Barack Obama is reaching his 100th day in Office tomorrow.  Good for him. I like the guy.  As I read the reports on his performance and the various commentators giving him scores and thoughts on how he has done well and not so well it makes me think of how my last 100 days have been and how my next 100 days will be.

As those who read my blog regularly know (thanks Mum!) I am a regular list maker and so I have made up my next 100 days list.  You should do it too.  I will meet up with Barack (or Bo the dog?) and review it after the 100 days are up.

Sit down with a piece of paper and make out a list of things that you want to achieve in the next 100 days.  Don’t bury it in a blog (like I usually do) or in a notebook, put it somewhere that is prominent and March to it over the next 100 days.

100 days from now is 6th August.  Here are some tips for you to keep track and focused.

• Besides the list put reminders on your PC, phone and other devices to remind you as blocks of time pass.  I recommend 7 days as you can change any habit if 7 days.
• Update the list regularly and put plans behind the goals.  Break each item on the list into its individual components.  There is nothing wrong with revising the list.  Put targets within the 100 days so that it is not all one block of time.
• Share your plans with others.  Let them know what you are aiming for.  Real friends will be supportive.

Here is a small sample of some my list for the next 100 days (my actual list is MUCH longer and some of it is private).  What would yours look like.

Fitness and Health

• Run the Cork City Marathon in under 4.5 hours on June 1st
• Run sub 8 minute 4 miler before July 30th
• Lose 14 lbs in weight by July 4th
• Lose and additional 4-5 lbs before August 6th

Professional

• Improve and give value to online presence in various online forums and share expertise (this needs to be expanded and I will blog on this)
• Increase traffic to grangewebdesign by 100% per week through to 6th August
• Blog at least 3 times per week

and there are much more but it gives you the idea… I have a Spanish list, a family list and an office non web related list as well (the longest!)