Sarah J. Weintraub

An Impossible List is a dynamic, action-oriented approach to goal-setting that pushes you beyond your comfort zone. Unlike a traditional bucket list, which is often a static collection of things to do “someday,” an Impossible List evolves as you grow and accomplish milestones. It’s designed to help you tackle ambitious, meaningful goals while building momentum to achieve things you once thought were out of reach. This is mine.

Personal Growth

• Read 50 books in a year
• Learn French
• Learn Spanish
• Learn Sign Language
• Run a 5k
• Run a 10k
• Run a half-marathon
• Complete a triathlon
• Complete an Iron Man

Adventure and Exploration

• Visit the Amazon
• Hike the Inca Trail
• Scuba dive
• Caving
• Visit all 50 states
  • Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming
• Visit all National Parks
  • Acadia National Park, Maine
    Arches National Park, Utah
    Badlands National Park, South Dakota
    Big Bend National Park, Texas
    Biscayne National Park, Florida
    Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
    Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
    Canyonlands National Park, Utah
    Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
    Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
    Channel Islands National Park, California
    Congaree National Park, South Carolina
    Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
    Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
    Death Valley National Park, California and Nevada
    Denali National Park, Alaska
    Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
    Everglades National Park, Florida
    Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska
    Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri and Illinois
    Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
    Glacier National Park, Montana
    Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
    Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
    Great Basin National Park, Nevada
    Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
    Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee
    Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
    Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
    Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
    Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
    Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana
    Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
    Joshua Tree National Park, California
    Katmai National Park, Alaska
    Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
    Kings Canyon National Park, California
    Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska
    Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
    Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
    Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
    Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
    Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
    National Park of American Samoa, American Samoa
    New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia
    North Cascades National Park, Washington
    Olympic National Park, Washington
    Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
    Pinnacles National Park, California
    Redwood National Park, California
    Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
    Saguaro National Park, Arizona
    Sequoia National Park, California
    Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
    Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
    Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
    Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico
    Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
    Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska
    Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming
    Yosemite National Park, California
    Zion National Park, Utah
• Visit all 7 continents
  • Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America

Creative Pursuits

• Write a book
• Create a personal website
• Take a photo a day for a year

Long-Term Dreams

• Design and build your dream home
• Live off a garden I build