[#36 Lesson] Accomplishing Life Goals Takes Commitment

[#36 Lesson] Accomplishing Life Goals Takes Commitment

BUCKET LIST, LESSON
This life lesson relates to my previous blog #36 Run a Half Marathon. As I said previously, this wasn’t the first time that I was stopped from achieving something from my bucket list and it certainly was not the last. This is only one of at least six times that I have nearly achieved a goal, only for it to be taken away from me. Sometimes it has been because of personal injury, while other times it has been the weather or circumstances beyond my control that have not worked out in my favour. Regardless of the obstacles that have stopped me previously, I am still passionate about these goals and they remain on my list. When I decided that I was going to run a half marathon, I found…
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Interview with Matt Woodman – CTV News

Interview with Matt Woodman – CTV News

BUCKET LIST, GENERAL, TRAVEL
After completing #36 Run a Half Marathon, Jesse and I grabbed my truck and hit the road. We had already checked out of the hotel, so I just had to sit through the four-hour drive, coated in a thick layer of sweat. At this time, BucketLaunch didn’t exist. Instead, I just uploaded a photo of each completed item to a Facebook album. As Jesse drove home, I uploaded the photo that Jesse had taken of me, hanging over the handrail and gasping for dear life. It was definitely not my best photo, but it portrayed the physical exertion that I went through to complete this item. And that is why I love this photo. Before reaching home, I received a message from a friend, Matt Woodman, via Facebook. Matt was…
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#36 Run a Half Marathon

#36 Run a Half Marathon

BUCKET LIST
This bucket list item was completed on 26th June 2016 in Wellington, New Zealand. Although I completed this in 2016, the story starts back in 2013. This was a big year for my bucket list because I managed to cross eight items off the list. I was riding that high towards the end of the year and wanted to see if there was something else that I could cross off the list to maintain my momentum. Having just settled into New Plymouth, with a new flat and my first engineering job, I realised that almost everyone has some sort of outdoor hobby in New Plymouth. There were a few keen runners at work, and it was them, who gave me the inspiration to go after #36. I started researching half…
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