How would you like to climb the highest mountain, fly at the speed of sound, explore the ocean in a submarine, run a five minute mile, parachute from a plane, read the encyclopedia cover to cover, or play classical music on the piano?

These are some of the dreams John Goddard had as a child, and at age 15 he included these on a list -- 127 things he would like to do or see or experience during his lifetime. Today, John has completed 109 of his goals.

John is one of the world's famous adventurers and a world-class motivational speaker. Articles about him appear in Life, National Geographic Magazine, Reader's Digest, and the book Chicken Soup for the Soul. He has shared these amazing stories with students of all ages all over the world. Here are some of his accomplishments:

He climbed the Matterhorn during a blizzard that was so bad, not even the professional climbers would go along.

He retraced the route of Marco Polo through all of the Middle East, Asia and China.

He rode in the Rose Parade, visited the Great Wall of...