100 Life Goals
How many people do you know that can actually zoom out 30,000 ft., view the progress of the life, and identify where they set goals and accomplished them? Not many. Most of us live like the wind – moving to and fro from one day to the next. I find myself living like this as well at times. I believe in the idea that our lives are more than just happenstance, and that we all have a role in designing and cultivating the life we live. I call this lifestyle design. Setting goals is not just about accomplishing a list of 2-do’s. It’s a starting point toward designing the life we live. Below are a list of goals, my “100 Life Goals“. These are points-of-progress on my journey to a life by design. If you’re interested in creating your own life goals and need some help, feel free to contact me.
Experience Goals
1. Have lunch with a successful philanthropreneur. [DONE] = Mark “Dill” Driscoll of Ignition Inc.
2. Speak at a business, tech, leadership, or web conference.
3. Sing at a major conference. [DONE] = Catalyst Conference 2009, Orange 2009, 2010, & 2011
4. Attend a book signing. [DONE] = Gary Vaynerchuk & Chris Gullibeau
5. Write and publish an ebook.
6. Write and publish a book.
7. Perform infront of a stadium of people. [DONE] = New Birth Easter Service @ Georgia Dome
8. Host a creative workshop.
9. Design a Brandbook.
10. Purchase a pair of TOMS Shoes. [DONE]
11. Meditate with a Monk.
12. Attend a Macworld keynote.
13. Throw a party for everyone else on my birthday.
14. Get casted as an extra in a film, tv show, or commercial.
15. Paint a canvas and place it on my wall.
16. Graduate from GSU with a BBA in Marketing. [DONE] = Graduated on December 15, 2010
17. Build a mobile app with a team.
18. Post a YouTube video that generates 1 million views.
19. Go on a missions trip.
20. Own a piece of art from an artist I admire.
21. Go scuba diving.
22. Attend SXSW.
23. Attend a tech conference.
24. Attend a leadership conference. [DONE] = Catalyst Conference 2008, 2009, 2010, & 2011 | Orange Conference 2009, 2010, & 2011
25. Meet Will Smith.
26. Meet Oprah. [ALMOST DONE] = Attended Oprah’s 2011 O You! Event in Atlanta, GA
27. Attend a rave party. [DONE] = Masquerade Atlanta on December 4, 2011
Financial Goals
1. Save 8 months of expenses in an Emergency Fund. [DONE]
2. Pay off all credit cards. [DONE] = Paid off Dec. 2009
3. Pay off all student loans by 2020.
4. Pay off all debts, except re-occurring bills by 2020.
5. Save and buy a used car cash. [DONE] = Purchased a 1997 Nissan Altima
6. Save and buy a new Audi A4 cash for $32,500.
7. Save and purchase a loft or condo.
8. Create 3 viable streams of income.
9. Save $5,000. [DONE]
10. Save $10,000.
11. Save $25,000.
12. Save $50,000.
13. Save $100,000.
14. Save $500,000.
15. Save $1,000,000.
Business Goals
1. Launch my first company. [DONE] = Launched 4th Park Studios in January 2011
2. Incorporate 4th Park Studios. [DONE] = Certified as an LLC on January 20, 2012
3. Build a team of designers, developers, and creatives at 4th Park Studios.
4. Hire my first intern at 4th Park Studios.
5. Generate $100,000 in revenue in a single year at 4th Park Studios.
6. Generate $500,000 in revenue in a single year at 4th Park Studios.
7. Purchase a house, loft, or office space for 4th Park Studios.
8. Start a product-based company.
9. Develop products that generate $1 million+ in annual sales.
10. Acquire a company.
Travel Goals
1. Visit a community of believers in a tribal region of the world.
2. Visit and walk a portion of the Great Wall of China.
3. Visit Italy & eat a slice of real pizza.
4. Visit Google headquarters.
5. Visit Facebook headquarters.
6. Visit an award-winning design/creative studio.
7. Go on a pilgrimage to Israel.
8. Go on an African safari.
9. Visit Australia.
10. Visit the city of Dubai.
11. Visit New York City. [DONE] = Traveled to NY on March 24, 2012 for a week
12. Take a cruise to an island resort.
Giving Goals
1. Sponsor a child.
2. Sponsor a family.
3. Fund a teenager’s way through college.
4. Buy a car for single mother with kids.
5. Create a foundation to fund a cause.
Influence Goals
1. Lead 100 people to a passion-filled life in Christ. = 2 of 100
2. Rally 1,000 people around a social cause.
3. Write a book that sells 1 million copies.
4. Help 10 people accomplish a life goal. = 1 of 10
5. Rally 1,000 people to support me in a philanthropic cause.
6. Mentor a group of young guys for a year.
7. Rethink and redesign a ministry. [DONE] = HYPE Student Ministry in Spring 2011
Family Goals
1. Take my mom out to an event for a mother/son date. [DONE]
2. Get married to a beautiful godly young woman.
3. Take my 4 nephews on a roadtrip.
4. Live to meet my grandkids.
5. Give birth to a handsome, healthy son.
6. Help plan and prepare an occasion for my grandparents. [DONE] = Their 60th Anniversary
7. Adopt a child.
8. Assist in sending all 4 of my nephews to college.
Physical Goals
1. Complete P90X.
2. Participate in a cycling tour.
3. Shop at Whole Foods only for a year.
4. Be a vegetarian for a month.
5. Refrain from eating Fast Food for a year.
6. Get a full-body massage.
7. Drink only water and juice with food for a year.
8. Build a muscular physic similar to Columbus Short (from “Stomp the Yard”).
9. Become a morning jogger.
Skill-Set Goals
1. Become a photographer.
2. Become a graphic designer. [DONE] = Officially began designing for clients on February 2008
3. Become a winemaker.
4. Become a cyclist.
5. Become a writer.
6. Become an angel investor.
7. Learn how to develop a mobile app.
8. Learn how to code in HTML, PHP, & CSS.
