What are your biggest lifetime achievements ?

[buryboy]

As the title says really !
What things have you done that were real one off wow moments in your life ?
Things that you achieved through a dedication ?
Things that you did just the once that you are really proud of ?
Even little things that have made you think ‘ yeah that’s happened because of me ‘

So mine , in no particular order would be

- Done a parachute jump
- Won the Bury table tennis championships three times in a row and been part of school and university National TT championships
- Won over £30,000 on fantasy football competitions
- Cleared the table , 10 reds, 10 colours , then yellow to black on a six foot snooker table as a kid
- ‘ Delboyed’ my way to enough clubcard points to get pretty well free holidays to Florida , France twice and many uk breaks / hotels etc
- Become a qualified Chartered Accountant
- Created my photobook / storybook of our 2014 USA trip as my one an only attempt at a photobook
- Visited about 80 different grounds watching Bury FC ( please let there be more to come )
- Brought up two children who mean the world to me and each other
- Made our family unit financially stable so we should be able to fulfil our buckets full of dreams

So that’s a nice round 10 on the list
Probably others I would put in and take out , but that will do for me for now

What are yours ?

[Tinkerbell]

• Nursing Degree aged 35
• Bringing up two daughters who contribute to society in a positive way
• Recovering from a traumatic childhood with no hate
• Learning to speak Spanish in my 50s
• Moving to another country to experience a different way of life

that's about it really.

[vampiress88]

Only my two amazingly smart,funny and beautiful girls.
At one point they were just a pipe dream and we never actually thought they would be real.
They are my everything and nothing else compares.

[Donaldfan]

Mine is doing an Open University Degree in my 40s whilst doing a demanding full time job and being seriously ill for several months during my final year. It took me several years but it was worth it. That's it! I had a rough childhood but so many people do so I haven't included that.

[EssexSue]

My children, nothing else comes close.

[Tinkerbell]

Originally Posted by vampiress88

Only my two amazingly smart, funny and beautiful girls.
At one point they were just a pipe dream and we never actually thought they would be real.
They are my everything and nothing else compares.

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So true, what else can compare.

[disney332]

Finding my sole mate

Disney332

[skalexander]

My biggest achievements all centre around the same thing, qualifying as an Advocate (Solicitor/Barrister hybrid) when I was 29.

I did the Graduate Diploma in Law by distance learning whilst working full time. Then I had 2 part time jobs and commuted to/from Manchester twice a week during the Legal Practice Course - that was a tough year, but miraculously our mortgage and bills managed to get paid! Then I passed the Bar exams first time, 9 weeks into my 2-year training (still no one has done them faster), and at the end of the 2 years I was finally called to the Bar.

I know there is a perception that lawyers are all “bloodsucking, backstabbing scumbags” (per Erin Brockovich, but I genuinely feel proud of what I do everyday (or at least most days). I’m outwardly confident but don’t have much self confidence, so it’s always a pleasant surprise when I get a good result or good feedback, be it from judges, clients etc.

Away from work, I ran a half marathon last year, which I never imagined being able to do. I’m entered for a marathon this year but I’m not sure I’ll be able to do it, as being investigated for heart/lung issues, but watch this space.

[Taffy1959]

My 4 children who have all turned out to be lovely adults even though they’ve all had their share of rotten luck in one way or another.

[pvbmb01]

After 13 years of trying and losing 8 stone, I was successful with my first IVF attempt and now I have a beautiful 6 year old to show for it (and about 8 stone put back on! ) ... but he is my greatest achievement and the one thing I will always be proud of xx