This Impossible List is more than just a bucket list. This is a list of things I want to do in life that I’m not going to wait around to do. Each day I am working towards things on this list, stretching myself, growing myself, until one day the impossible just becomes… Possible.
The List of Things that I’m focusing on right now.
Life + Purpose:
Make a terrifying decision to get closer to my goals.(Completed on July 31st, 2018 — I rejected the regular jobs and went full-fledged in the business after my college)- Build one person from scratch that makes at least 50k per month.
Fitness + Sports:
Learn to swim(Completed in 2008)Do 100 push-ups in single set(Completed in 2013)- Long Jogs
5 km(Completed in 2015)Jog 10 km(Completed in 2015)Jog 15 km(Completed in 2015)- Jog 25 km
- Marathon
- Run a half marathon
- Run a full marathon
- Get a six-pack ab and do a photo shoot to celebrate
- Go Rock Climbing
- Go Shooting
- Go Indoor Skydiving
- Go Bungee Jumping
Learn Skating(Completed in 2008)Learn Ice-Skating(Completed in 2013)- Learn how to Scuba Dive
- Learn to surf
- Learn Archery
- Learn SkateBoard
- Learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Travel:
- Go on Solo Trips to:
- Any State in India
- Any Country in the world
- Visit all 7 wonders and film it:
- Great Wall of China (China)
- Petra (Jordan)
- Christ the Redeemer (Brazil)
- Macchu Picchu (Peru)
- Chichen Itza (Mexico)
- Colosseum (Italy)
- Taj Mahal (India)
- Swim in Every Ocean
- Get a Dual Citizenship
Learn:
- Music
Play Piano(Completed in 2008)Play synthesizer(Completed in 2008)Play guitar(Completed 2010)Sing in front of 100+ people(Competed in 2011)Play in orchestra(Completed in 2009)Create playlists that help people across the world(Completed in March 2018 and are being constantly updated)
- Instagram
Basics with trying and testing on my personal profile(Completed in 2014)From a mentor(Completed on 9th July 2019 – learned from Instagram Domination, Foundr)
- Cook so that I don’t have to think too much while eating anything that matches with my routine
Basics(Completed in 2008)- Secrets from Timothy Ferriss
- Learn from a legendary cook and automate the food for the rest of my life.
- Design
Basics from google(Completed in 2014)How to use adobe tools(Completed in 2014)- On-going Mentor Guidance
- Technical stuff
WordPress Basics(Completed in February 2018)Experiment with basics(Completed in March 2017 – That’s how i built Kartikahuja.com and 50 other websites)- HTML
- CSS
- Javascript
- Languages
- Punjabi
- Japanese
- Spanish
- German
Read:
- Read Bible
- Read 10,000 books in my lifetime.
This goal is quite broad. Really, it just means read a lot and constantly be learning. I believe education is life-long, and the best of it is often self-driven.
To that end, I want to make sure I go through lots and lots of books! I started reading in 2013 with a simple goal of
Still, the goal of at least 2 books per month will stand, though I think I’ll have to up that significantly if I’m to reach 10,000 before I die. If you want to follow my progress, follow me on goodreads. You can also check out the list of books I recommend to everyone.
Work:
- Make Kartik Ahuja a brand.
Buy KartikAhuja.com(Completed on 2014)Grab KartikAhuja.in, KartikAhuja.netandKartikAhuja.org(Completed in 2017, 2018 and 2018 respectively)Setup LinkedIn(Completed in January 2017)Get first 1000 connections(Completed in July 2017)Take mentorship from someone who has done it and leverage LinkedIn.(Completed in October 2017, got mentorship from Forbes Council Member)- Get total 10,000 connections
- Get total 20,000 connections
- Touch the limit of 30,000 connections
- Build 50,000 followers
- Build 100,000 followers
Setup Quora(Completed in March 2017)Get first 1000 views. (Completed in April 2017)Get total 10,000 views. (Completed in June 2017)Reach 50,000 views. (Completed in January 2018)Reach 100,000 views. (Completed in March 2018)- Reach 500,000 views
- Reach 1,000,000 views
Setup Twitter(Completed in January 2008)Revamp for growth(Completed in January 2017)Make profile active(Completed in September 2017)Get first 100 followers(Completed in January 2018)Get total 1000 followers(Completed in August 2018)- Get total 5,000 followers
- Get total 10,000 followers
- Get 100,000 followers
Setup Facebook Profile(Completed in March 2009)Revamp for growth(Completed in June 2016)-
Get 500+ verified profiles as friends by building a relation with them and not just adding them(Completed in October 2016) Connect with people whom i can learn from and reach the next level(Completed in June 2017)Build a solid network of over 3500+ people(Completed in December 2018)- Give back via Facebook communities with what I have learned and help people in need whenever possible.
Setup Facebook Fan Page(Completed on 13th January 2014)- Revamp profile for growth
- Get first 100 followers
- 1,000 followers
- 5,000 followers
- 10,000 followers
- 50,000 followers
- 100,000 followers
Make a framework of the website on Google Docs(Completed on 26th November 2018)Build the personal audience with pages like Start here, My Impossible List, Now Page, Blogs, About Page, Contact Page(Completed on 10th July 2019)
Start an Growth-focused Digital Marketing Agency(Started on October 6th 2016)Make the agency go International(Completed on July 2017)Help 50+ clients with just 1 pager funnel website(Completed on January 2018)Test and learn about domain providers, hosting providers, themes, page builders and build a ultimate list of the best tools with first hand knowledge.(Completed on March 2018 – took years to compile the list and is still on-growing and always will be)Build a team of 10+ VAs(Completed on June 2018)
Build 5 outsourcing partners (teammates/companies)(Completed on August 2018)- Move from VAs to a 5 person team solid in-house team
- Consistently achieve 7-figure revenue
Make a full-time living earning online(Started doing the same from October 2016)Start writing something regularly(Started from 29th January 2018)- Start a Blog with the help of a blogging guru
Decide of niche and name of blog(Completed in October 2018)- Publish first 10 blogs
- Build monetising system of blog
- Get first 1000 subscribers on blog
- Write an ebook
- Start merchandise
- Publish a physical book
Personal Finance:
- Save $100M
- $10k in Super Savings
- $50k in Super Savings
- $100k in Super Savings
- more bifurcation coming soon…
Events:
Attend asVIP in Earning Labs(Completed on 11th Feb 2018)TiE Internet Day(Completed in 2018)Affiliate Conference India VIP(Completed in 2018)Facebook Community Boost(Completed in 2018)- SXSG
- Growth Con by Grant Cardone
Misc:
- Count and Document all the things
- Create a Getaway Backpack
- Be in a movie
- Get something named after me
