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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Advising the Mirror

Practicing what I preach, defining and communicating my goals increases the likelihood of achieving them. So now you’re part of my accountability plan.

1. Complete my black belts in TaeKwonDo and Arnis by February, 2012. Cost for training = $1,200 less the credit given for instructing.

2. Complete the Seattle-to-Portland bike ride with my wife in 2011. Cost for better new (used) bikes for both of us = $3,000. We have many good friends who are experts at cycling and we’re going to use their expertise to help us find good used bikes at the right prices.

3. Have a 15 minute conversation in French with someone fluent in French by April, 2011. Cost of language instruction = $299.

4. Be able to swim 60 continuous minutes by 12/31/10. Cost = $0 (included in current club membership).

5. Play the drums to all songs written by The Police. Cost = $0.

6. Set date and plan family trip to Australia. Cost = $Figuring this out. We’re almost able to use our miles through our Alaska Airlines plan to pay for all four tickets! My wife’s a genius on hotel deals and budget travelling, so I’ll keep you posted on this.

 
This is what’s next and this is what excites me.

 
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