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2、verfulfillfiveoftheirlifelongambitions. Manyfeeltheydonothaveenoughtimetotickofftheexperiences,whileothersadmittonotbeingfitoradventurousenoughorbeingtooafraidofgettinghurt. Becomingamillionaire,travelingtheworld,seeingtheNorthernLights,trekkingtheGreatWallofChinaandbe
3、ingmortgagefreearethetopfiverespectivelyonthechecklistofdreams. Amongtheotherlesssurprisingentriesarewritinganovel,learningtospeakanotherlanguage,visitingtheEgyptianpyramidsandrunningamarathon. Butambitionsthatmightfairlybeconsideredlessuniversalalsofeature,includingtr
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5、gtoflyahelicopterandemigrating. ThelistwascompliedfollowingastudycommissionedbyoutdoorclothingcompanyHellyHansenof2,000adults. Morethanonethirdofpeoplesurveyedcomplainedthattheydidnothaveenoughtimetoachievetheirambition,while20percentwereworriedaboutinjuries. Morethana
6、quarteralsodidnotbelievetheywerefitenoughtoattempttheirultimategoaland12percentconfessedthathadnoambitionsatall. Nearlyhalfalsorealisedthattheyhavetobemoreadventuroustoachievetheirambitions. AspokespersonfromHellyHansentoldTheDailyExpress:'Itisfantastictoseethatsomanyp
7、eoplestillhaveapassionfortakingtotheoutdoorsinordertoexperiencenewchallenges. 'Butitisarealshametoseethatsomemaynotachievelifelongambitionsbecauseofalackoffaithintheirownability. 'Weareonlytooawareofthepositivementaleffectsandincreasedconfidenceassociatedwithphysicalac
8、tivityinanoutdoorenvironment. 'Settingyourselfayearlygoalcanbeagreatmotivator,whetheryourgoalistorunamarathon,climbam
