Life Goals
Bucket List
Things I want to do, make, experience, and become. Some are done. Most are still ahead. All of them matter.
Still To Do
The dream list
Launch a side project from scratch - First idea
Go from zero to live — idea, build, deploy, and real users.
Speak at a local meetup or developer event
Share something I've learned with a room of curious people.
Travel solo for the first time
One trip, one bag, and nobody else's plans to follow.
Read 1 book 'Think and Grow Rich' in a year
The classic on mindset, wealth, and personal development.
Reach £1k MRR from a product I built
Real recurring revenue from something I made — not a job.
Gain more subscribers on youtube than Michael Jackson had followers
Build in public and document the journey — not just the highlights.
Contribute meaningfully to an open-source project
A commit that gets merged and actually helps people.
Visit Japan
Tokyo, Kyoto, and the bullet train — the whole experience.
Speak at a major tech conference
Share original ideas with hundreds of developers on a big stage.
Build something that gets featured in the press
Something interesting enough that someone else wants to write about it.
Learn to cook 10 dishes from memory
No recipe, no stress — just confidence in the kitchen.
Run a half marathon
13.1 miles to prove consistency beats talent.
Launch a digital product (course, template, or toolkit)
Package knowledge into something others can buy and use immediately.
Go one full month without social media
Reclaim attention and rediscover deep focus.
Work remotely from a different country for a month
Build a life that's not tied to a single location.
Mentor a junior developer
Give back — share hard-won lessons before they have to discover them alone.
Write and publish a long-form essay
Something I'd be proud to show anyone — clear thinking, clear writing.
Launch a side project from scratch - Second idea
Go from zero to live — idea, build, deploy, and real users.
Launch a side project from scratch - Third idea
Go from zero to live — idea, build, deploy, and real users.
Build a solar system model for Africa
A large-scale, accurate model of the solar system to inspire STEM education.
Build a robot camera holder that can track and film me while I work out, travel, and create content
A robot camera holder that can autonomously follow and film me in various activities.
Done
Already lived
Build and ship a personal portfolio website
A place online that's entirely mine — reflecting my work and identity.
This list grows. Every item crossed off makes room for something bigger.