50x50
Setting goals has always been one of my favourite things to do. Getting them done, that's the hard part. That's why I wanted to hold myself accountable by sharing my 50x50 list here for anyone to see and check up on me. What is my 50x50 list? It is simply the 50 goals I want to accomplish by the time I turn 50 years old. I kicked off this ambitious list on September 29, 2019, the day I turned 40, giving myself a full decade to cross each and every one of these goals off my list, one by one. This page is dedicated to that list, with each accomplished goal (or in the process) highlighted in blue and linked to my blog, The Overhaul. Please feel free to follow along and take on your own challenge! Note: You may notice that some of the spots are blank ... that's because I know there will be new goals I will want to accomplish as I go, and so I will fill those in when I figure those out!
1. Conquer mindfulness*
2. Host a dinner party
5. Visit Colin in Winnipeg
6. Start and complete my horror film project
9. Travel to Asia
10. Be kinder and more considerate and understanding*
12. Get into the best shape of my life*
13. Invest my money
14. Own a suit
15. Get to know my hometown (more)*
16. Produce a short film
17. Visit New York City
18. Volunteer again
19. Try 25 new foods*
20. Go on an actual hike
21. Get a new & improved vehicle
22. Master an endurance event
24. Organize my entire life
26. Learn Spanish*
27. Upgrade my camera
28. Create an entire song
29. Become an entrepreneur
30. Start paying myself first
31. Embark on a sweet-ass road trip
32. Save $10,000*
33. Accomplish 100 micro to major feats*
34. Get a new tattoo
35. Lose 40 pounds*
36. Visit all of Alberta's National Parks
37. Finish my '100 Movies' lists*
38. Quit being a 'pothead'*
39. Try ziplining
40. Spend a winter in another country
41. Rekindle an old friendship
43. Build my bookshelf
45. Complete a 1,000-piece puzzle*
46. Give up alcohol for (at least) one year*
(started on February 27, 2023)
47. Become involved in a community
48. Conquer a fear
49. TBD
50. TBD
*in progress