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Michael




I'm doing 29 things
  

Michael's Life List

  2. 1. Sit on a board of a non-profit
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  3. 2. earn an ATM bronze certification in Toastmasters.
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  4. 3. Accomplish my Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)
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  5. 4. Get PMP certification
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  6. 5. be organized
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		581 people
  7. 6. overcome my aversion to phones
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  8. 7. be more flexible
    2 entries . 3 cheers     		530 people
  9. 8. stick to a schedule
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  10. 9. Design my own house, have said house built, and decorate it however i want.
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  11. 10. learn to draw
    1 cheer     		1,921 people
  12. 11. accept that i live outside the box
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  13. 12. finish my short story
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  14. 13. learn first aid
    2 cheers     		240 people
  15. 14. build a personal website
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  16. 15. Skydive
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  17. 16. develop my own style
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  18. 17. run a marathon
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  19. 18. create a portfolio
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  20. 19. Write my family history
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  21. 20. Make people laugh.
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  22. 21. Journal regularly
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		275 people
  23. 22. write in my journal more often
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  24. 23. stretch every morning
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  25. 24. show up at the airport with a bag & a passport & take the first flight available.
    2 cheers     		511 people
  26. 25. team up with other New Yorkers in adding fresh, original content to 43Places's New York City Locals page
    41 team members     		31 people
  27. 26. blog at least every other day
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  28. 27. schedule daily goals I can accomplish
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  29. 28. be more politically active
    1 cheer     		228 people
  30. 29. Read the, "100 most meaningful books of all time"
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Recent entries
make a six figure salary (read all 2 entries…)
Success! 1 year ago

Well, I’ve definitely made it. I’ve begun socking away a big portion of the income into my retirement, and simultaneously cutting back living expenses. In 12 years, I expect to have enough invested in safe funds to be able to live off of the interest. Then, I’ll be able to work at a non-profit I believe in without having to worry about the money.

Can’t wait!

Jul 16, 2007, 06:54PM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment


organize a 43Things meetup in NYC (or nearby) (read all 3 entries…)
We're here! 2 years ago

Flying Fader, Mary, and I made it to Max Brenner’s.

Nov 17, 2006, 06:54PM PST | 1 cheer | 10 comments


lift weights (read all 2 entries…)
Surmounting those obstacles 2 years ago

After about three months of lifting weights on my own, I found that my attendance had started to falter. The motivation had run out.

What I did to solve this was to identify the challenges which were facing me, and go after them one at a time. I didn’t like my gym, I had learned that my workout wasn’t very effective but was intimidated by the prospect of coming up with a new one, I was worried about lower back injuries due to my tight hamstrings, I couldn’t figure out how to take reliable measurements, and I couldn’t find a workout partner.

Once I had identified all of the issues, things came together pretty quickly. Before that point, every time I thought of a possible solution to one problem, I would remember another, and then another, until I was thoroughly demotivated. But seeing them seperately, one at a time, allowed me to attack them individually with success.

Now I’ve been working out for 6 months straight. I have a great workout partner with the same goals as I do and the same level of dedication that I have. I’m working out at a gym where the staff greets me with a smile, the machines all work great, and a DJ even comes in on certain nights to play music. I bought the Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, the “bible” of pumping iron, and built a routine based on the information it had. I found a trainer who showed me how to take measurements, and I built a stretching routine which addressed my inflexible hamstrings.

All in all, I’ve seen substantial improvement as a result of bodybuilding and I intend to stick with it!

Nov 10, 2006, 02:00PM PST | 1 cheer | 1 comment


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kiss passionately travel eat more fruits and veggies Become a scuba diving instructor reverse cell lookup free eMJerk wants to Practice Yoga dye my hair like hayley williams figure out what i want to do with my life learn magic improve my spoken english get a mammogram learn how to tie the stem of a maraschino cherry with my tongue come out Re-read the Harry Potter books before the launch of Harry Potter 7 practice my french sweetface221 wants to stop cursing walk every day learn to play the harmonica make friends Make money off the Internet watch prison break play piano better Read 100 Books in one year Run Away. Far, far away. Micky wants to be a good dad act in a feature film get my CCNP Improve my photography skills
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