My Journey to Become the Top 1%, as Inspired by ImpossibleHQ.com, compiled 3/11/14
Last updated: 6/15/16
Last Completed Goals
Ride an elephantGraduate collegeSee the Great Wall of China and the Bird's Nest(April 2016)Live outside the US for at least 1 month straight without my parents or grandparentsBook a flight with reward miles only
- Make 100 micro loans on Kiva (95 loans as of 12/22/15; http://www.kiva.org/lender/alicechen?pageID=2)
Graduate college(May 2016)- Teach a college class
- Host a workshop
- Get a tattoo
- Public speak internationally
- Build a mobile phone app
- Live under a fake name for a day
- Speak with an accent for an entire day
- Decorate my whole house for a holiday
Buy a GoPro camera(obtained 4/16/14)- Save someone's life
- Write a story
- Wear pajama pants in public for an entire day
- Hold a sign saying "talk to me about anything" on a busy sidewalk
- Learn a magic trick
- Leave a $100 tip for someone
- Make a life-changing decision on a whim
Events to Attend
- Attend a nerd conference - about a TV show, about a game, etc.
- Attend a football game in a suite
- Attend a basketball game in a suite
- Attend a college sports, MLB, NBA, or NFL finals game
- Go to the summer Olympics opening ceremony
- Go to the winter Olympics opening ceremony
- Watch 20 Broadway shows (16 - In The Heights; Promises, Promises; Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark; Book of Mormon; Memphis; Wicked; Beauty and the Beast; Dirty Dancing; Anything Goes; Mamma Mia!; Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles; Once; Jersey Boys; Annie; The Little Mermaid; Kinky Boots) - Bolded are favorites, in order of viewing
Run a 5k(May 25, 2014)- Under 20 minutes
- Run a 10k
- Run a half marathon
- Run a marathon
- 50 consecutive pushups
- 100 consecutive pushups
- 250 consecutive situps
- 500 consecutive situps
- Be vegetarian for a month
Travel
- Visit every continent (
Africa, Antarctica,Asia, Australia,Europe, North America, South America) - Visit 20 countries (19 in chronological order - US, Taiwan, Canada, China, Nicaragua, Panama, United Kingdom, Ghana, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam)
- See aliceshealthandtravel.blogspot.com for travel blog
- Visit 50 countries
- Visit 100 countries
- Visit 50 US cities (15 - Austin, Lubbock, NYC, Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Tucson, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Las Vegas, Santa Fe, Orlando, New Orleans, Reno)
Live outside the US for at least 1 month straight without my parents or grandparentsSee the Great Wall of China and the Bird's Nest(April 2016)- Go to the airport and play adventure roulette
- Go see something in Madison Square Garden
- Go see the ball drop at midnight in NYC
- Climb up the Statue of Liberty
- Go inside a volcano
- Use a segway
- Fly first class somewhere
Book a flight with reward miles only(Austin to Lima, Peru; 3/31/15)- Get my driver's license
- See the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
Go without internet for a week(8/3-8/13/2014)Go without television for a month(7/29-8/29/14)- Pack all my belongings into two suitcases
Adrenaline Rushes
- Go skydiving
- Go bungee jumping
Go paragliding (summer 2010)- Go parasailing
- Go scuba diving
- Ride in a hot air balloon
- Ride in a helicoptor
Ride an elephant(March 2016)- Ride a camel
Ride every single ride (that matters) at a theme park(6/20/2014, Six Flags Fiesta Texas) (3/16-3/20/2015, Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure; Disney's Epcot and Hollywood Studios)- Learn to shoot a gun
- Go paintballing
- Set off fireworks
Become fluent in 4 languages
English- Spanish
- Mandarin
- French
- Read an entire book in another language
Business
Build a personal website(whereveriwant.com)- Start a podcast
- Earn consistent money through passive/side income
- Invest at least $1,000,000
- Buy a rental house/property
- Complete the Atlantic Challenge
Personal Life
Be kissed- Be kissed in the rain
- Kiss someone
- Say "I love you" and mean it romantically
- Serenade someone
- Be a loving parent
- Start a "For my future kids" video series
- Publish 100 "FMFK" videos
- Serve someone breakfast in bed
- Learn to write with my left hand
- Ask someone I just met on a date
- Talk to a stranger every day for a month
Religion
- Attend a secular humanist conference
- Read the entire Bible
- Read the entire Quran
- Influence one person to deconvert to humanism