My Journey to Become the Top 1%, as Inspired by ImpossibleHQ.com, compiled 3/11/14
Last updated: 11/26/23
Last Completed Goals
Visit 20 countriesRide 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)(no longer a goal)Graduate college(May 2016)- Decorate my whole house for a holiday
Buy a GoPro camera(obtained 4/16/14)- Learn a magic trick
- Leave a $100 tip for someone
Make a life-changing decision on a whim(too many to count)
Events to Attend
Attend an E-Sports event in person - Dreamhack Dallas 2019 (Brawl Stars), League of Legends Worlds semis (2022)- 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
- 1 Pull up
- 50 consecutive pushups
- 100 consecutive pushups
- 250 consecutive situps
- 500 consecutive situps
- Give up sugar for a month
Travel
- Visit every continent (
Africa, Antarctica,Asia, Australia,Europe, North America, South America) Visit 20 countries(in chronological order - US, Canada, China, Nicaragua, Panama, United Kingdom, Ghana, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Mexico, Jamaica, Spain, France, Andorra, Portugal, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Colombia, Poland, Czechia, Austria (30))- Territories: Macau, HK, Taiwan, Cayman Islands
- Visit 50 countries
- Visit 100 countries
- Visit 50 US cities (16 - Austin, Lubbock, NYC, Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Tucson, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Las Vegas, Santa Fe, Orlando, New Orleans, Reno, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington DC, Seattle, Portland, Indianapolis)
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
- Climb up the Statue of Liberty
Go inside a volcano (El Salvador, June 2023)Use a segway (Madrid, October 2022)- Fly first class somewhere
Book a flight with reward miles only(Austin to Lima, Peru; 3/31/15)Get my driver's license (April 2022)- 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)
Adrenaline Rushes
- Go skydiving
- Go bungee jumping
Go paragliding (October 2023)Go parasailing (summer 2010)Go scuba diving (June 2019)Ride in a hot air balloon (Mexico, August 2020)- Ride in a helicopter
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)- 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)- 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 kissedBe kissed in the rainKiss someoneSay "I love you" and mean it romantically- Serenade someone
- Be a loving parent
- Start a "For my future kids" video series
- Serve someone breakfast in bed
- Ask someone I just met on a date
