49) Learn to whistle with my fingers in my mouth
50) Learn to snap for real for the first time in my life
51) Do something sweet for my boy every day
52) Get published on a wedding blog
53) Get published in a wedding magazine
54) Purchase canvas gallery wraps for our studio space
55) Purchase sample wedding/engagement albums
56) Increase Twitter followers to 500
57) Increase Google Reader subscribers to 500
58) At least double Facebook page fans
59) Purchase 27” iMac for in-office workflow
60) Take advantage of Showit + sites for clients
61) Attend WPPI 2011
62) Network, network, network
63) Start my own workshops
64) Mentor a new photographer
65) Discover a new musical artist for myself every month
66) Take a multi-vitamin every day!
67) Try one new restaurant a month
68) Get married! (Duh! This should have been number 1!)
69) Make some awesome article of clothing/jewelry that I wear all the time
70) Become a better guitar player (haven’t touched it in a while)
71) Buy at least one thing from every flea market I go to
72) Take a class with Dylan in something fun
73) Make a legit cake with fondant and purty decorations just like the Cake Boss
74) Have lunch with someone business related whom I don’t know very well once a month
75) Make daily lists to keep my schedule more organized and productive
76) Take at least one image I am happy with each day
77) Enter at least one photo competition
78) Get some new headshots
79) Write down all my business ideas and put together a legit plan to implement them
80) Update website after every 3 weddings shot
81) Incorporate some form of wedding videography into my photo packages (either outsourced or done myself)
82) Institute an internship program
83) Win a WPJA award
84) Create a consistent email newsletter
85) Go to 3 major workshops
86) Speak at a photo convention
87) Read one book per month to benefit my business
88) Take my sisters-in-law on a fun trip, just the three of us
89) Have people over to our home regularly (practice hospitality)
90) Keep Sundays as a day of rest
91) Get to bed by 11pm on weekdays (gotta be an adult now, guys..)
92) Take a martial arts or self-defense course
93) Become CPR certified
94) Buy something over 100 years old
95) Finish a 365-day photo project
96) Start pre-designing wedding albums
97) Write down the systems of my business – create a manual of what I do
98) Hire Promise Tangeman to re-brand my business
99) Trick out my emails – customize and personalize with my brand
100) Implement surveys to gather client feedback
101) Buy more shoes
by Alyse
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