What achievements are you most proud of?

LookingForward · 11-01-2010

Firstly would have to be my beautiful little daughter, but can't really take all the credit there, the effort was only half an hour of mine and 9 months of someone else

I think the thing I'm most proud of is that although I am completely socially inept and a bit scared of the world I have still managed to travel extensively and got to see and experience many different cultures. Some of the places I've been: Cuba, Vietnam, China, Tibet, Thailand, US, all over europe. Although again, I can't take a lot of the credit for that, I have a very good friend who drags me around no matter how crap I'm being...

FountainandFairfax · 11-01-2010

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Originally Posted by LookingForward

I think the thing I'm most proud of is that although I am completely socially inept and a bit scared of the world I have still managed to travel extensively and got to see and experience many different cultures. Some of the places I've been: Cuba, Vietnam, China, Tibet, Thailand, US, all over europe.

That’s what I hate most about SA, all the places I want to visit but can’t yet. Oh well, the travel fund keeps growing, so it’ll be ready when I am.

I’m proud that I’m basically an optimistic person, despite having a problem that would probably bottom-most-people-out.

LookingForward · 11-01-2010

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Originally Posted by FountainandFairfax

That’s what I hate most about SA, all the places I want to visit but can’t yet. Oh well, the travel fund keeps growing, so it’ll be ready when I am.

Do like me and find a travel buddy to help you along the way, I'm sure there are like minded people here who would love to hook up and travel together to help each other out.

FountainandFairfax · 11-01-2010

I don’t know if my SA spectrum or whatever will allow for that. One of my biggest fears is meeting people. I think I could travel across the globe alone before I could meet someone from the board. :/

Kiwong · 11-01-2010

Young codger

Breaking two minutes for 800 metres as a twenty year old
Finishing in the top 100 in Sydney's City to Surf.
Winning a team silver medal at the State Junior Road Relay Champs, and showing good sportsmanship by steering the team that won in the right direction when they went off course.
Running 33:12 for 10km

Old Codger

Studying mature age, and getting high distinctions
Working towards and securing the purchase of many important areas for conservation
Co- discovery of many new plant species
Rediscovery of Eleocharis tetraquetra, believed to be extinct in NSW
beating panic attacks
having my speculative fiction published on line and in print
being published in the botanical literature

beating a chronic knee injury
taking three years to rebuild my wasted leg muscles
Running for the first time in over twenty years.
Breaking 40 minutes for 10km as a 47 year old.
Running 8 half marathons as a master, best time 88:19
winning a bronze medal in the Australian Masters 10000m track championships
Winning a bronze medal for 35+ teams for the Sutherland Club at the NSW Half Marathon Championships
raising money for charity
Finishing 1011th/68000 people in Sydney's City to Surf 2010
being brave in the face of crippling anxiety

LookingForward · 11-01-2010

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Originally Posted by Kiwong

beating panic attacks
beating a chronic knee injury
taking three years to rebuild my wasted leg muscles
Running for the first time in over twenty years.
Breaking 40 minutes for 10km as a 47 year old.
raising money for charity
being brave in the face of crippling anxiety

Wow, that must have taken masses of determination, you absolutely should be very proud, hell, I'm proud of you

Kiwong · 11-01-2010

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Originally Posted by LookingForward

Wow, that must have taken masses of determination, you absolutely should be very proud, hell, I'm proud of you

Cheers Looking Forward. Thanks or the thread, it's really helped me get over how badly I've been feeling about myself the last few weeks.

We've both done allright haven't we? When you put a life in that positive perspective

KiaKaha · 11-01-2010

The only thing I am any good at is playing guitar and computers. I am pretty hopeless at everything else.

byar · 11-03-2010

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Originally Posted by LookingForward

Firstly would have to be my beautiful little daughter, but can't really take all the credit there, the effort was only half an hour of mine and 9 months of someone else

I think the thing I'm most proud of is that although I am completely socially inept and a bit scared of the world I have still managed to travel extensively and got to see and experience many different cultures. Some of the places I've been: Cuba, Vietnam, China, Tibet, Thailand, US, all over europe. Although again, I can't take a lot of the credit for that, I have a very good friend who drags me around no matter how crap I'm being...

How did you manage to do that? As for me I have a good family. I have lived in three countries.

Tiercel · 11-03-2010

I used to be proud of having gotten straight A's for 23 straight marking periods when I was a kid. But I've realized that I only accomplished that because I was afraid of not being good enough.

Other than that I haven't really achieved anything, despite showing early promise. I can dabble in nearly everything, but I still haven't found one thing that I'm great at. Maybe that's my achievement?