To view my bucket list for my life, click here.

I started this blog March 2012, and so much has changed since then. I graduated from an Acting School, became a spin class instructor, started writing my own health and wellness column for the “Capilano Courier.” When I started this blog I felt lost and discouraged. I was stuck in a job I hated, and I felt that I was turning into a failure. By following the principles in these self-help books I have really started to turn my life around. With everything that has changed, I feel the need to rewrite my mission statement:

My mission statement for 2013:

As a confident and forward-thinking person, I enter into every project (no matter the size) with a mind that’s open to adventure. I believe in myself,  and I am both excited and grateful for every opportunity that I attract into my life.

If you visit my main Milestones page, you’ll see my goals and ambitions for my life. The following are my goals for 2013. I think that it’s going to be a big year.

Acting Career Goals

1. Sign with a major Agency in Vancouver for film and TV
2. Book first role.
3. Book first guest star.
4. Master an American Accent
5. Master a British Accent
6. Complete my Voice-Over Demo – Completed on April 3
7. Sign with an agency in Vancouver for voice.
8. Learn how to sing

Writing Goals

1. Write Screenplay.
2. Write E-book
3. Write for a major publication
4. Participate in NaNoWriMo (write a 50,000 word novel in November)

Fitness / Health Goals

1. Run the BMO 1/2 marathon (May 5 – I’ve already registered for this)
2. 28 day white sugar detox (no sweets for 28 days starting Dec. 30) – Completed on January.26
3. Complete Insanity (60 day workout program)
4. Become certified as a group fitness instructor
5. Become certified as a personal trainer

Money Goals

1. Pay off my credit card
2. Pay off my line of credit
3. Make $7,000 in one month

30 Books I want to read in 2013 (in no particular order)

I also want to make a list of books I’d like to tackle in the new year. I have SOOO many books on my to-read shelf, that it is slightly overwhelming. I would like to read at least 50 books in 2013, but I thought I’d start by listing 30 books I want to read for sure. If you have any suggestions, I’d love to hear them. I’ve separated my list of 30 into 3 categories: Fiction, Non Fiction, and Acting.

When it comes to non fiction, I am absolutely fascinated by anything that has to do with the brain, and the benefits of positive thinking. If I had the science smarts, I think neurology would be a fascinating career to go into.

When it comes to fiction, I am a sucker for the classics. I am also a huge fan of Kazuo Ishiguro. “The Remains of the Day” is probably my favourite book of all time. Ian McEwan, Jodi Picoult, and J.K Rowling are pretty high up there as well. I’m ashamed that I haven’t read J.K. Rowling’s newest book yet. There should be AT LEAST 4 more hours added on to every day. Then, maybe, I would have enough time to finish everything I want to accomplish.

I also think I’d like to start writing book reviews. It’s something that I’ve wanted to get into for awhile, so no better time than the present to start.

Non Fiction

1. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business – by Charles Duhigg (Completed)
2. Drop Dead Healthy: One Man’s Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection – by A.J. Jacobs
3. The 4-Hour Chef – by Tim Ferris
4. The 4-Hour Workweek – by Tim Ferris
5. The Power of Now – by Eckhart Tolle
6. Walls: Travels along the Barricades – by Marcello Di Cintio (Completed)
7. The Happiness Advantage – by Shawn Achor
8. Why Be Happy When You Could be Normal? – by Jeanette Winterson
9. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking – by Susan Cain (Completed) – Click on Title to read my Review
10. Money, and the Law of Attraction: Learning to Attract Wealth, Health, and Happiness – by Esther Hicks
11. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth – by T. Harv Eker
12. Back in 6 Years: A journey around the planet without leaving the surface – by Tony Robinson-Smith

Fiction

13. The Girl Who Played with Fire – by Steig Larsson
14. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest – by Steig Larsson
15. The Unbearable Lightness of Being – by Milan Kundera
16. Handle with Care – by Jodi Picoult
17. Black Dogs – by Ian McEwan
18. A Pale View of the Hills – by Kazuo Ishiguro
19. Anna Karenina – by Leo Tolstoy
20. The Road -by Cormac McCarthy
21. David Copperfield – by Charles Dickens
22. The Great Gatsby – by F. Scott Fitzgerald
23. Wolf Hall – by Hilary Mantel
24. Bring up the Bodies – by Hilary Mantel
25. The Casual Vacancy – by J.K. Rowling

Acting Books

26. The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition – by Anne Bogart
27. The Need for Words: Voice and the Text – by Patsy Rodenburg
28. Challenge for the Actor – by Uta Hagen
29. Voice and the Actor – by Cecily Berry
30. The Actor and the Text – by Cecily Berry