101 in 1001 days

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Liang Shi

Last updated 5/18/2013

I made one of these lists about 2 years ago, and I’ll admit, it’s not looking too good.

Some of the items I forgot to pursue, some of them I no longer have an interest in, and some I just plain failed. Sigh.

So in spirit of challenging myself to become a better Liang, I am rebooting this list (I love lists btw) and am going at it full force this time around. No excuses. If you see me slacking, feel free to come by and pinch me. Not too hard, though.

The key to my list making this time was to avoid extravagant or vague items that can’t clearly be fulfilled within a certain time frame. I’m going to do my best to circle back to this list every week or so to see what I can check off. Help keep me on track!

101 Things in 1001 Days (July 17, 2012 – April 14, 2015)

Self-improvement & Challenges

  1. Take an improv class
  2. Take a dance class
    [07/19/ 2012] Hip Hop Dance Junkies
  3. Take an acting class
    [09/20/2012] What I learned from acting class: why acting is not for me 
  4. Take a Yoga class
    [08-07-2012] Yoga to the People
  5. Take an art class
  6. Make a list of things I am grateful for
  7. Build a site from scratch with HTML/CSS
  8. Read 100 books
    [1] I’ll Go Home Then; It’s Warm And Has Chairs - David Thorne
    [2] 4-Hour Workweek – Tim Ferriss
    [3] Execute - Drew Wilson & Josh Long
    [4] Women Who Love Too Much – Robin Norwood
  9. Perform in public
  10. Speak in front of a crowd of over 100
    [02-16-2013] Presented our hack at #HackInteractive to a group of about 100
    [03-19-2013] Presented our hack at NYTM to a group of 800+ live, and more via streaming
  11. Take a trip alone
  12. Eat at a restaurant by myself
    A number of cafes ever since I started freelancing.
  13. Increase my salary by 50%
    [05-18-2013] Hit a 100% mark instead
  14. Write a short story
  15. Tone my arms
  16. Learn to sing one song really well
  17. Get rid of the tan line on my feet
    [03-22-2013] I think they’re finally gone o__O
  18. Donate to a charity or organization
    [10/06/2012] Donated to Charity Water
  19. Learn an entire dance routine
  20. Do 5 things completely out of my comfort zone
    1) Paddle boarding (because I can’t swim!)
    2) Learning how to swim
    3) Go on a trip with a group of strangers
    4) [02-17-2013] Present an idea to a group, build it, and present the product. Scary!!!
    5) Attend Landmark
  21. Say yes to everything for a day
  22. Watch a movie alone
  23. Have a weekend long internet ban every 3 months
    - 2nd weekend Jan 2013
    - 2nd weekend of May 2013
  24. Start my own company
    Freelancing since August 2012
  25. Film another YouTube video
  26. Wear red lipstick for 10 consecutive days
  27. Attend a hackathon
    [08/24/2012] Helping Hacks: The Goodnik Hackathon
    [02/17/2013] HackInteractive by CampInteractive
  28. Design 5 menus
    1) Organic Avenue
  29. Teach a class
  30. Audition for something
  31. Be featured in a publication
  32. Sell the unwanted furniture in my room
  33. Participate in Startup Weekend
    [03-01-2013] Startup Weekend EDU
  34. Pay off student loans
  35. Have my writing published
    [01/24/2013] How $10 Can Get You 7 Hours of Happiness on MindBodyGreen and Huffington Post

New York

  1. Fly my mom out to visit NYC
    [10/21/2012] Mom came to visit!
  2. See a Broadway show
  3. Visit Brooklyn 
    [08/10/2012] Went out there!
  4. Go to the zoo in Central Park
  5. Go ice skating in Central Park
  6. Sit outside and read
  7. Become a “regular” at a place in NYC
    [09/08/2012] Baohaus mayor & official regular!
  8. Drink hot chocolate on a cold day while sitting in the park
  9. See the sun rise from the High Line
  10. Move Kiba to NYC
  11. Meet 100 new people and get their phone numbers
    Current count: 52
  12. Go to 5 different speakeasies
    1 – Milk & Honey
    2 – Angel’s Share
  13. Go to the top of the Empire State Building
  14. Get a New York Public Library card
  15. Visit an aquarium
  16. See the Statue of Liberty

Travel & Explore

  1. Visit at least 25 different cities
    1) Westport, CT
    2) San Francisco, CA
    3) Kingston, NY
    4) Las Vegas, NV
    5) Portland, OR
    6) San Ramon, CA
    7) Narragansett, RI
    8) Austin, TX
    9) Americus, GA
  2. Visit Europe
  3. Go to 5 different museums
  4. Eat at 500 different places
  5. Go to 10 Meetups
    [07/24/2012] Draw Something Day Meetup @ Gallery Bar
    [08/24/2012] Goodnik Hackathon
  6. Go to Disney World
  7. Go to the beach
    [07/29/2012] Lido Beach on Long Island, NY
  8. Sit by a body of water with a book and music
  9. Go back to Bali & stay at one of the crazy awesome villas
  10. Eat lobster in Maine

Work & Blogging

  1. Catch up with all my photography work
  2. Reach 1,000 visitors a day on my blog
  3. Blog at least 2x a week for the rest of 2012 2013
  4. Update my photography portfolio

Shopping & Style

  1. Buy a leather jacket
    [09/08/2012] Done! From ZARA
  2. Buy a pair of nude pumps
    [April 2013] Done! From ZARA
  3. Buy the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette
    [09/20/2012] Purchased!
  4. Get all my pants properly tailored
    [09/02/2012] Done! 7 pairs of pants via Danny Nguyen Couture
  5. No clothes shopping for a whole month
    [August 2012] SUCCESS!!!!
  6. Buy an 85mm lens

Fun

  1. Celebrate turning 25 in a memorable way
    Birthday week with the boyfriend, Chikalicious strawberry shortcake, dinner with friends, relaxing staycation.
  2. Host a dinner party
    [12/18/2012]Thanksweenmas!
  3. Own 100 pairs of shoes (& photograph them!)
    1, 2
  4. Design & decorate my room
  5. Print a large canvas to hang behind my bed
  6. Try macarons
    Yes! And they were delicious!
  7. Go to a driving range
  8. Go to a concert
  9. See a comedian live
    [07/17/2012] Bacon & Sex @ 116
  10. Kiss in the rain
  11. Go bowling
  12. Find out my blood type
  13. Get a facial
    [12/28/2012] It was amazing.
  14. Catch a snowflake on my tongue
  15. Ride a roller coaster
  16. Take a boat ride
  17. Go to a theme party
    [12/18/2012] Sherlock Holmes themed Thanksweenmas party
  18. Befriend 5 chefs
    1 – Ned
  19. Write 10 letters to people telling them why they’re awesome
  20. Send out Christmas cards one year. Preferably self-made ones
    Done! Christmas 2012
  21. Contribute to a Kickstarter campaign
    [12/04/2012] Soma Water 
  22. Be in a flash mob
  23. Win a contest
  24. Have a picnic
  25. Do a photoshoot of my shoes 
  26. Do pro bono work for a good cause
    [08/24/2012] Design work for BehindtheBook
  27. Volunteer somewhere
    [12-07-2013] Defy Ventures business pitch competition
  28. See a Cirque du Soleil performance
  29. Read ThoughtCatalog.com — all of it
  30. Create a photo wall
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  • http://www.xanga.com/soapie soapie

    this is a great list! i love lists too. checking things off, especially. its really gratifying. for those 100 books you read, if you like to keep track of ‘em, (i do), use goodreads.com . it’s a great way to see what your friends are reading too.

  • http://ericachung88,blogspot.com Erica

    love it!! I have one of these too. keep it up, girl! :)

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