Wednesday, November 08, 2006

25 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU TURN 25

  1. DESIGN YOURSELF LOGO
  2. HAVE A WEBSITE ABOUT YOU, WHAT YOU DO, WHAT YOU DREAM OF DOING/BEING/ACHIVING. FEED THE URL TO ALL MAJOR SEARCH ENGINES SO YOU ARE SEARCHEABLE ONLINE. (make it more professional and less personal if you don't want personal stuff fished out!)
  3. WRITE A CV- A WRITE OF ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE, ACHIEVED, LEARNT, TRIED, AND WHY YOU THINK THESE WILL HELP YOU GET THE JOB YOU WANT.
  4. BE PUBLISHED.
  5. KNOW PEOPLE OF (ATLEAST) 10 DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES.
  6. KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS, SKILLS AND ALL YOUR DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES.
  7. KNOW ATLEAST 3 LANGUAGES (FULLY- PREFERALY ALL OF DIFFERENT NATIONS AND ORIGINS).
  8. FIND AND INTERACT REGULARLY WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO SHARE YOUR INTERESTS, DREAMS AND DIRECTION.
  9. LEARN TO MAKE YOUR FAVOURITE DESSERT, ADN PERFECT COFFEE.
  10. GET A CREDIT CARD- AND MANAGE IT WELL.
  11. HAVE A RELATIONSHIP (OR SEVERAL!) THAT NURTURES AND ALLOWS GROWTH.
  12. LEARN TO EXPRESS- CLEARLY (AND POLITELY!) YOUR DISCOMFORT, DISAPPROVAL, DISCONCENT, ADN WHAT YOU WILL NOT TOLERATE.
  13. TELL EVERYONE YOU LOVE THAT YOU LOVE THEM- ALSO CLEARLY AND EXPLICITLY :)
  14. HAVE A PERSONAL TRADITION OR RITUAL THAT GIVES YOU PLEASURE AND PEACE OF MIND.
  15. SAVE FOR THE THINGS YOU WANT.
  16. TEACH ANOTHER PERSON SOMETHING NEW.
  17. HAVE SOME (ATLEAST 2 OF EACH) MEMORABLE DAYS OF: CRAZINESS/SILLINESS, LAUGHTER AND FUN, DARING, EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING, FRIENDSHIP AND BONDING, KINDNESS.
  18. DESIGN AND PRINT YOUR BUSINESS CARDS.
  19. NETWORK ACTIVELY: TELL PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, LEARN, BECOME; ACTIVELY SEEK OUT PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP OU OR WHO HAVE SUCCEEDED IN YOUR CHOSEN LINE AND LEARN!
  20. IDENTIFY A FAVOURITE BAR: ONE THAT FITS YOUR STYLE, YOUR COMFORT LEVEL, AND YOUR WALLET PERFECTLY.
  21. HAVE A FUNKY, ADVENTUROUS HAIR CUT/STYLE.
  22. CARRUY A JOURNAL/ SKETCHBOOK/ IDEA BOOK AROUND WITH YOU TO CAPTURE YOUR IDEAS, THOUGHT PROCESS, WHO YOU ARE.
  23. HAVE A PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY.
  24. LIST ATLEAST 10 BIG DREAMS.
  25. DO SOMETHING ADVENTUROUS AND COMPLETELY UNLIKE YOU.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

ohmygod.
this is so inspiring. lol. its making me get off my ass and do something!!!
lol.
thanks.

Anonymous said...

OOOOOOHHHHHHH.
JUST THE THING I NEEDED.
:)
GETTING TO WORK RIGHT AWAY!

this is me said...

this is all stuff i want to do. i feel like i could have writtn this. it's so what i want!

Anonymous said...

whoa!
this is big stuff.
i'm printing this out to stick on my mirror, if you don't mind.
i turn 25 in 2 years and i'd really want to do some of these!
besides, the ideas on your blog are great.

Anonymous said...

my big dreams so far...
marry
have 5 dogs and a huge house
work for an illustration or design company
bungee jump in nepal
retire early :p
teach craft and art

p.s. your blog is fun. it feels like my own! i can comment and write so much here!!
visited your other blogs and they are always inspiring!
i got reccommended to visit by someone on justartist

Anonymous said...

well, i'm past 25 ..way past lol... but yes, the logo's a great idea andthe CV and networking would certainly have helped me! bt the time i realised, the "theys" o my generation already had a headstart!
oh well, lets just say i caught up eventually.
so yeah-
go make these CVs and meet those people and create those dreams!
...not to mention all the other fun things lined up here.