Per inspiration and instructions from Mr. Impossible himself (AKA Joel Runyon of the Impossible League) I am sharing my own intended Life Itinerary Way-points:
The truly Epic:
Substantially and Quantifiably help one person pursue his/her passion… every year
Invent one word that makes it into the Dictionary (not just the urban one)
Fund an artist for (at least) a year
Other Life:
52 weeks of one blog post a week
52 weeks of one book a week
1 year living debt free (no mortgage, car payment, student loans, nor carried credit card balances)
Live in another country for (at least) 6 months
Publish an Academic Article
Publish a Non-Fiction Article (printed)
Be paid for a speaking gig
Teach a collegiate course
Travel:
Solo travel in non-english speaking country
Visit Every Continent
Drive US coast-to-coast
Spend (at least) 1 week hiking Appalachian Trail (or comparable)
Stay in a hostel (yes, I really never have)
Couchsurf
WOOF
Spend a night on a sailboat at sea
Have coffee in 50 countries before I turn 50
Fitness:
Race/Ride/Event in every US State (and DC)
5K (technically I haven’t raced a 5K, first race was 4miles) (Corri di Vita 9/30/12)
10K
Metric Century Ride
Full Century Ride
Double Century in one day (STP – July 2012)
Triathalon – sprint distance
Triathlon – olympic distance
Things to learn:
Scuba
Emergency Medical Training
Yoga teaching certification
Fluent in one other language
Things to try:
Bellydancing
Poledancing (for fitness)
Rollerderby
Guided Meditation
Fly a plane
Jump out of a plane (skydive)
Rappel
Hand-glide
Roast my own coffee
Brew My own beer
Raise Chickens
A 3-Day Fast
Polar Bear Swim
Surfing
Snowboarding
