I have been working on both setting some goals for myself and making my blog more personal, so I think this is a great combination. This list was inspired by one of my favorite photographers, Melissa Jill, who created a 100 in 1001 list. Basically the idea is to have 100 goals or things you would like to accomplish in 1001 days. I think its so helpful to have this on here to help keep me accountable and motivated. Because I have no idea what country I’ll be living in 3 years from now, let alone what I will be doing, I’ve decided to do a slightly abbreviated version of 50 goals in 501 days. I’ve come up with almost 40 so far, and will leave the last few spaces for new goals that come up in the next couple of months. They are a mix of life and photography/business goals and are in no particular order, just how they came into my head. The idea is that I will post when a goal is accomplished so that I have some satisfaction and a record of a job well done and my readers get to learn a little bit more about me and my experiences, especially those here in Chile. I started this list about a month ago, so I will have some goals recently accomplished to show you soon. Perhaps this will motivate you as well to create your own list, or at least think about some things that you would like to accomplish.
So here goes the list so far:
50 in 501
Start Date: October 13, 2009
End Date: February 26, 2011
1. Take a weekend trip outside of Santiago-Completed November 1, 2009
2. Get permanent residency in Chile
3. Learn to drive a stick shift
4. Book a baby’s first year package
5. Find my own apartment
6. Visit a college friend
7. Get a photograph published
8. Create a full business plan
9. Go surfing
10. Create a studio/office space
11. Send out Christmas Cards
12. Learn how to put slideshows on my blog
13. Redesign my website
14. Do a photo shoot with my parents
15. Take a salsa class
16. Get my knees healed and run a 5k
17. Second shoot a wedding
18. Finish bedroom update project
19. Do a photo shoot with my brother
20. Take a cooking class
21. Visit a new state in the US
22. Understand lighting with an external flash and use it!
23. Attend a photography workshop
24. Bake a pie
25. Try out the 50mm 1.4 lens
26. Create or purchase a set of photoshop actions
27. Visit a new country that I haven’t been to
28. Send a friend a surprise package
29. Send a real letter in the mail a month for 6 months
30. Read 2 books to benefit my business
31. Have a real picnic outside
32. Create a sole proprietorship for my business
33. Attend a photography networking event
34. Volunteer at a sports event
35. Make a mosaic something
36. Visit Barrio Brasil in Santiago
37. Go to a soccer game in Chile
38. Create a complete recipe book of my favorites
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And here’s me taking that shot above….very rarely do I have a shot of me in action…
On Friday, we headed to the sister town of La Serena, Coquimbo and visited the port. It ended up being pretty exciting as the fisherman brought up their catch and sold it right along the water and then tossed the leftovers back into the water. They attracted a huge group of sea lions, who competed with the birds for their next meal.
More to come from the rest of the trip soon!