I'm doing 40 things
I’ve signed up on a course to learn Mandarin Chinese. Along with signing up to the course came a Chinese related twist of fate just a few days before. A very long story but it may have a serious impact on my future!
dp4jc's Life List
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1. Run away and set up home with JC
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2. Lose 30 pounds
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3. be able to run the mile under 10 minutes
4 entries . 1 cheer56 people -
4. run a 10K
2 entries . 2 cheers1,204 people -
5. run a half marathon
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6. Learn and be able to recite Hamlet's Sililoquy
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7. Walk to Santiago de Compostela
2 entries . 2 cheers10 people -
8. Go on a pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya
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9. Climb Croagh Patrick
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10. Skydive
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11. Learn a foreign language
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12. Watch the sun rise on one side of the country then set on the other side on the same day
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13. Watch the sun rise from a hill or mountain top on a solstice
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14. Buy a decent telescope and learn more about the universe
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15. Read a piece of great literature, War and Peace, Shakespeare or something of that ilk and understand it
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16. See the nothern lights
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17. Gain a new qualification
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18. get a job
16 entries . 1 cheer12,558 people -
19. Get a motorbike and get my full motorbike licence
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20. bring music back into my life
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21. write a book
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22. Compile a list of 43 things
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23. Meditate more
655 people -
24. drink more water
20,241 people -
25. Read "The Pragmatic Programmer"
130 people -
26. Read a chapter a day of Delphi 3 in 14 days
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27. have a lucid dream
253 people -
28. run a marathon
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29. take one photograph each day as a way to document my life.
2 entries238 people -
30. move to sweden
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31. Become a better programmer
903 people -
32. Start my own business
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33. eat healthier
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34. Exchange postcards with 43T friends
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35. get out of debt
1 cheer12,157 people -
36. Make money using my horse racing system
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37. Be more efficient when working
577 people -
38. stop procrastinating
1 entry . 1 cheer30,366 people -
39. Learn to play an instrument
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40. Walk the length of Hadrian's wall from Bowness on Solway to Newcastle
2 people
How I did it
It made me
feel fantastic 
How I did it: I set myself several goals like run a 10k, lose 30lbs, run a half marathon. One I had set myself these targets I had no choice than to exercise more.Now I'm set on this health kick I feel withdrawl symptoms and frustrated when I can't get to the gym. The weight is coming down I've lost 7lbs in the last 4 weeks which is a nice steady pace. My stamina is improving daily and my running speed it increasing daily. Im still aiming for my … Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Tonight I booked a trainer at the gym to give me a fitness assessment and design me a fat burning, stamina building excercise programme. He spent two hours pushing me to my limits. I now feel absolutely battered and bruised though I do feel encouraged and really good about myself.
chuck enough mud and something will eventually stick. I’ve applied for jobs in Birmingham, London, Oxford, Manchester, Salford and Inverclyde.
