*

ST E P

r: B E I N G

ST E P

t: D O I N G

4.
5.

girlfriend

i: C O S T

ST E P

u: D O I N G

A = $2,403

i: C O S T

4.
5.

3.

C = $934

$420 rent

1.
2. $514 roundtrip airfare,

ST E P

ST E P

B = $0

media calls & own time)

TDI:

ST E P S N OW

if friend refuses)

4. Reserve tickets (for yourself even

nearby college English departments

1. Decide on desired details & extras

2. Choose top 1 for 20 hrs. per week
3. Send intern recruitment e-mail to

DAY A F T E R

3 weeks and invite friend to go

4. Research tickets & housing for

(marketing/PR)

1. Take test drive

2. Assign 1- to 2-hour task to top 3
3. Formulate plan around responses

TO M O R R O W

best season and to-do top 5

4. Visit Virtual Tourist and determine

selling authors from 23 years ago

3. Send top 3 questions to five best-

3 major sites

1. Find showroom, schedule test drive

2. Post bullet-point job description on

$197.90

30
=

$3,337 + ($2,600) = $5,937

i: C O S T

TMI:

1.
2. $0 (3 free interns for

3.
p 3. have 15-minute
conversation w/native
4.
p 4. make Thanksgiving
dinner for six people
5.
p 5.

p 1. full side splits

p 2. sell 20,000 per week

3. find smart & gorgeous

1. sell a TV show
2. visit Croatian coast

5.

4. excellent cook

3. fluent in Greek

1. flexible
2. best-selling author

ST E P

1. $2,003/month
2.
3. $5/hr. x 80 = $400
4.
5.

9:15 AM

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I DREAM

e: H AV I N G

2/26/07

MONTHS

IN

*
*

ST E P

1. Aston Martin DB9

2. Go Board from 1800s
3. Personal assistant
4. Full Kendo armor
5.

TA R G E T M O N T H LY I N C O M E

A + B + C + (1.3 x monthly expenses)

=

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I DREAM

2.
3.
4.
5.

2.
3.
4.
5.

5.

5.

1.

4.

4.

i: C O S T

u: D O I N G

C=

ST E P

ST E P

A=

i: C O S T

5.

4.

B=

4.

3.

2.

1.

4.

3.

2.

1.

4.

3.

3.

2.

1.

2.

i: C O S T

TDI:

30
=

1.

ST E P

TMI:

DAY A F T E R

TO M O R R O W

ST E P S N OW

A + B + C + (1.3 x monthly expenses)

=

9:15 AM

1.

3.

3.

t: D O I N G

2.

2.

ST E P

1.

5.

5.

1.

4.

4.

r: B E I N G

3.

3.

ST E P

2.

2.

ST E P

2/26/07

MONTHS

IN

1.

e: H AV I N G

1.

ST E P

TA R G E T M O N T H LY I N C O M E

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