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101 Goals

One day as I was randomly searching the internet, I stumbled upon the Day Zero Project. They presented a unique challenge: to complete 101 tasks in 1001 days (or roughly 2.75 years). The criteria are simple: 
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  • Each task has to be specific and measurable. 
  • Tasks must range from realistic to far-fetched.
  • The list must stay up to date
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Initially, I was hesitant to share this idea with my friends, but I genuinely want to see how far I will get with my goals. From June 19, 2020, to March 17, 2023, I will have 1001 days to accomplish my 101 goals.
Let’s see how far I get…
Academics/Professional 📚
Entertainment 📺
  1. At least one semester having a perfect GPA
  2. Get a job on campus
  3. Take a summer class
  4. Complete a free online course
  5. Find a career mentor
  6. Graduate college with 3.75+ GPA (High Honors)
  7. Graduate with a bachelor’s degree in a double major
  8. Learn and get a certificate in a coding language (ie Python)
  9. Land and work in a summer internship 
  10. Land and start working at a full-time job after graduating
  1. Binge-watch a series (most likely The Office)
  2. Watch the Marvel movies in chronological order
  3. Watch 10 documentaries
  4. Compile personalized Spotify playlists of your favorite songs
  5. Have a late-night adventure in the city
  6. Go to a concert
  7. Go to a Broadway musical
  8. Go to an NBA game
  9. Go snowboarding/skiing
  10. Get better at Call of Duty (or any video game for that matter)
Campus Life 🎓
Hobbies/Creativity 🎨
  1. Attend a UIUC Basketball game and see them win
  2. Attend a UIUC Football game and see them win
  3. Take the ice-skating class
  4. Visit the Japan House
  5. Attend a Krannert performance
  6. Go to a concert on campus
  7. Volunteer for a day for a local org
  8. Do a massive Senior Night with my friends
  9. Have a good pic with each of my college friends
  10. Take pictures of everything on campus on graduation
  11. Visit campus again after I start working
  12. Have a reunion after graduating
  13. Visit each town from Chicago to Champaign (on I-57)
  14. Go on a spontaneous trip
  15. Deck out in Gies gear
  1. Start a blog/Medium posts
  2. Learn to play the harmonium
  3. Pick up playing trombone again
  4. Write and compose a song
  5. Pick up Spanish again
  6. Learn iPhone photography
  7. Create a milestone chart of all the major milestones in my life
  8. Create a video/article of my college advice
  9. Write down all my experiences from college
  10. Write a letter to myself to open when I graduate and when 1001 days are over 
  11. Create a piece of artwork
  12. Do a woodworking project
  13. Learn how to do hip hop
  14. Memorize a random, full bhangra routine
  15. Read 15 books
Family 👪
Satsang 📿
  1. Redo the backyard landscaping
  2. Redo and update the garage
  3. Give my childhood bedroom a complete makeover
  4. Create a family online photobook
  5. Organize and date the old family photos
  6. Create a family tree
  7. Take an updated family portrait
  8. Do a family book club for one book
  9. Have a summer/graduation party with extended family
  10. Get through movie night without someone falling asleep
  11. Teach grandparents how to use Facebook
  12. Travel to India
  13. Visit Starved Rock
  14. Visit California 
  15. Travel to a state we haven’t been to
  1. Read Shri Pragji Bhakta: Life and Work
  2. Read Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami: Life and Work (Part 1 & 2)
  3. Memorize the Satsang Diksha
  4. Memorize Sahajanand Namavali
  5. Memorize Akshar-Purushottam Siddhant Gaanam
  6. Memorize Vachanamrut Siddhant Gaanam
  7. Pass Pravin
  8. Write a series on Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s life
  9. Do 1 month liquids
  10. Compile a booklet of favorite mukhpath (verses)
  11. Mulakat with Swamishri
  12. Do seva at Robbinsville Akshardham
  13. C̶o̶m̶p̶i̶l̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶m̶a̶s̶s̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶S̶p̶o̶t̶i̶f̶y̶ ̶k̶i̶r̶t̶a̶n̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶l̶i̶s̶t̶
  14. Compile my favorite 100 prasangs of the Satpurush
  15. Do vicharan with Swamishri
  16. Create a personal smruti journal
Lifestyle 🏃‍♂️
  1. Stay a healthy weight 
  2. Learn to cook a full Gujarati meal
  3. Learn to cook a full Italian meal
  4. Learn to cook a full Mexican meal
  5. Regularly workout at a gym for a full month
  6. No soda for a month
  7. No sweets for a month
  8. No coffee for a month
  9. No screens before bed for a month
  10. 10k steps daily for a month
  11. Train and run a 5K
  12. Do 40 push-ups at once
  13. Learn how to play real golf
  14. Wake up at 7 am for a month
  15. Unplug for 24 hours
  16. Keep a daily reflection journal for at least 2 months
  17. Don’t complain for a week
  18. Create and stick to a budget for at least a month
  19. Go a week without spending money
  20. Donate a part of my wardrobe and replace it with a new style
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