What if you just did it?

Auditioning for The Voice Senior

"What if you finally pursue that dream of national TV performance?"

Underwater breathing with oxygen tank

"What if you spent 20 minutes underwater in a swimming pool?"

TEDx talk about your transformation

"What if you shared your biggest life transformation on a TEDx stage?"

Melting glass in your own oven

"What if you create glass artworks at home without expensive equipment?"

Carving lamps from coconuts

"What if you carved table lamps from empty coconuts with patterns?"

Hiring a ghostwriter for your biography

"What if you hired a professional writer for your life story?"

Converting a van into a mobile workshop

"What if you bought a van and converted it into your own rolling workshop?"

Provide medical aid in remote villages

"What if you used your medical knowledge in remote African villages?"

Sleep trainer for traumatised children

"What if you helped children with PTSD sleep peacefully again?"

Motorbike trip along the Trans-Siberian Express route

"What if you rode solo by motorbike from Moskou to Vladivostok?"

Playing rugby in veterans league

"What if you played the world's most physical team sport?"

Rescuing street dogs in Romania or Greece

"What if you travelled along to bring stray dogs to the Netherlands?"

Distributing your inheritance while alive

"What if you divided your possessions while you're still living?"

Becoming a city guide for homeless people

"What if you showed homeless people the hidden gems of the city?"

Becoming street musician for charity

"What if you used your musical talent for a good cause?"

Arctic Ocean expedition to Svalbard

"What if you joined a scientific expedition to Svalbard?"

Becoming a trapeze artist at circus school

"What if you soared through the air like a real circus performer?"

Drive a racing circuit in a real sports car

"What if you finally get to try that Ferrari at Zandvoort?"

Kayak surfing on tidal wave

"What if you stayed riding a natural wave in a kayak?"

Restoring vintage radios to play

"What if you restored old radios until they play music again?"

Learn traditional crafts in Japan

"What if you spent a year learning pottery or calligraphy from a Japanese master?"

Start a podcast about your expertise

"What if you shared your knowledge and insights weekly through your own podcast?"

Creating stop-motion videos

"What if you made stop-motion films like old Teletubbies intros?"

Tractor driving for events

"What if you drove tractors pulling hay wagons full of children and families at family festivals and farm days?"

Hovercraft driving through marshland

"What if you hovered over water and land in an air-cushioned vehicle?"

Bungee jumping from an old railway bridge

"What if you took the plunge from a historic bridge?"

Become a Braille translator for blind readers

"What if you converted books and documents into Braille for blind people?"

Kibbutz work in Israeli desert

"What if you worked for three months in a kibbutz in the Negev desert?"

Competing in your first powerlifting competition

"What if you stood on a platform lifting your heaviest weights?"

Property landlord on the Portuguese surf coast

"What if you spent a year renting out holiday homes in Ericeira?"

Memory coach for early-stage dementia

"What if you helped people hold onto their memories?"

Live painting with audience watching

"What if you showed your creative process as a performance?"

Metal forging in your shed

"What if you forged your own tools and jewellery like they did centuries ago?"

Cold tolerance training with ice baths

"What if you learnt to see cold as a friend and took ice baths?"

Sign language interpreter in courtrooms

"What if you assisted deaf people during important legal proceedings?"

Learning to box at a proper gym

"What if you finally unleashed that inner fighter?"

Raku ceramic firing in the garden

"What if you made ceramics that are literally completed by fire?"

Going to a therapist for the first time

"What if you sought professional help for personal growth for the first time?"

Print and bind your own book

"What if you didn't just write, but became your own bookbinder too?"

Tandem skydiving above the Dutch coast

"What if you saw the Netherlands from 4000 metres up like never before?"

Record and share a film monologue

"What if you recorded a powerful film monologue and shared it online?"

Getting your motorcycle licence at 50+

"What if you finally get your motorcycle licence and feel the wind through your hair?"

Obstacle run like Spartan Race

"What if you crawled through mud and climbed over walls in an obstacle race?"

Mobile hairdresser for sick children

"What if you visited hospitals to cut hair for young cancer patients?"

Contacting your childhood bully

"What if you reached out to the person who bullied you?"

Giving radio interview about life

"What if you shared your life story live on radio?"

Scooter licence for city exploration

"What if you got a scooter licence and discovered new neighbourhoods every day?"

Olympic style weightlifting training

"What if you trained like a real Olympic weightlifter?"

Operating a small ferry

"What if you operated a small tourist ferry?"

Hot air ballooning at sunrise

"What if you glided silently above the mist as the sun rises?"

Stand-up comedy about life after 50

"What if you made people laugh about the absurdities of middle age?"

European camper van trip without fixed plans

"What if you hired a camper van and travelled around Europe without booking places in advance?"

Distilling perfume from garden herbs

"What if you created your own signature scent from plants you grow yourself?"

Storytelling evening with your life stories

"What if you shared your most remarkable life experiences at a storytelling evening?"

Letter to yourself in 10 years

"What if you wrote a letter to yourself, to be opened in 10 years?"

Developing a drag act for beginners

"What if you created a completely different persona on stage?"

Night-time abseiling from old water tower

"What if you slid down a historic tower in the dark?"

Glider aerobatic stunts

"What if you performed a loop or barrel roll in a glider?"

Getting your HGV licence for adventure

"What if you got your HGV licence and explored the world from a cab?"

Taking part in a classic car rally

"What if you took part in a vintage car rally through breathtaking landscapes?"

Becoming a mentor for ex-offenders

"What if you helped someone who's just been released from prison?"

WWOOFing at permaculture farm New Zealand

"What if you spent six months organic gardening on the South Island?"

Attending sexual or tantra workshop

"What if you rediscovered your sexuality at your age?"

Calligraphy with homemade ink

"What if you practised calligraphy with ink made from berries and walnuts?"

Online detective work for missing persons

"What if you helped solve cold cases from your sofa?"

Motocross bike through sand dunes

"What if you raced through sand dunes on a motocross bike?"

Trying legal psychedelic therapy

"What if you used guided psychedelics for healing purposes?"

Brewing beer with wild yeast

"What if you brewed beer the way they did thousands of years ago?"

Screen printing your clothes

"What if you screen printed your own shirts and bags with unique designs?"

Search dog trainer for rescue teams

"What if you trained dogs to track missing persons?"

Hang gliding from a lighthouse

"What if you hang-glided from a lighthouse out over the sea?"

Teaching at schools in Bhutan

"What if you spent a year teaching children in the Himalayas?"

Cookbook presentation with tasting

"What if you officially launched your family recipes as an author?"

Genealogy researcher for adopted children

"What if you helped adopted people find their biological families?"

Night-time snow plough driving

"What if you drove a snow plough clearing roads at night?"

Making soap with wood ash

"What if you made soap like your great-grandmother, with fireplace ash?"

Conducting for one evening

"What if you could lead the orchestra or choir yourself for once?"

Jetpack flying above water

"What if you flew through the air with water jets under your feet?"

Nomadic life with Mongolian herders

"What if you spent a season living with traditional herding families?"

Making paper from your own plants

"What if you wrote books on paper you made yourself from your garden?"

Build your own tiny house on wheels

"What if you built a tiny house on a trailer and lived nomadically?"

Restoring a classic motorbike from scratch

"What if you bought a broken classic motorbike and completely restored it yourself?"

Get a preventive full-body scan

"What if you had your whole body scanned for a complete check-up?"

Organising neighbourhood talk about hobby

"What if you shared your passion with a room full of curious people?"

Gliding your first solo flight

"What if you soared like a bird using only thermals?"

Building wooden musical instruments

"What if you didn't just make furniture, but instruments that create music?"

Logistics work at Antarctic research base

"What if you spent a winter at a research station in Antarctica?"

Online dating after years of being single

"What if you started online dating again after years without a relationship?"

Getting your first tattoo

"What if you finally get that tattoo at 50+?"

Monster truck driving

"What if you drove a real monster truck once?"

Driving an ice cream van

"What if you drove an ice cream van for a summer?"

Reconnecting with your first love

"What if you contacted your first real love again?"

DNA test for family secrets

"What if you discovered your true family through DNA testing?"

Recording your voice for audiobook

"What if you preserved your voice in an audiobook for later?"

Learning to do a handstand against the wall

"What if you stood on your hands like you did as a child?"

Volunteer on an olive farm in Greece

"What if you spent a season picking olives on a remote Greek island?"

Traditional sumo wrestling training

"What if you experienced the power of real sumo wrestlers?"

Try fire breathing and fire dancing

"What if you learned to safely play and dance with fire?"

Poetry reading night as a newcomer

"What if you read your first poem to a room full of strangers?"

Javelin throwing athletics technique

"What if you finally mastered that perfect javelin throw?"

Solo singing after years of choir experience

"What if you finally dared to give a solo performance after years of choir singing?"

Improvisation theatre without a script

"What if you brought characters to life on stage without any preparation?"

Solo backpacking through Myanmar and Vietnam

"What if you travelled through undiscovered parts of Asia with just a backpack?"

Night shift at the crisis helpline

"What if you were someone's lifeline at 3 in the morning?"

Financial planning course leader for youth

"What if you taught young people about money and preventing debt?"

Racing bike time trial

"What if you competed in an individual time trial?"

Skateboarding on halfpipe ramps

"What if you finally tackled that halfpipe?"

Learning capoeira as a complete beginner

"What if you learned a Brazilian fighting dance that combines strength and rhythm?"

Ice baths and embracing extreme cold

"What if you trained your body to experience freezing cold as strength?"

Paragliding from Limburg hills

"What if you soar like a bird above South Netherlands?"

Ice diving in a frozen lake

"What if you discovered the silent underwater world beneath a layer of ice?"

Legal aid for undocumented migrants

"What if you assisted people without papers with legal problems?"

Horse-drawn carriage rides

"What if you organised romantic horse and carriage trips?"

Quad biking through sand dunes

"What if you rode a quad through the Schoorl dunes?"

Walking pilgrimage to Santiago

"What if you walked 800 kilometres from France to Santiago de Compostela?"

Online grandparent for children worldwide

"What if you became a virtual grandparent to a child in Australia?"

Cargo bike delivery for seniors

"What if you delivered groceries with an electric cargo bike?"

Climbing with auto-belay up to 15 metres

"What if you climbed 15 metres while securely harnessed, with an auto-belay lowering you safely back down?"

Speedboat stunt driving on lake

"What if you took sharp turns and jumps in a speedboat?"

Working as crew on a cruise ship

"What if you worked six months as a librarian or guide on a cruise ship?"

BMX racing on dirt track

"What if you finally tackled that BMX track properly?"

Starting YouTube channel with tutorials

"What if you could share your skills worldwide through video?"

Accessibility guide at music festivals

"What if you made festivals accessible for people with disabilities?"

Snowmobile racing on artificial snow

"What if you raced through artificial snow on a snowmobile?"

Rickshaw bike taxi driving

"What if you gave tourists rides in an electric rickshaw?"

Soldering silver jewellery

"What if you soldered your own silver jewellery with real flame?"

Become a life model for art classes

"What if you made your body available as an art model for artists?"

Documentary about Amazon tribes

"What if you made a documentary about endangered Amazon cultures?"

Ziplining through the treetop canopy

"What if you zip through the treetops at 60 km/h?"

Pole sitting for a personal record

"What if you sat on a pole for hours as extreme mental training?"

Learning aerial yoga in silks

"What if you did yoga while suspended in silk hammocks?"

Surviving in Siberian taiga

"What if you learned to survive in the Siberian wilderness during winter?"

Grinding acorns into edible flour

"What if you collected acorns and processed them into flour for bread?"

Writer for illiterate people

"What if you wrote letters and forms for people who cannot write?"

Casting scented candles with herbs

"What if you cast candles with dried herbs from your garden?"

Protect sea turtles in Costa Rica

"What if you spent nights protecting nesting sea turtles?"

Organising own conference about passion

"What if you organised your own themed day around your expertise?"

Design your own typeface

"What if you designed a complete typeface replacing your handwriting?"

Funeral ritual guide for the poor

"What if you offered dignity to funerals of people without family?"

Archaeological excavations in Peru

"What if you helped uncover lost Inca temples?"