My 101 in 1001

Ok, so I'm dedicating a whole blog to my 101 in 1001 list. I'll be referring back to it often, so I figured I'd just put up the whole thing. I've already accomplished one of them even though I wasn't planning on launching my list until January 1 or 2008.

"101 in 1001" stands for 101 things to do in 1001 days - which puts the due date as September 27th, 2010. That may seem like a long way off right now, but it'll come fast! If you're making your own 101 in 1001 list, PLEASE let me know! I am excited to check these off as I go and see other accomplish their goals also! Yay for list-ers!

I hope you all have a wonderful New Year and great 2008! I'm so excited about what this year will hold! Here's the list:

1. Print & hang photos in my client proofing area and office - completed 8-11-08
2. Lead or co-host my own workshop
3. Blog every day for a month
4. Get another dog - completed 2-21-08
5. Invent something or create a new product line
6. Shoot an entire wedding in manual mode - completed 2-9-08
7. Take a road trip and stop along the way at cool places to take photos
8. 2nd shoot at a wedding with Dane Sanders – completed 12-28-07!
9. Shoot a wedding on another continent
10. Take another cruise
11. Go to 2 major workshops - completed 8-6-06
12. Get a wedding into a designer
13. Enter some photos in a print competition - completed 1-18-08
14. Speak at a photo convention
15. Read one book per month for 3 months to benefit my business - completed 1-15-08
16. Attend 3 major photography or photo-related conventions
17. Travel to Europe
18. Finalize and implement my branding - completed 8-11-08
19. Take a dance class
20. Write down the systems of my business – create a manual of what I do
21. Win a WPJA award
22. Exchange email with Seth Godin
23. Scout local shooting locations
24. Visit Paul & Jessica in Philadelphia
25. Market myself specifically in the Santa Clarita area. - completed
26. Create a consistent email newsletter
27. Invest in my mutual fund regularly for 6 months.
28. Throw a party - completed 4-2-08
29. Get client TV internet capable - completed
30. Get my phone set up so I can access the internet anywhere on my laptop
31. Organize my office necessities - completed
32. Practice Yoga once a day for a month
33. Trick out my emails – customize and personalize with my brand - completed 9-29-08 -
34. Create and implement a system of networking with coordinators and venues
35. Upgrade to the D3
36. Buy out my parents' investment in my house
37. Purchase and perfect my lighting system
38. Organize my house for maximum business efficiency
39. Go back to Thailand
40. Improve the packaging of my products
41. Go back to Ireland
42. Stay at a luxury resort & go to the spa
43. Develop a menu of favorite dishes to make on an ongoing basis
44. Log 100 miles on my Nike Plus
45. Buy a book for one photographer/client each month for 3 months
46. Get caught up on “The Office”
47. Visit Australia
48. Update/upgrade my website - completed 7-1-08
49. Go snowboarding again
50. Lose down to my goal weight
51. See a musical on Broadway
52. Shoot the cover of a magazine - completed
53. Figure out how to get video on my blog and then post videos - completed
54. Become a Fast Track Founder
55. Go camping with Preston and go on a picnic with him
56. Make enough money so that Preston can quit his day job
57. Book 20-25 weddings each year
58. Begin sending out anniversary cards to past clients
59. Take a carriage ride in Central Park
60. Take a martial arts or self-defense course
61. Become CPR certified
62. Go to an APU Jazz Band concert again
63. Go back to La Super Rica with my sister - completed 2-25-08
64. Be on "Dane’s Photo Minute"
65. Get a wedding published in a Bride Magazine
66. Post on OSP once a week for 3 months
67. Find good legal music to use on slideshows
68. Go to back to Lala’s with my sister
69. Watch 3 classic movies that I’ve never seen in 3 months
70. Audition for a play or musical
71. Direct or co-direct a play or musical again
72. Do a half-marathon
73. Get involved with and contribute photography to the marketing of my church - completed
74. Read a classic literature book I haven't read before
75. Upgrade my 15" laptop
76. Finalize my tax record system.
77. Go on another missions trip with my husband
78. Take photos of my parents and siblings
79. Be referred to as a “Love Cat” by another photographer. - completed
80. Visit a state I haven’t been to yet
81. Visit Monterrey with Preston and see where he lived
82. Have a neighbor over for dinner
83. Watch a sunrise
84. Shoot at Thousand Steps Beach - completed
85. Create an album for my mom and my mother-in-law
86. Run a 10 minute mile for 3 consecutive miles
87. Do 20 consecutive push-ups (the “real” kind)
88. 2nd Shoot for David Jay
89. Go to a photography gallery
90. Get some canvas prints made - completed
91. Try an in-studio viewing after the wedding
92. Refine workflow s
93. 2nd shoot for Melissa Jill - completed 2-9-08!
94. Improve my website search optimization
95. 2nd Shoot for Mike Colon
96. Implement surveys & gather client feedback at numerous points throughout the customer experience
97. 2nd Shoot for Becker
98. Improve our credit score and automate all our bills
99. Finish getting copies of sample albums for all products I offer
100. Keep my email inbox down to 2 emails or less for a month - completed 2-5-08
101. Take my dog to herd classes or agility training.