Last Tuesday marked the one year mark of Project 183.

After 12 months, I have so far achieved 25 goals, which is about 6 goals off the pace that I should be.

Luckily, I think I will start this year off well, with at least 3 goals to be completed during April.

12 months in, I am still as excited about completing goals as I was on day one.

Here’s to a productive next 12 months. I can’t wait to write the second anniversary blog post!

Just noticed that Safeway has started doing some subtle promotion of Project 183, judging by the price of parsley at our local store.

If you see any other examples of 183 out there, please send them through.

You may have noticed no posts for a while - unfortunately this month has been a little barren of completed goals.

So I thought I’d write a post about the weird keywords some people have typed into a search engine to end up at this site.

Here’s my top 5 favourites so far:

“Clearway car parking penalty best reasons”

“Indian restaurant tutorial videos”

“How to beat the hammer brothers on nintendo”

“Mega bloks aquarium”

“Weird looking landmarks”

I guess when you write about such a variety of topics and areas of interest, you are bound to get a wide variety of visitors.

No complaints here! Thanks to everyone who has visited so far, however you managed to stumble upon my humble e-abode.

What’s that Heath? You already have a fan club?

I’d like to think so, but no.

The 183 Club is actually a Taiwanese Boy Band, named because the members of the band are all about 183cm tall.

Possibly their secondary reason for the band name was because of a keen interest in Project 183, but for whatever reason that hasn’t been mentioned on their Wikipedia profile.

They must have just forgot.

The sudden and tragic death of ‘Crazy John’ Ilhan today provides a sharp reminder of how short life really is, and how important it is to treat every day like it is your last, making the most of all opportunities thrown at you.

Ilhan was an story of inspiration, a man who worked his way up from practically nothing to become one of the richest and most successful enterpreneurs in Australian history. He was also a man who did not forget the little people, donating millions to various charities.

He will certainly be missed.

Rest In Peace.

If you have been inspired by this blog to start your own list, but are daunted by the prospect of coming up with 183 or more things, why not try 43things.com.

You can see what other people have done, or are doing, and create an easy to manage page to keep track of your progress.

Project 183 is a pretty original title, right?

Wrong!

I just found out that back in 2004, someone else used the phrase Project 183. Spooky!

Click here to view the original Project 183

A really nice post was written recently about Project 183, on a blog called Wireless Oxygen.

Click here to view the post.

I think an extra goal I should add to the list is to inspire someone else to start their own list.

I read a great quote the other day, which I agree with 100%.

‘Why not’ is a slogan for an interesting life - Mason Cooley

If you are looking for a personal motto, why not try ‘why not’ on for size. It might just lead you down a very exciting path.

If you have started to think about making your own list of things to do, maybe this cartoon (from the Saturday Herald Sun on Sept 1, 2007) will provide some inspiration.