What is an Impossible List?
I was first exposed to the concept of an Impossible List by Thomas Frank. Essentially an Impossible List is a cross between a Hyrda and Bucket List. As you cross items off of your Impossible List you replace those items with harder versions. This encourages perpetual growth. Here is mine:
Health Goals
Run a 5K(10/30/21)- Run a 5K in under 30 minutes
- Get All Move Achievements in the Activity App for iOS
Move Goal 200%(12/22/16)Move Goal 300%(12/17/18)- Move Goal 400%
Perfect Week (All Activity)(05/03/20)Perfect Month(09/30/19)100 Move Goals(3/26/17)365 Move Goals(04/30/18)500 Move Goals(11/28/18)1000 Move Goals(01/18/21)- 1250 Move Goals
Weigh in below 220 pounds(11/06/19)
Professional Goals
Present at a national conference(2016 and 2017)- Present at a national conference for trainers
- Write and publish a book
Publish 50 blog posts on TheMikeBurke.com(April 2019)Publish 100 blog posts on TheMikeBurke.com(March 2021)- Publish 500 blog posts on TheMikeBurke.com
Publish 25 videos on my personal YouTube Channel(September 2021)- Publish 50 videos on my personal YouTube Channel.
Develop an online professional development course for teachers(August 2020)
Knowledge/Skill Goals
- Earn a PhD
- Learn JavaScript
- Learn Swift
Complete the Become an Instructional Designer Learning Path on Lynda.com(Feburary 2017)
Travel Goals
Domestic
Disney World(February 2019)- Disneyland
- Route 66 road trip
- US National Parks
Acadia(July 2020)Shenandoah(August 2020)Great Smokey Mountains(November 2020)New River Gorge(April 2021)Mammoth Cave(June 2021)Cuyahoga Valley(June 2021)Joshua Tree(December 2021)Death Valley(December 2021)Grand Teton(June 2022)Saguaro(November 2022)Hawaii Volcanoes(April 2023)Haleakala(April 2023)
International
- Iceland (July 2023)
- Denmark
Venice(2012)- London
- Ireland
- Vancouver
- The International Disney Parks
- Paris
- Toyko
- Hong Kong
- Shanghai