40 Goals

In my twenties I set myself a task to complete 183 tasks by the time I was 30. I achieved around 130 of them, even managed to get national TV coverage for one of them, but it was frankly a little too long a list and took over my life to a fair extent.

As I enter my 40th year of life (writing this in 2022), I have set myself a goal a year to achieve over the next 40 years.

In all likelihood this list will probably see me through into my final years of life (I’m a realist), so each one of these 40 has a particular meaning for me.

They are in no particular order, and as I achieve one I will cross it from the list, share a brief summary, and use this site as a personal tracker.

I hope you enjoy the list, and all the best with your goal setting endeavours!

p.s. If you spot anything on this list that you think you could help me to achieve I’d love to hear from you.

Travel-related goals

• Visit Antarctica
• Travel across the Nullarbor
• See the Northern Lights
• See the Southern Lights
• Take the family on safari
• Be part of La Tomatina
• Do the Kokoda Track
• Do the Ghan
• Live abroad for at least 6 months in Italy and/or France
• Stay at Jamala Wildlife Lodge
• Do a camper van family holiday
• Take the family to India
• Go back to Forter Castle, where Nat and I were married way back in 2011

Skills-related goals

• Learn to ride a unicycle
• Get my pilot’s license
• Learn to reverse a trailer
• Learn the piano properly
• Get a golf handicap under 20
• Learn to surf properly

Achievement-related goals

• Pay off the family home
• Run my own business
• Write a book
• Create a sustainable garden - achieved October 2024
• Become a full MCC member
• Run a marathon
• Perform in a local theatre production, ideally a pantomime
• Complete a Lorne Pier to Pub swim - achieved January 2023
• Experience (and survive) Surstömming