I got this idea from Joel Runyon, who believes in making an “Impossible List” instead of a “Bucket List”. Bucket lists are static lists of things you know you want to get to in your life, where an Impossible List is an ever-evolving list of goals for your life; goals which you believe to be impossible or will require some effort.

Here is my impossible list:

Life

• Donate $1,000 to a charity
• Pay off my student loans by 28
• Become fluent in Spanish
• Read 2 books a month
• Take 1 picture every day
• Become less materialistic; Own less

Fitness

• Run a 5k (07/19/2012)
• Run a 10k
• Run a sub 8-minute mile
• Do 100 consecutive push-ups
• Exercise every day for 1 month; No excuses

Travel

• Live abroad for a month
• Travel to Ireland (12/30/2014)
• Travel to Italy (12/21/2014)
• Travel to Iceland
• Travel to Austria

Career / Professional

• Complete grad school before I am 30
• Obtain a job which allows for significant travel
• PMP certification completed by age 26
• AWS certification completed by age 26 (September 2015)
• Join a non-profit board (January 2016)