Impossible List - 15 March

How far I've come over the course of the last month in regards to the impossible list of goals I've set for myself.

Professional

So large change up. I'm not feelign my book and I'm workign to finsih a draft so I can mothball the book for a year or so and come back at it with fresh eyes. In it's place I'm going to put in some work on a side project making quoting/invoicing software for underserved trades such s Dog Grooming, Window Cleaning or Nail Technicians. Something that is super simple and easy to use and hopefully I can gin up a few customers to generate roughly £10k a year allowing me to buy a Defender.

Running is still a top priority and I'm working towards traning for a 50 mile and the 100 mile race in May and June.

Health / Fitness

Still on track with Ultra training. Still on the band wagon for not drinking this year. Regretting it, but I'm sure my waist will thank me.

I'm also on track for losing weight hopefully at the rate of 1lb a week. But that whole journey will be harder. Hopefully my running training will help spend calories and keep me roughly on track even if I slip and eat too many calories.

Personal Skills

As I said I'm working on reducing my focus on the book and moving across to a side project to hopefully build a product and make a few bucks ont eh side.

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Travel / Events

My eyes are always big when it comes to travel, but this year is not heavy in travel. I'm planning a short trip to Lithuania to see Nick Cave play and for Louise's birthday I'm thinking we could take a boat out to St. Kilda.

No adventures after that that go out of the country. In the end I didn't want to spend all of my allowance on one trip, particularly when I need to buy so much gear for the longer races I want to run in.

Volunteering / Charity

I'm working on getting the basics set in place for Tayside Re-Users. Beyond that we need to focus on tackling costs and targeting higher sales to help set ourselves up for the future.

We are not on target to make a profit this year, but hopefully 2026/2027 will be our comeback.

Education / Languages

I've been reading a lot, but no focused education has really been looked at lately. Still need to win the lottery to give this too much more focus. I am hoping to read 36 books this year, I'm currently 6 books in.

Financial

Just working hard in my role as Staff Engineer and trying to sort out my shop and put everything into a good status. We are moving forward, but this might take years. I am also starting to look outside Insights a bit and start to plan what my next career steps my take.