Top 50 things to do before you die

Written By Nik & Eva Speakman

In a list complied following a study commissioned by outdoor clothing company Helly Hansen of 2,000 adults, more than one third of people surveyed complained that they did not have enough time to achieve their ambitions, while 20 per cent were worried about injuries.

More than a quarter also did not believe they were fit enough to attempt their ultimate goal, and disappointingly a full 12 per cent confessed that they had no ambitions at all. Furthermore, nearly half also realised that they have to be more adventurous to achieve their ambitions.

A spokesperson from Helly Hansen said, “It is fantastic to see that so many people still have a passion for taking to the outdoors in order to experience new challenges but it is a real shame to see that some may not achieve lifelong ambitions because of a lack of faith in their own ability. We are only too aware of the positive mental effects and increased confidence associated with physical activity in an outdoor environment. To do the things you want to achieve setting yourself a yearly goal can be a great motivator, whether your goal is to run a marathon, climb a mountain or simply improve your general health and well-being.”

Seeing the seven wonders of the world, going on safari in Africa and swimming with dolphins are among the list of 50 things the average person wants to do before they die.  Very sadly researchers have found that most adults will only ever fullfil five of their lifelong ambitions and many feel they do not have enough time to tick off the experiences, while others admit to not being fit or adventurous enough or being too afraid of getting hurt.

Well, here’s the top 50 things to do before you die.

So let us ask you, “How many will you do?”

  1. Become a millionaire

  2. Travel the world

  3. See the Northern Lights

  4. Trek the Great Wall of China

  5. Be mortgage free

  6. Go to the Inca Trail

  7. See all seven wonders of the world

  8. Visit the Egyptian Pyramids

  9. Invent something that changes lives

  10. Visit Antarctica

  11. Go on the Orient Express

  12. Go on an African Safari

  13. See the Taj Mahal

  14. Learn to play the piano / guitar / drums

  15. Stay a night at the world’s best hotel

  16. Build your own house

  17. Drive Route 66 in the US

  18. Go to Lapland

  19. Swim with dolphins / sharks

  20. Emigrate

  21. Learn to speak another language

  22. Own an island

  23. Dine at a Michelin star restaurant

  24. Write a novel

  25. Live and work abroad

  26. Hot air balloon ride

  27. Fly a plane

  28. Travel New Zealand in a Winnebago

  29. Start and run your dream business

  30. Ride a Segway

  31. Go to Disneyworld

  32. Gamble in Las Vegas

  33. Act as an extra in a Hollywood film

  34. Dedicate time to volunteering

  35. Try out an F1 car

  36. Learn to fly a plane or helicopter

  37. Have a family

  38. Be an extra in a movie

  39. Climb a mountain like Everest

  40. Buy a yacht

  41. Meet your idol / favourite celebrity

  42. Run a marathon

  43. Watch a World Cup final

  44. Meet the Queen

  45. Learn to surf

  46. Go to Harry Potter World in Florida

  47. Abseil down a mountain

  48. Do an army assault course

  49. Deep sea dive

  50. Fly to the moon!

Check out our TikTok channel, specifically the videos in our playlist on ‘How To Feel Happier’ for more helpful hints and tips! Also – our podcast ‘Making The Change’. 

Nik & Eva Speakman

We have studied and worked together since 1992. Between us we have studied human behaviour and psychology for seven decades. We both share an uncontainable passion to offer hope and to help people lead happier and less inhibited lives.

After many remarkable breakthroughs we created our own behavioural change therapy, ‘Schema Conditioning.’® Subsequent work with trauma victims and their related symptoms, led to the creation of two further trauma-based therapies.

‘Schema Conditioning Psychotherapy.’®

‘Visual Schema Displacement Therapy (VSDT)’®

‘Visual Schema Detachment & Restructuring (VSDR)’®

Qualifications from the creation of our therapies, resulted in training psychology professors, doctors and masters students at Universities in Amsterdam and Utrecht. In 2015, this training produced the two sets of scientific studies conducted into the workings of our therapy; the first two study papers highlighting the remarkable efficacy, was published in the Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry in June 2019. A further third study was then published in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology in April 2021, with a fourth clinical study with hospital patients is currently underway and will be completed by the end of 2022.

In addition to members of the public, we work with, and have treated many high-profile clients and ‘A’ list clients around the world, having had prodigious successes. We are resident therapists on ITV’s multi award-winning ‘This Morning’ and have been for over a decade, we have also had own television shows, one of which, ‘The Speakmans’, also aired on ITV and several countries worldwide. Over the last two decades we have appeared on numerous other television shows as experts, such as the multi award-winning Saturday Night Takeaway.

Our mission is to illuminate that there is ALWAYS HOPE and that overcoming trauma and improving quality of life is entirely possible. Many people have either never been given hope, or worse had hope taken away from them, our aim is to correct that by sharing our message in any way we possibly can, including live workshops, theatre tours, books, podcasts, radio, television, social media and YouTube.

At the heart of all we do, is our relentless mission to offer HOPE to as many people as we possibly can.

https://nikandeva.com
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