I wanted to make this thread for 2 reasons:
(Note: This is a stock photo, the screenshot was lost somewhere during 2nd period, either way I had my head in my hands for about 3 mins after beating Mike)
What are your Non-Pokemon Acheivements?
When I was, a young boy, my father took me into the city, to see a marching band I wanted to be a business man.
But being in high school during the financial crisis, that did not seem prudent. So I got my degree in engineering instead. But I always wanted to learn more about business, so got my MBA a few years ago going to night classes. Something I’m very happy that I pushed for.
Lost 10kg this year since starting boxing in Feb - working on getting into the best shape of my life.
don’t have it on me atm, but I did have one of my fiction pieces published in a journal. minor but still, always feel great 
I did a presentation at work.
I despise presenting.
Oh wow! You might have to teach me
(No seriously, teach me.)
Presenting is pretty hard lol
Congrats!
What study resources did you use and did you have formal classroom lessons or a private tutor?
Getting the opportunity to have this guitar made to my specs was a dream that I had given up on for many years. But then the impossible became possible and here we are. It’s the only one of its kind in green, it’s the only one with my preferred bridge humbucker only + 1 vol setup. The finish turned out better than I had hoped for and the workmanship is extraordinary. Proud to own it.
Looks sick!
That is beyond slick, amazing.
No formal classroom instruction and no tutor! I did have a few casual conversation practice sessions on iTalki before I went to Japan.
These are the main learning tools I made use of:
I really enjoyed watching Card Captor Sakura in JapaneseMy most important advice was to genuinely make sure I was having fun and not burning myself out, while still holding accountable to my goals. For example, I wasn’t allowed to give up on textbook learning, but if I found that a certain podcast wasn’t helpful I would just switch to anime or manga or something fun.
Without doxxing myself; My achievements are recognised in several fields, especially circus arts. I’ve helped shape performers’ discipline and freely shared insights others might keep secret. I value sharing over gatekeeping because strong guidance helps people master skills far more quickly.
Congrats @Vertemes on the Mike Tyson punch out, that is not an easy feat it’s a very unforgiving game!
would love to read it if you’re cool with sharing!
I have painted over 1000 miniatures and have won a couple of awards! This is my main creative outlet.
Also more of a personal “achievement”, but I have never spent more than 4hrs on a single miniature because I don’t have the patience. I learned to fail faster because of this, and miniature painting has taught me a lot about diligence, practice, focus and repetition. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a different kind of hobby to collecting.
One thing I am not good at, however, is photography, so here is the only photo I could find on my phone which is from around 4 years ago.
(Found a couple more photos!)
They look amazing. 
It was an enormous point of frustration for me how difficult it was to connect with people who were experts on this in the pre-social media days. Some of the best dinosaur sculptures ever made like this 1:10 Centrosaurus by incredible artist Greg Wenzel were mostly available only as unfinished resin kits. I’ve done some mediocre train coaches in my day but nothing like this. 14 year old me would’ve begged someone like you to take my $400 to finish the kit.
That’s a beauty. Thank you for the kind words. I would have been delighted to help. There’s something very peaceful about painting models!
