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Freedom.
Build Big.
10 life categories. 40+ specific goals. Dated milestones for every one of them. The plan to build a self-running ecosystem, become the loudest voice in the category, train a body that carries it all, give some of it away, and earn the freedom to work only on what I love. Most goals land by 2030. The biggest compounders extend to 2032.
Why publish this? Three reasons. Saying it out loud raises the cost of quitting. Someone reading this in 2030 will know what I was building toward — including future me. And I've watched too many founders keep their goals private and their excuses public. I'd rather do the opposite.
It's not a promise. It's a draft I plan to be embarrassed by — in both directions. Numbers will move. Goals will swap in and out. The point isn't the spreadsheet. The point is having something to argue against when life shows up.
— Mayank · May 2026
Environment
One owned home in a base city. Two international stays of 4-8 weeks every year. Roots in one place, adventure in two more.
One base city. Owned home. Two international stays a year.
Stop the nomadic chaos. Own a home in one base city. Then every year, 2 stays of 4-8 weeks in international cities I keep returning to. Same gyms, same friends, same coffee shops in each.
Deadline · Home by Dec 2030 · Rotation ongoing- Q4 2026Base city locked. Test 2 international stays this year.
- Q4 20272 rotation cities chosen. Property search active in base city.
- Q4 2028Property shortlisted. Sustained 2-stay rhythm.
- Q4 2030Own home in base city. 2 international stays / year, locked.
Finish the 100. Write the book.
The series becomes a body of work — a published field guide for working from anywhere.
Deadline · By Dec 2030- Q4 2026City 60 (current pace + intentional new cities)
- Q4 2028City 85 + book outline + 30% draft
- Q4 2030City 100 + book published
Career
Build the ecosystem so it compounds without me. Marketplace, media, advisory, products. Each fuels the others. Each measurable. Each dated. The biggest compounders land by 2032.
10,000+ listings. The global front door for coliving.
BookMyColiving is the trusted global directory. Listings and reach come first — revenue model layers in later. Operators list. Residents discover. The default place the world searches for coliving.
Deadline · By Q4 2032- End 20261,500 listings · 150 cities · reach foundation set
- End 20273,000 listings · 1L+ annual inquiries
- End 20285,000 listings · category brand recognition
- End 20307,500 listings · global default for coliving search
- End 203210,000+ listings · 1L+ inquiries / month
100K+ subscribers. Required reading.
The definitive voice of the category. When operators, investors, or journalists want to understand coliving, they start here.
Deadline · By Dec 2032- End 202645K subs · weekly newsletter cadence locked
- End 202755K subs · 50 podcast episodes shipped
- End 202870K subs · 1M monthly reads
- End 203085K subs · paid tier launched
- End 2032100K subs · industry's front page
150+ operators across 30+ countries.
Strategic partner to operators worldwide — brand, growth, tech, the full stack.
Deadline · By Dec 2032- End 202670 operators served · 16 countries
- End 202790 operators · 20 countries
- End 2028110 operators · 25 countries
- End 2030130 operators · 28 countries
- End 2032150+ operators · 30+ countries
2 products. $500K combined ARR.
JumboTiger (PMS for coliving operators) and Everything Coliving (media + tools). Two products that run while I sleep — built once, sold many times.
Deadline · By Dec 2032- End 2026Both products live and earning · $50K combined ARR
- End 2027$120K combined ARR
- End 2028$220K combined ARR
- End 2030$360K combined ARR
- End 2032$500K combined ARR
Two books published.
One on coliving (the frameworks). One on building solo with AI (the playbook).
Deadline · Book 1 by 2027 · Book 2 by 2031- Q4 2026Book 1 outline + 30% draft (coliving frameworks)
- Q4 2027Book 1 published
- Q4 2029Book 2 outline + draft (AI playbook)
- Q4 2031Book 2 published
On stage at the 4 conferences that matter. Every year.
Not 'wherever I'm invited'. Pick the 4 events I want to be on stage at. Earn the invitations. Show up every year.
Deadline · From 2027 · every year- 20262 talks at events I picked · introductions for 2027
- 20274 talks at the chosen events
- 2028 →4 talks / year · the rooms are familiar now
Finances
Money stops being the question. Build income across media, marketplace, advisory, and products so I only do work that energizes. Net-worth target lands by 2032.
$5M+ personal net worth.
Built across business equity, real estate, and invested savings. The buffer that buys freedom — a projection, not a promise. The mechanism matters more than the ladder.
Deadline · By Dec 2032- End 2027$1.5M · base built · habits proven
- End 2030$4M · equity + real estate + invested savings
- End 2032$5M+ · the number that makes work optional
$10K / month passive.
Recurring income that hits the account whether I work that month or not. Rent, dividends, royalties, SaaS.
Deadline · By Dec 2029- End 2026$2K/mo passive · 1 source
- End 2027$5K/mo · 2 sources
- End 2028$7K/mo · 2-3 sources
- End 2029$10K/mo · 3+ sources
24-month runway, ready.
Cash equivalent of 24 months of personal expenses. Untouchable. Refilled if drawn down.
Deadline · By Dec 2026- Q2 202612 months funded
- Q4 202624 months funded · auto top-up rule set
Relationships
Anywhere I land, someone I love is one call away. Family, partner, friends, community. Cadence over crisis.
50 humans I actively show up for.
Not 5,000 followers. 50 people I check in on with intent. Birthdays, milestones, hard days.
Deadline · Ongoing · audit every year- Monthly5 deep conversations (not text — call or in-person)
- Quarterly15 catch-ups across the 50
- YearlyAll 50 have at least 4 touchpoints / year
60+ days a year with parents.
Fixed visits. Not 'whenever I'm in town'. Quarterly visit. Festivals together. One long trip.
Deadline · Starting 2026 · every year- Q1 202615 days (visit + festivals)
- Q2 202615 days (birthdays + long weekend)
- Q3 202615 days (festival + family trip)
- Q4 202615 days (year-end + holidays)
Active in 3 communities.
Coliving (the industry), AI builders (the craft), and a fitness community (the body — a run club or training group).
Deadline · By Dec 2027- End 2026Active in coliving + AI-builder communities
- End 2027Joined + showing up at a fitness community (run club / training group)
Personal Growth
Become the person who can pull this off. Sharper focus. Deeper curiosity. The work that's hardest because no one assigns it.
Write down what I know about coliving — in a form someone can use.
Take the frameworks, mental models, and patterns I've collected from inside the industry and put them into shareable shape. When a new operator asks 'how does this actually work', there's a real answer to point them to.
Deadline · By Dec 2027- Q2 20265 core frameworks documented in the newsletter
- Q4 202610+ operators using the frameworks in their own writing
- Q4 2027Book 1 published. The frameworks are reference material.
30 books a year. Notes that compound.
Philosophy, biography, technical, fiction. Read with a pen. Notes go into a system I revisit, not a Notion graveyard.
Deadline · Every year · starting 2026- Quarterly~7-8 books with written notes
- Year-end30 logged · top 5 written up publicly
Learn 1 new skill a year.
Something unrelated to work. Forces a beginner's mind. Builds neuroplasticity.
Deadline · Every year- 2026AI (advanced agents, custom systems, fine-tuning)
- 2027Photography (portfolio worth showing)
- 2028Cooking (master 20 dishes)
- 2029Music (guitar, 10 songs)
Mental Health
The inner game. Calm hustle is the goal — high output without burning the operator running it. Practice, not performance.
20 min / day. 365 days a year.
Not a streak hack — an actual practice. Sit, count breath, get up. Even on the worst days.
Deadline · Locked in by Dec 2027- Q2 20265 min / day · 30-day streak
- Q4 202610 min / day · 90-day streak
- Q2 202715 min / day · 180-day streak
- Q4 202720 min / day · 365 days
Daily journaling.
Not bullet-journaling. Real prose. Process the day, the wins, the patterns I keep falling into.
Deadline · Hit 365-day streak by end 2026- Q2 2026100-day streak
- Q4 2026365-day streak — locked-in habit
Monthly session, always.
An outside voice that sees blind spots. Coach or therapist (or both), monthly minimum.
Deadline · Ongoing · starting Q1 2026- Q1 2026Pick a coach + commit to 6 months
- Q2 2026Biweekly during onboarding period
- Q3 2026 →Monthly cadence, locked in
Physical Health
The body has to carry all of this. Specific lifts, specific distances, specific dates. No vague 'get fit'.
Full marathon. 42.2 km. Under 4:30.
Train through 2026-2027. Run a half first. Run a full in spring 2028. Not vague — picked a race city, picked a time.
Deadline · By April 2028- Q4 202610K race · sub-50 min
- Q2 2027Half marathon · sub-2:00
- Q4 202730K training run · sub-3:00
- Apr 2028Full marathon · sub-4:30 (pick race city by Q2 2027)
Century ride. 100 km.
Hundred kilometres in one ride. Picked a route. Picked a date. Trained for it.
Deadline · By Oct 2027- Q2 202630 km · consistent weekend ride
- Q4 202660 km
- Q2 202780 km
- Oct 2027100 km — completed
90 kg. 20% body fat.
Walking-around weight that supports the marathon training without being a chore to maintain.
Deadline · By Dec 2026- Q2 202694 kg · 23% body fat (transition phase)
- Q4 202690 kg · 20% body fat · sustainable habits
8 hours. 11 PM to 7 AM.
Boring goal. Highest leverage. Track every night. Don't break it for late calls.
Deadline · Starting now · audit weekly- Q1 2026Tracked every night · baseline measured
- Q2 202680%+ nights hitting 8 hours
- Q4 2026Sleep score locked above 85
5 workouts a week. Forever.
3 strength sessions. 2 cardio. Non-negotiable like brushing teeth. Travels with me.
Deadline · Locked by Q3 2026- Q1 20263x/week consistent
- Q2 20264x/week consistent
- Q3 20265x/week locked in · travel routines built
Spirituality & Meaning
Not religion — the practice of sitting with the hard questions. What do I believe? What do I owe the world? What do I do when nothing's working?
Put down on paper how I think about how to live.
A long essay (or short book) on the principles I actually use to make hard decisions — money, work, relationships, when to walk away. Not a manifesto. Just what I've learned, written down.
Deadline · By Dec 2027- Q2 2026Outline + 10 core principles drafted
- Q4 2026First draft (5,000+ words)
- Q4 2027Published as long-form essay
One silent week, every year.
No phone, no inputs, no outputs. The world keeps spinning. So do I. Annual non-negotiable from 2026.
Deadline · Starting 2026 · every year- 20263-day silent retreat (entry version)
- 202710-day vipassana
- 2028 →7-10 days every year, locked in
Write the year down. Every December.
Three questions, every December: what went well, what didn't, what I learned. Stored where future-me can read it back.
Deadline · Starting Dec 2026- Dec 2026First written review · template locked in
- Dec each yearPublished or private — but written down
Contribution
Build the ecosystem and then give some of it away. Free help where it changes a life. Money where it changes a system.
Help 30 operators in emerging markets — for free.
Pick founders building coliving in places where capital is scarce: South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, LATAM. Strategy, intros, frameworks. No invoice.
Deadline · By Dec 2030- End 20265 operators mentored (1 hour / month each)
- End 202710 operators · case studies written up
- End 202818 operators · 2 of them now hiring
- End 203030 operators · a community formed across regions
$25K / year donated. Sustained.
Picked causes, recurring transfers, not one-off virtue signals. Build the habit before the income makes it easy.
Deadline · By Dec 2028 · then yearly- End 2026$5K donated · 2 causes picked
- End 2027$12K donated
- End 2028 →$25K / year · sustained
Fund one student through college.
Pick a partner org. Sponsor one student fully — tuition, books, costs. Stay in touch for the duration.
Deadline · Sponsorship starts 2027- Q4 2026Partner org chosen · first student identified
- 2027 →Funded annually until completion
Fun, Play & Adventure
The category ambitious people skip. The one whose absence predicts burnout. Concerts, festivals, no-laptop trips, the shock of beginner's mind.
Two weeks. No laptop. Every year.
One trip a year where work doesn't exist. Phone for navigation, that's it. Family, friends, or solo — but no inbox, no slack, no notion.
Deadline · Starting 2026 · every year- 20262 weeks · zero work
- 20273 weeks · same rule
- 2028 →A month-long every other year
Four big experiences. Every year.
Concerts, sporting events, festivals, performances. Tickets bought ahead, dates blocked, no work cancellations.
Deadline · Starting 2026 · every year- 20261 concert · 1 sporting event · 2 festivals
- 2027 →4 experiences / year · variety preserved
Learn to surf.
Pick one physical skill that has nothing to do with work. Be terrible at it on purpose. Get the shock of being a beginner again.
Deadline · By Dec 2027- Q2 2026First 5-day surf camp
- Q4 202610 sessions logged
- Q4 2027Catch and ride a wave clean, start to finish
Then Build It.
The future is a build queue. Start committing.