This is the current list of things I want to accomplish. Some are small, short term goals like trying something I’ve never done before. Some are going to take years to accomplish and could count as “bucket list” items. Some are half baked ideas that I haven’t completely thought through and some are well planned.
These goals fit into a number of categories. First are the physical, health, and athletic goals. Second are the goals that involve travel. The third category is for things related to my hobbies. Fourth are what I’m calling lifestyle goals. Notice that none of these are related to my job. Though I enjoy what I do (mostly), it doesn’t define me. This is what I mean by “living for a living”.
There are, of course, other things out there like trying new restaurants and the like but this list is a collection of things that will take some work, time, or planning to achieve. I fully plan to add new ones whenever I feel like it. I also plan on upping the ante as some smaller ones get checked off.
Physical, health, and athletic:
- Maintain weight loss and meet health metrics
- Participate the Tactical Strength Challenge
- Complete the Secret Service Snatch Test
- Compete in a girevoy sport competition
- 10 pistol squats per side
Participate in an adventure race in 2012(Rebel Race 9/15/2012, Spartan Race 4/27/2013)- 2.5x bodyweight deadlift
Travel:
- Attend a European heavy metal festival
- Visit every state (at 19 + DC as of Dec. 2011)
- Go skydiving
- Go deep sea diving
- Attend an NHL game in every arena (and the Hall of Fame) (Tickets for the Winter Classic 2014)
Hobbies:
- Shoot portraits of 10 people in one weekend
- Get two paid photography jobs in one month
- Create and sell a game of my own creation
- Write a book
Attend professional firearms training(NRA Basic Pistol 4/21/13)Make mead(first batch started 10/18/12)Make hard cider/apfelwein(first batch started 10/2/12)- Take a wilderness survival course
- Learn to identify the constellations
Lifestyle:
- Get debt-free
- Create a scholarship fund
- Raise $5000 for charity
