My Impossible List – Goals
These are the things I want to achieve. I believe in always be learning something new everyday.
Currently working on
- Writing a book (Ongoing)
- Write monthly thoughts ‘blogs’ on this site (Ongoing)
- Learn Greek via Anki app and Duolingo (Ongoing – 1 Year done)
- Learn how to type using all 10 fingers via Typing.com (upto 20 words per minute so far) – (Still ongoing but using it everyday at work)
- Learn / test knowledge via Brilliant
- Read 35+ books a year (Astrophysics/Lean Six Sigma/Biographies & Sci-fi)
- Develop my Astrophotography skills (Publish some photos)
- Learn VBA & Python (Ongoing)
What I have achieved
- Became a father
- Explorer’s Award (Scouts ’90-’95)
- Kayak Instructor BCU level 1 + 2 (1994)
- Scaled Mount Snowdon (2014)
- Walk half the coastal path of the Isle of Wight – 40 miles in 15 hours (2012)
- Snowboarding – Bulgaria (2018)
- Taught a class at Bridgemary school (2017)
- Down hill mountain biking in Cwnbran Wales (2012)
- Zorbing (2011)
- Ran the Great south run (2008 & 2011) – raised money for Cancer charities
- Rally car training (2010)
- Glider training (2004)
- Dragon river boat racing in Hyde Park (1994)
- Charity football match in Portsmouth football grounds (2017)
- Rigid Inflatable boat riding (2015)
- Create a 3D model business on MyMiniFactory – (2020)
- Learn PSPP (Statistic software) – (2020)
- Learn Fusion 360 and develop my modelling skills – (2019)
- Find a Six sigma mentor – (2020)
- Learn to Juggle (Seriously) – (2021)
- Create a Personal website (Ongoing – Feedback welcomed) – (2020)
- There’s a lot more as I didn’t spend the last 40 years sitting down…