Bridging the Distance from My Day Job to My Calling

Yesterday, I suggested that I believed that my calling (or at least what I've been called to do next) is to become a walker.  There remains quite a list of things I need to get done to bridge the gap between my current day job and the next chapter of my life.

Bridge Near Yards Park - Washington, DC

Since there's no time like the present...actually the present is all that exists and all that will ever exist, it's probably time to start bridging that divide.  A short and far from comprehensive list of things that need to be done in the next ten months follows:

1.   Retire all debt.

2.   Cut expenses by 50%

3.   Save $3000.

4.   Find a new place to live...part of cutting expenses.

5.   Identify $10K worth of funding...either a patron or a series of donors.

6.   Incorporate a non-profit.

7.   Design and produce a logo for the pilgrimage.

8.   Verify all water crossings along the intended route allow pedestrian traffic.

9.   Plan the intended route.

10.  If all water crossings along the intended route do not allow pedestrian traffic, identify the relevant jurisdiction and obtain permission to cross them.  Otherwise find another way.

11.  Register a domain name.

12.  Develop Kickstarter and/or GoFundMe campaign.

13.  Retire from my day job.

14.  Move into new living accommodations.

15.  Discuss pilgrimage plans with family.

16.  Decide on media to document the pilgrimage.

17.  Hire a lawyer.

18.  Hire an accountant.

19.  Establish a corporate bank account.

20.  Hire corporate officers.

21.  Establish corporate by-laws.

22.  Pick stealth camping gear.

23.  Design a water cart for the western crossing.

24.  Pick intended waypoints for the first 200 miles of walking.

25.  Decide on a firm departure time.

26.  Coordinate departure with the city of Newport, RI

There's probably quite a few more, but this list, each line item a project in and of itself a little miniature project with multiple steps, is enough to indicate that there is not a moment to lose if I'm going to strike out in March 2017.

It's going to be a great day tomorrow, and now I know I'll be even busier than I was originally planning.