I'm doing 41 things
number 146 - November 6, 2009
3 days ago
Another no just means there’s a better yes waiting out there for me: though I haven’t heard yet on the job and I’m hoping hoping hoping it’s a yes still…
secondmercedes's Life List
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1. become a professional writer
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2. get on the road to recovery
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3. Finish an Ironman
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4. Qualify for the Boston Marathon
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5. be courageous as often as possible
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6. get published
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7. Climb Colorado's Fourteeners
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8. use my passport
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9. write a book of poetry
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10. Stop saying, "But, what if..."
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11. buy a refurbished mac
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12. live in london
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13. reflect daily in a 'one sentence' journal
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14. take another pottery class
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15. read all the books I own
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16. Stop thinking I have to be perfect.
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17. submit my writing
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18. do one thing a day that scares me
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19. STAND UP and FIGHT for Human Rights, Civil Rights, Gay Rights
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20. visit Denali National Park.
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21. visit Big Bend
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22. Share 50 poems, quotes or passages that speak to my heart!
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23. give away all the clothes I never wear
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24. do 100 push ups
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25. be a tough cookie
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26. write morning pages
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27. Kiss under the Eiffel Tower
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28. move forward and let nothing stop me
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29. Complete "The Artist's Way"
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30. try open mic night at the Hideout
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31. blog weekly
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32. finish editing my novel (edit 10 pages per day)
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33. sleep by 10pm every night
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34. write out 3 positive things about myself and 3 positive things about my future as often as I can
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35. Commit myself to continuously take small steps towards improvement.
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36. finish reading all 100 of The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels
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37. Summit Mount Rainier
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38. Best Month Ever: October 2009
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39. floss aka "save my life" every single day
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40. NaNoWriMo
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41. Have a baby with a surrogate father who my partner and I care about.
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How I did it
It made me
in awe - speechless 
How I did it: I trained for over 6 months for this particular race. Since 2006 I have worked on a very strong running base that I have maintained very consistently. I was a swimmer from age 2 and swam competitively for most of my youth so swimming was in the bag. I worked hard on my cycling base for the past 2.5 years...since I first became interested in triathlon. I started with marathons back in 2006 and then I progressed to doing my first triathlon,… Read how I did it…
It made me
good 
How I did it: I did what I set out to do, plus a bit more. I kept really busy and did a lot of good thinking. This, in the past has been hard for me to do simultaneously. I'm either busy and not thinking or not busy and thinking. I hope that I have mastered this balance and really made some serious changes in my life. The groundwork was set in September, and now I'm working on October. Read how I did it…
It made me
thrilled
How I did it: After my 20K run and 89K bike on Saturday...I knew I needed to take a rest day on Sunday. I did it with the help of my partner. We SLEPT IN (really big treat) until 10 (WE NEVER DO THAT), walked the dog in the light rain, made a delicious healthy breakfast and ate leisurely, took a nap (WE NEVER DO THAT) then ate the leftover pizza and then we took ANOTHER NAP and woke up to get ready for this party that we had that evening from 3-9. A… Read how I did it…
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Number 145 - November 5, 2009
4 days ago
I may or may not have made progress today and I am figuring out it is up to me to choose to move forward.
I really hit the nail on the head this past 2 weeks. These past two weeks have been stellar for me. I’ve made a TON of progress with myself. I’m really MOVING FORWARD AND (TRYING) TO LET NOTHING STOP ME.
The biggest indicator of this is that I applied for a job that I’ve always wanted in my company. I think I nailed the interview AND I sent a thoughtful thank you card to the person who interviewed me. I am perfect for the job, I know this. I think she does, too. Even if she doesn’t realize it, I know now that there is something else out there waiting for me that is better. I will not stop until I find it. I am an amazing person who inspires people and I am an amazing writer, speaker, and leader. That stuff isn’t the stuff that everybody is made of. I’m made of it. I am valuable. I will move forward and let nothing stop me. I’m on a freaking roll!!
NOTE: Another thing I’ve vowed to do in relation to this goal. I have vowed to STOP HESITATING. Hesitating does nothing for me and my goals. If I see something I want, I need to lunge at it. I did that with the job opening, and I plan to do that with everything that I want in the future. Life is too short to be sit back being patient waiting for good stuff to come my way. I’ve never been happy waiting for the good stuff. I’ve always been happy when I went out and SOUGHT the good stuff and brought it to me: be it a marathon finish line, a 1/2 Ironman finish line, my wonderful perfect partner…etc. LIFE IS NOT ABOUT WAITING. I’m going to stop waiting, stop hesitating and MOVE FORWARD AND LET NOTHING STOP ME.
I vow this to myself. I will define what I want and GO GET IT!!!
