On the 4th of Jan 2010 I wrote a list of 52 Goals I wanted to achieve in 2010. Here is the list of the ones I feel i semi/fully completed, and my notes on them.

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4. Meet 52 new people.  – I lost count of the new people that I met this year but I’m sure I got close with all my new friends from FWF and America.
5. Go on 20 dates.  - I stopped counting this one, and just went with it.
6. Publish 52 posts on photography – WordPress tells me I’m up to 30 Posts. I got close, but no cigar.
7. Have half of those posts with my Diana Camera – I stuck to digital this year, I however have discovered that having a $4 disposable camera with you at all times is the best possible investment.

8. Continuously say ‘Yes’ to things. Change “No” to “Now” – I believe I took this up a little more once I left home. Having said yes to going on a 2.5 week bender with Laz around the West Coast of America to follow bands arounds still is the best thing I’ve done in America.
9. Get involved in a sport again. – Working at a snow resort makes this one pretty hard not to do. I now snow board and no doubt will be annoying my friends to go on winter trips with me to NZ, Japan, Canada, USA or Europe to chase the snow.
10.Lean to dance (Latin?, Swing?, other) $160/8 Week Course – I started this one with an intro swing lesson but left the country. I have picked up a few steps of the Melbourne Shuffle out of prue bordem standing at the lift and trying to stay warm.

11.Enjoy the little moments. Stop and realise the moments. - The one person that reflects this statement that I have met on my travels is Giselle Widmer. She is forever thanking life for providing her with opportunities and with photos like this, who could blame her.

12. Get out there and shoot with 5 Pros. - I got out with Mark Lobo and Paul Farris.

16. Maintain the constant daily exercise – Standing at a lift 10 hrs a day for 4 days then snowboarding for 8hrs on the other 3 days. I think I got there!

17. Attend as many music gigs/festivals as humanly possible. - Woodford, Sunset Sounds, BDO, Future Music, Laneway, Soundwave, Particle Gigs(LA & San Diego), Catskill Chill (NY, USA), Austin City Limits (Austin, USA), Phish Shows in Colorado. I think I nailed this one.
18. Buy and then Read 10 books. (The Pinstriped Prison – Lisa Pryor, I Am Ozzy – Ozzy Ozbourne, The Game – Neil Struss (Re-Read), King of Fear – Hunter S. Thompson, The Me Myth – Andrew Griffiths, Crush It – Gary Vaynerchuk, The 4 Hour work week – Tim Ferris, Hells Angles – Hunter S. Thompson, Vagabonding – Rolf Potts, Outlaw Journalist – William Mckeen)
20. Go wakeboarding at least 24 times. I only got up 3 times, but after snowboarding for 6 months I’m pretty sure the new skills will overlap!
25. Go on a photography course – I never got out on a 8 week course however I did spend a day out with Paul Ferris and did a night photography course in Brisbane.
35. Go to a Speed Dating  event – I attended the Valentines day event held on Caxton St with Mr Nathan Byrne

36. Learn to rock climb – $190 – I completed a 4 week climbing coursewith Urban Climb at west End.

41. Leave the country (NZ doesn’t count) - I’m currently writing this post in Colorado, USA and have been in the USA since June.
52. Find a form of income that one day I can have the time to complete all these things! – After viewing the way the US does business I have a few ideas of my own to bring back to Australia.

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So I got 18/52 complete to some form or another. I’m happy with a third complete; it definitely makes looking back on the year easier to see what you have achieved and where you spent your time.

/DB/