It is January 3 2020. The start of a new decade. In celebration, Amy and I looked back at our goals and we realized that I have passed my last 100 before 22 (turned 23 in 2019). Thus, we decided to start a new list that is longer and reflects what I hope the next 7 years will look like for me.
- 30 Countries before 30 (Currently at 25)
- Visit all continents (except Antartica)
- Visit a elephant sanctuary
- Go on a cruise
- Go to Alaska
- Hike Patagonia
- Go on a safari in Africa
- Visit Great Pyramids of Egypt
- Road trip in the U.S.A.
- Attend Mardi Gras
- Backpack through either South America or Europe
- Go on a solo trip
- See the northern lights
- See a broadway musical in NYC
- Attend fashion week in New York
- Go to Coachella
- Go skiing/snowboarding in Aspen
- Visit the Grand Canyon
- Go to Amsterdam
- Eat at a french laundry
- Skydive
- Climb the harbor bridge in Australia
- Try 10 new restaurants
Attend a NBA gameToronto Raptors & Indiana Pacers- See a ballet show
- Attend a show/concert/etc. at the Sydney Opera House
- Dirtbike ride
- Go back to Ann Arbor for a game
- Go back to Georgetown for Homecoming
- Go back to Paris
- Visit London
- Visit Greece (Santorini)
- Go visit Brazil (see Christ the Redeemer)
- Carnivale in Rio de Janiero
- Walk the Great Wall of China
- Go snowshoeing
- Go to a comedy show
- Go on a trip with Amy
- Take my sister on a surprise trip (Amy has agreed)
- Go to Fiji
- Go to Melbourne
- Go to Perth
Travel with someone newBlue mountains trip June 2020- Take advantage of an epic travel sale
- Find a view that leaves you breathless
- Pay for an upgrade for a flight
Go to a vineyardT's Birthday June 2020- Go to the South of France
- Go to Croatia
- Go to the airport choose a random flight to take
- Train travel
- Eat my way through Italy 🇮🇹
- Go to Saint Petersburg
- Go to Cuba and play the song Havana
- Go to Germany
- Go to Budapest and play the song Budapest
- Visit Easter Island
- Visit Yosemite
- Visit Iceland and live in the ice hotel
- Visit the Great Barrier Reef
- Go to an Alpaca farm
- Live in one of the Airbnb treehouses
- Go to the Philippines
- Van-cation, drive around a van house and explore a country
- Cliff jumping
- Bungee jumping
- Visit the Amazon rainforest
- Proper christmas market
- Tulips and windmills in Holland
- See Disney on Ice
- Gondala in Venice
- Visit Stonehenge
- Visit the Vatican City
- Visit Barcelona, Seville, or Madrid
- Visit Lisbon, Portugal
- Drink hot chocolate in Switzerland
- Visit Edinburgh
- Go on a Disney cruise
- Float in the Dead Sea (Jerusalem)
- Watch the penguin march (Philipp Island National Park)
20 Career Goals
- Get better grades each year than the one before
- Get at least 245+ on my USMLE Step 1
- Graduate with an MD
- Get a residency that I am happy about
- Practice as a doctor
- Get my first raise
- Save a life
- Get 5 publications at least
- Present a poster
- Go on MFS (doctors without borders)
- Attend a conference
- Meet Laura Scott
- Become a mentor - train an intern
- Get a mentor
- Establish a 6 month emergency fund (6 months of salary worth)
- Work on my retirement plan (RRSP/401K)
- Save my boss' ass at least once
- Have a life outside of medicine
- Get over my first death
- Win an award in my industry
100 Personal Goals
- Journal once a week for a year
- Meditate weekly for 6 months
- Learn gratitude for a week - no complaining
- Own my own home
- Move to another country
- Make a million dollars
- Own my own car
- Learn a different language
- Go to a finals game
- Run a 5K
- Make investments (stocks, bonds, etc.)
- Give up alcohol for a month
- Read a book biweekly for a year
- Adopt a dog
- Change someone's life
- Go on a spa weekend
- Save $100,000
- Take a course in coding
- Be financially independent from my parents
- Retain from eating fast food for a month
- Be in another wedding party (Thanks V)
- Pick up painting again
Retire our parentsTechnically they retired themselves but...- Exclusively use reusable totes for 6 months
- Learn how to knit and make something functional
- Have an average of 10, 000 steps for a year
- Attend a elementary/middle/high school or college reunion
- Leave a 100% tip
- Write my will
- Don't eat processed sugar for a week
- Complete a no-spend (except food) month
- Pay for someone behind me
- Donate my hair to Locks of Love
Go 2 weeks without a single UberThanks Iso?- Read 5 Classic books - Penguin classics
- Go paintballing
- Wear lipstick everyday for a month
- Buy Cravings from Chrissy Tiegen and make some of the recipes
- Develop a skincare routine
- Send a care package to a friend
- Buy another Chanel bag for myself
- Put $10 in savings for every completed item
- Meet up with a old friend
- Wear each item in my closet within a year or throw them out
- Go a week without fried foods
- Snail-mail my family with a handwritten note
- Get into a routine (eyelashes, or eyebrows)
- Invest in a cashmere sweater
- Throw a fancy adult dinner party
- Make a bimonthly happy list
- Buy myself a nice watch
- Send Christmas cards to my friends
- Bake a pie
- Go to bed at 10 pm for an entire week
Give $100 to someone in needBlack lives matter!- Celebrate a 3 year anniversary
- Celebrate a 5 year anniversary
- Kiss under a waterfall
- Kiss under the stars
- Share a home with someone I love
- Go to a trampoline park
- Be in the audience for a show
- Make a new friend each year
- Clean my closet every Spring and donate
- Decorate for the holidays
- Grow a plant from a seedling
- Make my bed everyday for 6 months
- Give up something for Lent and stick to it
- Watch 10 documentaries
- Give up soda for a month
- Deep clean my apartment every 3 months for a year (0/4)
- Carve a pumpkin
- Go night swimming
- Hide a note in a library book
- Go fruit picking
- Go to movies once a month for a year
- Take a Spanish course online
- Don't eat bread for a week
- Find a go-to perfume
- Drink 6 glasses of water everyday for a week
- Create a gallery wall
- Make a scrapbook
- Finish my coloring book
- Don't eat out for a week
- Don't throw out unused food for a week
- Go on a date once every two weeks for 6 months
- Learn how to play Fifa with B
- Go to another aquarium
- Donate 10% of my income for a year
- Make a friend outside of school
- Give up coffee for a month
- Trust people more - let go of my paranoia and not stalk my SO
- Call mom & dad once a week for a year
- Give up chocolate for a month
- Plan and take my SO on a date
- Thrift a furniture piece
- See an old friend once a year (visit them)
- Don't eat chips for a month
- Buy a bar cart and fill it up!
- Plan and have an all out 30th birthday party
Start: Jan. 3, 2020
End: Feb. 28, 2027