GOAL: 100 Spots in 2006 (and More)

When we set goals in DDI, we want them to be SMART objectives. SMART is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound. When I pitched to blog for www.2dobeforeidie.com, I needed to write my goal in a SMART way too. So I wrote: By December 31, 2006, I want the Yellow Paperclip to travel to at least 100 unique spots.

Here are our bright purple spots since August 2005:

1. Anaheim, California
2. ATD Street Library
   
3. Ateneo de Manila University
   
4. Bangkok, Thailand
   
5. Blue Eagle GK Village
6. Boise, Idaho
   
7. Boston, Massachusetts
8. Cagayan de Oro
   
9. Cincinnati, Ohio
10. Davao
    
11. De La Salle Zobel Library
12. Delaware
13. General Santos
    
14. Gunalda, Australia
15. Gurgaon, India
    
16. International School Manila Elementary Library
    
17. Jakarta, Indonesia
18. London, England
    
19. Los Angeles, California
20. Malate Church
21. Melbourne, Australia
22. Milpitas, California
23. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
24. Montreal, Canada
    
25. Muenster, Germany
26. New Jersey
    
27. New York City, New York
    
28. Newport, Kentucky
29. North Carolina
    
30. Norway
31. Ohio, Cincinnatti
    
32. Oxford
33. Park Ridge, Illinois
    
34. Peru
35. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    
36. Polytechnic University of the Philippines
    
37. Queensland, Australia
38. Sacred Heart Novitiate, Novaliches
    
39. San Diego, California
40. San Francisco, California
41. San Jose, California
    
42. Seattle, Washington
43. Seoul, Korea
    
44. Singapore
45. Slovenia
46. South Cotabato
    
47. Suffolk, England
48. Texas
49. Toronto
50. Vancouver
    
51. Victoria, Australia
52. Xavier School
53. Zambales
    

If you have my book and you're in a unique spot that's not on this list yet, do let me know! In the next nine months, where in the world will the Yellow Paperclip go?

But what is it really all about? Ultimately, the goal is to make the world an even smaller place, to connect people and places and things like they've never dreamed possible, and for people to realize that hey, we're not so different after all. I want to do this one Paperclip at a time. Yeah, I know, it sounds idealistic and almost foolishly childish... and that's what I love about it.

I've been tagged as the Princess of the World Cafe. Let's see if the world agrees.