I'm doing 30 things
I’m managing at least 500 words a day, which doesn’t seem like much, but adds up fairly quickly.
JakeB's Life List
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1. achieve my secret goal healthily, happily & successfully before I'm 43 (and to carry on way beyond!)
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2. Get represented by a successful, reputable and friendly agent that can win me at least 43 amazing deals (hopefully more!)
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3. Look forward to fiction writing as part of my daily routine
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4. Get a multi-book Fiction Publishing Deal with one of the BIG publishing houses before I'm 43
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5. stay in my current workplace for at least 5 years and 43 days (and enjoy it!)
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6. bring up a happy,healthy & confident family
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7. complete the 3 peak challenge without breaking my ass
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8. Buy and Live in the Dream House in the Dream Place before I'm 43
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9. to do lists (that make me shift my ass)
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10. Climb Ben Nevis within 43 weeks
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11. visit every country in Europe before I'm 43
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12. Experience a Sunset in the Deer Shelter Skyspace within 43 weeks
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13. hike the Cinque Terre before I'm 43
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14. bag all the Munros within the next 43 years
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15. Walk across Morecambe Bay within 43 months
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16. climb Snowdon within 43 weeks
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17. Drastically improve the first book and send it directly to publishers
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18. climb all 214 Wainwrights within 43 months
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19. Hike the Haute Route within 43 months
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20. Complete the Welsh 3000s Challenge
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21. develop a meditation habit
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22. Write and publish a best-selling novel
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23. Commit 26 acts of kindness
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24. Donate blood
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25. make 2013 my best year yet
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26. give one new Kiva loan per month for a year
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27. have a one word resolution for 2013
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28. Live comfortably on one wage
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29. Enter 1000 Competitions in 2013
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30. Watch 43 TED talks
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How I did it
It made me
Ecstatic 
How I did it: Found a good instructor, and practised as much as possible in my spare time - stretching myself when I felt that I could handle a more difficult route.Before the test day, I listened to a hypnosis CD a couple of times (hey - it's worth a try), and also stopped driving in our own car as the handling was too different from the driving instructor's car. Rather than drive every day, I took a couple of one hour lessons and concentrated o… Read how I did it…
It made me
Super-happy!
How I did it: I thought about where I wanted to be long term and then made a shortlist of employers, with one at the very top. I checked their vacancies every day and made sure that I was ready when I got my foot in the door. Although I didn't succeed in my first application, I managed to get a place on my second. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I gave the job a chance, 3-6 months to see if it would improve. In the meantime, I saved some cash and applied for other jobs. In the end, I quit my job without another firm offer in place, but luckily I secured a new position a few days later. I gave full notice, and worked hard right until the end. Even though the company had treated me badly, I decided to maintain a professional attitude and left on a good note. Read how I did it…
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Get represented by a successful, reputable and friendly agent that can win me at least 43 amazing deals (hopefully more!) (read all 38 entries…)
I received a couple of form rejections last week so decided to send the novel to 4 more agents. Not feeling particularly optimistic so will probably call it quits with agencies after this round. There are a couple of publishers I’d like to approach though. Then maybe self-publishing.
