My Financial and Tikkun Olam Goals
For Financial Wellbeing
55. Get a Raise… twice! (0/2)
56. Have $25,000 in savings at the end of 1001 days
57. Put an entire paycheck into savings
58. Sell something on ebay/amazon
59. Create a realistic budget and stick to it for at least 3 months (0/3)
55. This challenge will take place over the course of two year-end review periods, I think it is reasonable to strive for a raise in each.
56. This is an amount to strive for within the alotted time frame. Edits may be made to the number depending on my current and changing situation
57. There are some months with 3 pay periods. I think that one of those occasions I should be able to put the entirety of one paycheck into savings
58. Why the hell not?
59. I think I manage my money fairly smartly but I would like to have a better plan. Planning will help me to figure out where my money is and should be going and whether I can afford to save more or spend more, but differently, or both!
For Repairing the World (Tikkun Olam)
29. Donate blood (or at least try)
30. Cook a meal made from entirely local ingredients
31. Make an anonymous donation (not telling!)
32. Recruit 5 people to do the LiveSTRONG Ride (0/5)
33. Buy “Spare Change” from 10 different people (1/10)
34. Leave an obscenely generous tip
29. I am more than a little paranoid about needles. Ironically I also have many piercings, but that’s another story. I want to face my fear and at least go and try to give blood. If they turn me away, so be it. But I need to at least try.
30. As Ben will attest, I have become interested in “food propoganda” books and the slow food movement in general. Specifically, knowing where your food comes from. I want to work towards using more local ingredients but, at least once, I want to make a full meal (salad doesn’t count) from local (within new england) ingredients.
31. It’s a nice thing to do.
32. I had an amazing experience riding in the LiveSTRONG challenge last year. I am working with the people at the PA site of my office to work on recruiting people up here.
33. “Spare Change” is a newspaper that is put out by the homeless community in Boston. They buy the papers for 50 cents and sell them for $1. It is a proactive thing for the homeless community and I like supporting it. It’s only fair to spread out the helping to many different people.
34. I have worked in retail. I realize it is nothing like waiting, but I appreciate that people in any type of service industry work hard and they deserve to be treated with respect. I may be a pain in the ass customer sometimes, but I smile, and acknowledge that I’m a pain, apologize for it and smile. Exceptional service should be rewarded with an exceptional tip.
My Fitness Goals
For Fitness
22. Pass to a Yellow Belt in Kung Fu
23. Ride the 45 Mile LiveSTRONG in Philly
24. Fit into my “skinny” jeans
25. Start the day with sun salutations every day for 2 weeks, 3 times
26. Walk to work 3 times
27. Be able to dead-lift 60lbs (2-30lb barbells)
28. Gym/Fu/Yoga at least 350 times (avg of 10 times per month) for all 1001 days
22.I stated Kung Fu In August after my co-worker essentially pestered me into it. As it turns out, I really love it! I love the physical activity and, after rugby in college, In needed an outlet for releasing aggression. For that, the gym just doesn’t cut it quite like tackling a pad (rugby) or making perfect contact with a kick (kung fu). Progressing to a yellow belt is a very conservative goal to achieve within 1001 days.
23. The LiveSTRONG Challenge Is a bike ride or run/walk that supports Lance Armstrong’s LiveSTRONG Foundation. (More about this when explaining recruitment goal). Each location has a 10, 20, 45, 75 and 100 mile ride (It’s important to note that the Philly ride is ALL uphill). This past August, I rode with my brother on my company team. I completed the 20 mile ride while my brother, the student/cyclist rode 100mi with ease. This was a bit of a challenge for me, especially since I had not ridden my bike NEARLY enough during the year. Within the next 1001 days there will be 2 more challenges that I can/will participate in. I am going to work towards the 45 mile ride.
24. I have a pair of skinny jeans. They mostly fit but it’s not pretty. My goal is go tighten up enough so that they go on and zip and I can sit comfortably in them without wanting to take them off and put on yoga pants.
25. Sun salutations are a great way to get the blood flowing and to stretch out. I need to work on my energy in the morning and this will be a great way to do so.
26. I currently live ~2 miles from my office, about 40 minutes. I also live on the bike path which spits out RIGHT behind my office. Once it gets warmer, there’s no excuse.
27. Dead lifting is one thing that I’ve always had trouble with. My hips and legs and lower back are the parts that need the most strength building. This goal will help me to increase my strength.
28. By setting a minimum attendance for Kung Fu and other fitness activities, I’m setting myself up for success. I feel better when I work out on a regular basis. I also do much better on a schedule.
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