About My Challenge
I’m looking forward to taking on the Push-Up Challenge, largely because I’ve been inspired by the phenomenon that is Nick Macgregor, recently recognised in The Top Teachers and Educators in Australia Under 35.
Nick isn’t just a teacher; he’s a movement. A towering presence around the school, he lives and breathes self-improvement, resilience, and finding new ways to turn ordinary challenges into opportunities for growth. While most people see a difficult task and think, "That looks hard," Nick sees it and immediately starts wondering if it can be done before breakfast.
His relentless pursuit of improvement has inspired me to raise my own standards, embrace discomfort, and tackle challenges head-on. If Nick can somehow maintain elite levels of positivity, professionalism, fitness, leadership, and enthusiasm simultaneously, then surely I can survive a few push-ups.
Whether I complete the challenge or end up needing assistance to lift my arms by day ten, I'll be drawing inspiration from Nick's example: keep showing up, keep improving, and never let a challenge convince you it's bigger than you are.
Supporting headspace
headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, providing early intervention mental health services for 12-25 year olds.
Each year, headspace helps thousands of young people access vital support through our headspace centres in over 175 communities across Australia, our online and phone counselling services, our vocational services, and our presence in schools.
The support headspace receives from the community helps us achieve our vision - that all young Australians are supported to be mentally healthy and engaged in their communities.
My Challenge History
Pushuperer for 4 years
| Push-Ups | Funds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 172 | $35 |
| 2024 | 1,002 | $0 |
| 2022 | 0 | $0 |
| 2021 | 3,318 | $0 |
| Total | 4,492 | $35 |
My Push-Up Progress
Part of Team Healthy Hearts
