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