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My impossible list

Juan Hernandez
Sep 3, 2018 · 4 min read

How many times do you find yourself saying you are going to do something fun/something with your body/travel to somewhere/write a novel/record a song/do something awesome, and you always find an excuse to not doing it? I will say a huge amount of times. Well, since I’m in that niche, I’m trying to delete the gap between saying something I will do and actually doing it with this list.

I’m seeing this list like something “impossible” to do to challenge me to do it, and to feel awesome when I do one of those things. That’s the difference between a To-Do list and an Impossible List (at least from my point of view).

A To-Do list is a list of things I will do in a day, or in a short amount of time. An Impossible List is a list of things I have to do (excuse my drama) before I died. That’s the ultimate thought about doing something. Thinking What if tomorrow the world ends and I didn’t do (or better said, I didn’t experience) this awesome thing I was thinking of doing every day? it’s a huge trigger to do whatever you want. Delete the excuses. Excuses are something the human being will always find. It’s true.

Now, I have to say this is not something I came up with. I saw this list for the first time thanks to Thomas Frank, who got the idea from Joel Runyon. And why I’m writing a whole article about it? The main reason I did this is that I wanted to make my list public. I want to show to the world (gradually) we can do whatever we want while we work hard to achieve it and never give up. Another ingredient to that is to have fun in the way of achieving whatever you want to achieve and also, do it for you.

I added a section which has the current goals I’m working on and other section with the last 5 completed impossible items along with the date. Thomas Frank thank you again!

With no more introduction, I present to you my Impossible List.

Note: This is an impossible list in progress.

Current Goals #Commit

  • Wake up at 6:30 AM 30 days in a row (0/30)
  • Do a workout 30 days in a row (0/30)
  • Get the abs (making this 30 days in a row to get there) (0/30)
  • Read at least 10 books in less than a year (starting Sept 5th, 2018) (2/10)

Last 5 Completed Impossible items

  • Run 5k (3.11 mi) (check my run in Strava) (August 30th, 2018)
  • Participate in a hardcore race (Savage Blitz) (November 3rd, 2018)
  • Run 5k in 25 minutes or less (check my Gplus post) (November 13th, 2018)
  • Read 10 pages a day of any book 30 days in a row (17 de Noviembre de 2018)

Fitness/Health Goals 💪

  • Run 5k (3.11 mi) (check my run in Strava) ✅ (August 30th, 2018)
  • Run 5k in 25 minutes or less (check my Gplus post) ✅ (November 13th, 2018)
  • Participate in a 5k race (I already sign up for Tropical 5K) (January 26th, 2019)
  • Participate in a hardcore race (Savage Blitz will be the one) (November 3rd, 2018) ✅
  • Participate in a Savage Race (already bought the ticket 😉)(Date TBD)
  • Get the abs (making this 30 days in a row to get there)

Habit Goals ☕

  • Do a workout 30 days in a row
  • Read 10 pages a day of any book 30 days in a row ✅
  • Read at least 10 books in less than a year (starting Sept 5th, 2018)
  • Wake up at 6:30 AM 30 days in a row

Creative Goals 🎨

  • Make one canvas paint (like Bob Ross, yeah)
  • Draw something beautiful and make a t-shirt with it and sell it in RedBubble

Skill Goals 🧐

  • Become fluent in English
  • Become fluent in Italian
  • Become a master in roller skating (not this awesome, but like a half awesome)
  • Learn the basics of surfing
  • 🌟 Cook 30 dishes never cooked before by me in less than 45 days (starting November 26th — ending January 10th)

Fun or Insane Goals 🤪

  • Skydive
  • Climb a mountain
  • Swim with sharks
  • Own a Tesla (this is fun, not insane)
  • Eat crickets in Japan
  • Run a car at a high-speed circuit
  • Bungee jump

Events to attend 🗓

  • Google I/O
  • FIFA World Cup

Travel Goals 🛩

  • Colorado (to see the snow for the first time)
  • New York with snow
  • Las Vegas
  • Saint Augustine, FL
  • Brazil
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Spain
  • Paris
  • London

This list is far away from the one that I want. I want a huge impossible list and I will add more things I want to experience in time. For now, this proves my point.

If you like this list, I challenge you to make one and let me know. What’s stopping you? Shhh, no excuses.

Juan Hernandez

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