101 in 1001 | Melissa Jean Photography
- melissajmattson
- Jan 8, 2015
- 3 min read
A few years ago I wrote down 101 goals that I wanted to complete in 1001 days.
I didn't finish them all, but I was amazed how many I did get done. Writing down your goals makes them that much more reachable. It makes you remember them, even if only subconsciously. You can revisit, revise, and remind yourself of what you've set out to achieve.
1001 days is actually a LONG time, and I was amazed as I neared the end how much some of my goals had changed. However, many of my goals that I achieved helped boost my business (such as going full time, paying off loans, starting to do video and selling of prints, and now even getting my own studio/office).
So now I'm setting out to do another round of the 101 in 1001 to see what I can achieve in the next two and a half years. (Ending on October 5, 2017)
I encourage you to write your own list! And if my encouragement isn't enough, check out these stats:
"In 1979, interviewers asked new graduates from the Harvard’s MBA Program and found that :
84% had no specific goals at all
13% had goals but they were not committed to paper
3% had clear, written goals and plans to accomplish them
In 1989, the interviewers again interviewed the graduates of that class. You can guess the results:
The 13% of the class who had goals were earning, on average, twice as much as the 84 percent who had no goals at all.
Even more staggering – the three percent who had clear, written goals were earning, on average, ten times as much as the other 97 percent put together."
Now for my 101 goals:
Run a marathon
Run a half marathon
Get my AA in business
Pay off all loans (unless of course I have a home loan... that'll take time)
Blog personally once a month for a year
Run 1000 miles in a year
Hike the Grand Canyon
Go backpacking
Go on a cruise
Do a shoot in the snow
Redo my promo video
Be published on 3 blogs/sites
Redo Boudoir experience
Increase boudoir session sales to 22 per year
Buy a house
Read 5 business books per year
Read 15 books per year
Visit Italy
Visit Australia
Visit South America
Increase Facebook followers to 2.5k
Increase Instagram followers to 1000
Increase Pinterest followers to 2k followers
Start using pinterest more efficiently
Do a vlog series (video blog -- not a typo =P )
Remember to do followups with clients
Find places to leave rack cards
Create a new bride physical packet
Take classes in graphic design
Do a hot air balloon ride
Go ziplining in Santa Margarita
Join NCYP for a year
Volunteer photography services once a year
Start a personal project for fun shooting
Make a stop motion video with an engagement couple
Do a massive goodwill donation of clothes
Visit Alaska
Streamline my business client checklists
Revamp my booking packages
Do a tips for brides series
Make a tufted headboard
Make a rolly-can-holder next to the fridge
Blog once a day for a month
Blog consistently for a year
Do the Polar Bear Plunge
Do more yoga (until I can do a backbend again!)
Hike 5 new hikes (1. Avila Ridge.)
Create a yearly planner for shoot times and locations
Create a year in review personal photo album
Create a year in review business photo album
Focus my sessions on each shot being unique
Shoot something beautiful every day
Incorporate film back into my work flow
Create templates for each part of sessions and customer contact
Create a referral program
Start a monthly newsletter
Do a summer special in studio
Do an OCF shoot
Do a once a month shoot with Ipsy products
Do a stylized collaboration shoot
Simply my life (get rid of things I don't need.... a lot)
Do a shoot in the PNW
Get Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin records
Do a 365 gratefulness project
Create prints for my house
Join a Bible study
Buy stock in Taco Bell (haha, maybe not really... but I probably should!!!)
Send gear in once a year to get cleaned
Purchase a 24-70
Read my posing book
Remember how to bracket on my camera
Use video lights
Send film in to labs
Explore once a quarter for new locations
Do a lifestyle project with a client
Book 5 delivery shoots
Create my sisters family album from the year
Add sound to videos
Ride bike to office
Take bike to Bob Jones Trail
Do a shoot in Big Sur
Do a color bomb shoot
Do a milk-bath shoot
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