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Goals Update: 2017-09-07

September 8, 2017

#### Major overhaul Removed lots of things from this list and from my life. Divided everything on here into three block-level sections: - Current Goals - Long-Term Goals - Potential Goals I have made tremendous progress since my last update. - I am no longer working at Tech 2U - I have a strong safety net in place - I am well on my way to completing my academic and broader goals Minimizing this list and clarifying the roadmap are the biggest hurdles I overcome with this update. Looking forward to the next one!
#### Academics - **Khan Academy:** I have not made enough progress here. I will need to accomplish a lot more before next semester. - **[Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/featured/top_specializations_locale_en_os_web):** this has taken a back burner, but it is still a large longer-term goal. - [\*Stanford Machine Learning with Andrew Ng](https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning) - [\*University of Michigan Applied Data Science with Python](https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-science-python) - [\*Princeton Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency](https://www.coursera.org/learn/cryptocurrency) - [R Programming](https://www.coursera.org/learn/r-programming) - [MATLAB](https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab) - **Xfer => PSU/SDSU:** still on track here - I will transfer to PSU or SDSU to complete my Bachelors of Science in Computer Science. - **Xfer => \_\_\_** - I will get a Masters in Business Administration. #### Learn - Get certified on analytics and adsense: I will create events next week to take the first steps, and add this to the tim ferriss list. - implement [animate.css](https://daneden.github.io/animate.css/) i am moving this into the astria category - Free Code Academy: i am removing this. some immersion in this community has showed me that at present i have little to gain. - Martin Shkrelli: this is no longer a priority, removing - Programming 1. Java: i have learned java and am taking further courses. removing. 2. NodeJS: i have not made progress here, but it is still a longer-term goal 3. React: facebook's patent actions have made this goal irrelevant. removing. 4. Golang: exploring this has showed me that it is not mainstream enough to be worth exploring. removing. 5. C#: this is still a longer-term goal 6. Angular: removing. 7. C++: taking a class on this. removing. - Learn new skills: all of these have taken a back burner. maybe i should create a back-burner section to separate non-urgent goals. - [Learn](http://airaddict.com/)[Paragliding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragliding) - [Land Sailing](http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Land-Yacht-Sailing/Construction/Lake-Lefroy-Mini-landyacht-register/?page=1) - Learn to fly - Learn Achery - Learn to shoot - Learn the constellations #### Stay Inspired all of these have become less relevant and more distracting. removing. - Read [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/) - Read [Indie Hackers](https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses) - Watch a [documentary](https://www.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/) - Play [Chess](https://www.chesscademy.com/) - Learn a new [skill](https://medium.com/marketing-and-entrepreneurship/21-best-places-to-learn-new-skills-every-day-722fdaf7530c#.peg4gey2d) - Try a new [hobby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hobbies) - Kayaking - Amateur Radio - Sail #### Reinvest: Changing to "consolidate" - **Each Week:** these have become natural and taken on a different cadence. removing. - Journal about goals each week - Read a new book every week. - Attend a business networking event at least every two weeks: removing, irrelevant for the time being. - Volunteer: removing. this has taken on its own cadence through other goals. - Stand Up Placer - Add to this list - Eliminate all debt - Eliminate recurring costs
#### Projects - move to bootstrap 4 from beta: in progress - explore bootstrap themes: in progress - [contribute](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/i-made-my-first-open-source-contribution-within-200-days-and-how-you-can-too-4d5bdbd63fad) to an open source project: longer-term goal - implement draupnr as a wordpress plugin which automatically makes posts rather than files: removing, irrelevant. - **Advance on [HackerRank](https://www.hackerrank.com/domains):** longer-term goal - I will learn new languages and frameworks. - I will polish, refine, and review my skills. - Participating in this community increases my brand presence. - **[Astria.io](https://astria.io/):** in progress - include cronput - Make this site a more relevant homepage for this project. Give real examples and add better content. - Finish implementing Email signups - Finish implementing Facebook Signups - **[Condensr.io](https://condensr.io/):** done. removing. - iron out the bookmarklet issue - see what people have condensed - **[TopStoryReview.com](https://topstoryreview.com/):** done, removing. - make a single page that contains all the content with prettier cards - [**DJ-CJ**](https://dj-cj.com/) suspending indefinitely, removing - Volunteer events - Podcast - Recurring gigs - collaborate with justin and other DJs - Sell food from carts again: removing - Build a tiny home: longer-run, expand to vandwelling - Use machine learning to solve a problem: longer-run - Use machine learning to make money: longer-run - Grow food: done, removing - Set up ancestry websites for people: moving to maybe - Professional Fundraising: Throw fundraiser events for worthy causes, in progress - Customer service chat ops, moving to maybe - Referrals as a Service - FSCRM/Powerhouse - Subscriptions as a Service - Migrate everything from godaddy to namecheap next week - Complete indeed coding challenges - [create code goals](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/460-free-online-programming-computer-science-courses-you-can-start-in-july-ea767bb22092?gi=54f6e3d424da) - Create comprehensive documentation of all domains and subdomains I own/manage: done - Build new production server and migrate everything: done - FreeBSD - PHP 7 - [HTTP/2](https://cjtrowbridge.com/goals/https%20://stackoverflow.com/questions/37103927/ubuntu-apache2-module-http2-does-not-exist) - **Build a new test server and learn these things** - NodeJS(?) - GraphQL(?) moving to programming learning goals - Use [this](https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/resumes-cover-letters/action-verbs-to-make-your-resume-stand-out?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=verbs) to improve my resume - relisten to the tim ferris crypto episode and develop project ideas - develop a POC for a tool that automatically hacks a hotspot and rebroadcasts it with snooping - develop a POC for a free wifi hotspot product which injects its own ads for revenue - explore freelance opportunities with upwork and [toptal](https://www.toptal.com/sedaily?utm_campaign=SEDailyJuly2017&utm_medium=SEDaily&utm_source=podcast) - explore [github education pack](https://education.github.com/pack/offers) - review pieter levels' comments on ico - review gary v's [comments](https://medium.com/@garyvee/the-hack-having-a-media-company-mentality-53d66a2e8207) on media content creation - **a wordpress factory** - review jason cox's work and clientele characteristics - review similar companies - explore cost comparison for wordpress.com hosting and/or multicloud lamp architecture - explore 99 designs as a driver of designs
#### Tim Ferriss "4 Hour Workweek" Goals - **Six Months** - **Having** - \*Content revenue stream 1. Content 2. Revenue 3. Scale - \*FSCRM 1. Prototype 2. Partners 3. Scale - Car, outright - **Doing** - \*Complete relevant Khan 1. Identify 2. Prioritize 3. Complete - \*Complete relevant Coursera 1. Identify 2. Prioritize 3. Complete - Build good genealogy sites as a product - Become a Paraglider - Become completely financially independent - **Twelve Months** - **Having** - \*Build wordpress factory 1. Review Competitors 2. Define plan 3. Execute - DJ company - \*Food business 1. Identify market(s) 2. Validate 3. Scale - Tesla - **Doing** - Become a Pilot - Become a Archer