About 3 months left!

It’s the beginning of 2017, and it’s about 3 months or so away from my 45th birthday, so this is a good time to have a review of my project so far. Of the 45 things:

  • Completed: 30
    Tango in Buenos Aires (completed: 18th March, 2016)
  • See a football match at Estádio do Maracanã, Rio, Brazil (completed: 14th August, 2013)
  • Practice yoga in India (completed: 17th November, 2013)
  • Dine at Noma (Chef René Redzepi), Copenhagen, Denmark (completed: 10th September, 2014)
  • Eat Tai Ping Koon’s Portuguese Chicken, Hong Kong (my childhood favorite) (completed: 18th March, 2015)
  • Try vegetarianism for a month (completed: 1st March, 2013)
  • Get tenure or promotion (completed: 1st August, 2014)
  • Give a kickass presentation (completed)
  • Learn Thai massage (completed: 9th May, 2014)
  • Be confident (and proficient) in driving a stick shift (completed: 5th March, 2016)
  • Learn how to iron a shirt (trousers and jackets would a bonus) (blog posts) (completed: 18th May, 2015)
  • Be comfortable at at least one ballroom dance (completed: 18th March, 2016)
    Learn CPR (completed: 24th April, 2013)
  • Conquer the fear of doing a handstand (completed: 5th May, 2015)
  • Jump out of a plane (preferably with a parachute) (completed: 21st March, 2013)
  • Give camping a try (completed: 23rd December, 2014)
  • Give Thai massage to at least 5 people (for free) (completed: 6th, June, 2014)
  • Give money to RadioLab at least once a year (completed: 11th December, 2012)
  • Mentor someone (Started and now ongoing)
  • Volunteer for worthy causes (blog post) (completed: 21st October, 2015)
  • Be aware of praiseworthy situations and efforts, and pay sincere compliments to people
  • Create a photo-essay or a video-essay (amended June, 2013) (completed: 14th June, 2013)
  • Be able to do splits (completed: 21st March, 2014)
  • Completely revamp my wardrobe (Completed 1st, January 2017)
  • Run a 5K (completed: 31st August, 2013)
  • Play Football Manager for 80 hours (=2 work weeks’ worth) (Completed 2nd, January, 2017)
  • Hold a baby panda while wearing my panda t-shirt (and take a picture of this special occasion) (completed: 21st October, 2015)
  • Value chance encounters and take initiatives to get to know interesting people (Completed)
  • See Leo Messi play in person (completed: 10th June, 2016)
  • Have my portrait painted Have myself 3D printed (amended May, 2015) (completed: 21st July, 2015)

Planning to complete before 45th birthday: 4

  • Create my own gourmet 5-course meal and serve it to friends
  • Compete in a cooking contest
  • Record an audio book.
  • Achieve and maintain ideal weight

Planning to complete during my 45th year: 6

  • Visit all 50 states in the US
  • Visit parents’ hometowns
  • Earn an additional graduate degree
  • Become an expert in multiple disciplines – Publish articles or present at conferences in 5 different fields.
  • Learn 150 interesting words
  • Skiing

No idea when: 5

  • Set foot on all 7 continents
  • Publish a short story
  • Write a screenplay
  • Write a book
  • Successfully start a slow clap

 

 

 

2 Replies to “About 3 months left!”

  1. Way to go, Leo! 30 out of 45 and plans to get at least 10 more completed. I’m 5 years behind you, trying to finish my 40 before 40 by May of this year. You’ve really done some great things. Will there be a 50 before 50 list? 🙂

    1. Thank you, Vicki! Best of luck with your project!! I don’t think I will do a 50 before 50, but maybe 5 big things before 50. 🙂

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