What are your WOW projects.....

I was in Beijing recently where our CFO shared with us the concept of a corporate WOW project and it got me thinking...

A corporate WOW project is done in addition to the normal day-to-day work and its transformation effects are felt are felt 3, 5, 10 years after completion. It got me thinking about personal WOW projects. What projects beyond our mundane daily activities can we take on that will continue to transform our personal lives in a positive and effective way for a long, sustained period of time. Do you eat unhealthy? Do you watch too much TV? Do you want to improve your skill levels? A WOW project would mean that you commit to eating healthier, that you find something else to kill your time other than watch TV and maybe you sign up for that course you always meant to sign up for. There are many other WOW projects: take up hiking, learn a new language, take positive steps to preparing for a new career. Start thinking about your financial future and getting that retirement plan you always intended to buy. What other WOW projects can you think of? I think, in retrospect, my MBA could be classified as a WOW project. It informed my life and launched me into a new career with incredible tangible and measurable benefits. I am sure the P90X program I started is also a WOW project that will inform my life into the future. I wonder what other WOW projects I will take on? I am thinking of improving my Chinese abilities and maybe start to learn Japanese.

What are your WOW projects? Do you have any? Care to share?