The concept of 100 days has been a popular benchmark in politics with U.S. Presidents since the days of FDR, but it may now be more celebrated as a popular social media movement which apparently started when in 2007, Michael Bierut challenged his graduate design students at Yale to repeat a design operation for 100 days. Committing to something small for 100 consecutive days can change your life—or at least help you reach goals, refine your craft, accomplish otherwise overwhelming or monotonous chores and become a happier person. If you would like to practice greater awareness or dive into a creative project—this episode is for YOU.

On today’s show I have not one, but two guests who are both fans of using 100 days to better themselves, Liz Young and Janelle Horsely. Liz and Janelle are both currently enrolled in my 20in20 course.

Liz and Janelle will share their advice and biggest take aways from their personal experiences with #The100DayProject and #100HappyDays and I predict after listening you may just be persuaded to join with me and thousands of others—starting April 7th—for the 2020 session. This Covid-19 pandemic begs to be recorded with details and personal observations, so I’m committing to 100 days of journal entries—some with photos. And since most of us have more time on our hands than usual it is a fantastic time to start a new project or reconnect with a beloved hobby.

Intrigued? Learn more about the 100 Days Project and then if you still need encouragement you’ll want to read this: How to Have a Successful 100 Day Project . Once you’re convinced, you LOVE this PDF designed to help you track your progress!

Pictured here is the Reflection Guide which helps you articulate and record ahead of time your purpose and the specifics of your plan—including the ways you can simplify and make time and space. Writing down how you will get back on track when you slip and who you can reach out to for support are also helpful tactics. Both of my guests speak to the incredible sense of accomplishment you’ll enjoy at the end of this adventure—so don’t forget to also plan how you will celebrate! 🎉💯

S.J. Scott, author of Habit Stacking believes that the way to lasting change is focusing on one specific habit long enough to make it your own.

100 Happy Days is another popular movement that began when Dmitry Golubnichy decided he wanted to be happier. His TEDx talk shares his story and you can learn more by visiting the website. It turns out more than 8 million people have accepted the challenge since 2015. Photos and best practices are available in the book, Can You Be Happy for 100 Days in a Row?

What could you do with 100 days to further your love of documenting? Let me know—I’d like to highlight people and their projects on the podcast over the next—you guessed it, 100 days!

🦠 p.s. Here are the details from CNN about Ford and other companies collaborating on the production of ventilators for 100 days!