My Impossible List

Making the impossible possible.  

Cinderella is one of my favorite Disney movies. To me, it’s a story of action, of believing in one’s self enough to make your dreams come true.

Even if other’s think your dreams are impossible, only you have to believe… It’s possible.

So, I created my Impossible list.

I first got the idea from Thomas Frank, the creator of CollegeInfoGeek, however, Joel Runyon is the inventor of the world’s first impossible list. He defined the difference between it and a regular ‘ole bucket list. Put simply, the impossible list is an ever-evolving list of experiences that build upon each other, help others as well as yourself, and implore you to take action.

Here’s mine.

Current Goals

  • Obtain full-time position in Houston
  • Learn 1000 Spanish words
  • Help LTYF make their first 1$10,000 in donations

Last 5 Completed Goals

  • Ran 5 out of 5 Run Houston Series 5ks (December 2019)
  • Learn 500 Spanish words
  • Become a Board member of a foundation

Fitness/Health Goals

  • Become a Zumba Instructor
    • Teach Group Fitness at University
    • Attend TexFit
  • Run a 5K (January 2019)
    • Complete all 5-5k’s in Run Houston Series 2019
      • January 
      • March
      • June
      • September
      • December
    • Do it in less than 25 minutes
  • Start a journal ( October 2018)
  • Use the Calm app once a day

Professional/Blogging Goals

  • Launch Herpiphany (January 2019)
    • Change Herpiphany to “Coming Soon” status ( October 2018)
  • Get 10,000 blog visits, all time
    • Get 5,000 blog visits in a month
  • Grow the HP newsletter to 1,000 subscribers
    • Grow to 5,000 subscribers
  • Write 25,000 words in a month
  • Start a podcast
  • Self-publish a book (>10,000 words)
  • Launch a regular YouTube show and release 10 videos
  • Gain 250 YouTube subscribers
    • Gain 500 subscribers
    • Gain 1,000 subscribers
    • Gain 2,500 subscribers
    • Gain 5,000 subscribers
    • Gain 10,000 subscribers
    • Gain 50,000 subscribers
    • Gain 100,000 subscribers and earn the silver Play Button
    • Gain 1 million subscribers and earn the gold Play Button
  • Do a collab video with another dedicated YouTuber
  • Form an LLC and actually be a professional company that does business things and whatnot
  • Create an online course
  • Grow my Instagram account to 1,000 followers
  • Speak at a university for more than 500 students
  • Give a TEDx Talk
  • Make $100 (gross) in a month
    • Make $1,000 (gross) in a month
  • Pay off all my student loans
    • Keep a loan balance chart

Habit Goals

  • Do a morning workout 66 days in a row – Skill: Fitness
  • Go to sleep before midnight during the work week – Skill: Health
  • Read 25 pages a day for three months in a row – Skill: Intelligence
  • Write 500 words 100 days in a row – Skill: Writing/Body of Work

Creative Goal

  • Record and release an original song with lyrics
  • Start a band and play a live show
  • Record a rap song
  • Hand-draw something I’d be proud to sell
  • Make a blanket
  • Learn to draw to the point where I can create art like this
  • Perform with my ukelele in front of a live audience
  • Learn how to play the piano (and play https://youtu.be/_mVW8tgGY_wLove-Colored Master Spa)

Skill Goals

  • Learn the basics of car maintenance
  • Learn archery
  • Learn swing dance
  • Learn ballroom dance
  • Pass the pre-bronze Moves in the Field test in figure skating (April 23, 2016)
  • Learn to snowboard
  • Climb a rock climbing route at a climbing gym

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish
    • Learn 500 Spanish words
    • Learn 1000 Spanish words
  • Korean
  • Japanese
  • Sign language

Events to Attend

  • Conventions
    • SXSW
    • Ultimate Women’s expo
    • KCON
  • Drag show
    • MY OH MY DRAG SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA (December 2018)
  • Musicals
    • Into the Woods (October 2018)
    • Hairspray  (April 2017)
    • Phantom of the Opera
    • Rent – the Musical
    • The Lion King
    • Chicago
    • Cinderella
    • Hamilton
    • Dream Girls
    • Little Shop of Horrors
Travel Goals
  • Visit Britain
  • Visit France
  • Visit Switzerland
  • Visit Italy
  • Visit Honduras
  • Visit Korea
  • Visit Japan
  • Visit China
  • Visit Greece
  • Visit Spain
  • Visit Turkey
  • Visit every state in the U.S.

Fun and/or “Insane” Goals

  • Get a helix piercing (July 2018)
  • Attend Bearkat Family Weekend (September 2018)
  • Go backpacking 
  • Go sailing
    • Sail over night
  • Go Surfing
  • Go Horseback Riding
  • Skydive
  • Bungee jump
  • Fly in a hot air balloon
  • Climb a mountain
  • Take a trapeze class
  • Be on TV
  • Break a world record
  • Visit Club 33 at Disney Land

Life Goals

  • Get an apartment Off-Campus (August 2018)
  • Start my own podcast
  • Start a foundation
  • Retire by age 40
  • Be self-sufficient and location-independent
  • Help empower women to take action and make the world a better place

Now It’s Your Turn.

Create your own Impossible List and make the impossible – possible.

Steps:

  1. Quick! Grab a piece of paper.
  2. Set a timer for 10 minutes.
  3. Jot down everything you have ever wanted to do – challenge yourself.
  4. Display your list where you can view it often
    • Private – journal, planner, phone, your wall
    • Public – Social Media, on your website – like me 😉
  5. Choose three impossibilities from your list and create a strategy to make it possible.
  6. Think of people who can support you in accomplishing your goal – reach out to them.
  7. Take a picture or video of you accomplishing it.
  8. Share your experience!

5 Tips to Remember:

  1. This list is ever-evolving.
  2. Make clear measurable goals, I would suggest using the SMART method.
  3. Add goals that are outside of your comfort zone
  4. It’s a challenge – have fun with it!
  5. It’s okay to ask for help – even Cinderella had assistance.

If you would like to share your list with me and/or your successes I would love to see it!

–xoxo L

Copyright 2018