When we’re young our parents and teachers tell us to reach for the stars, aim high, be the best, etc. However, that’s a little easier said than done. After all, no one’s going to break the world record for the fastest 400 meter sprint without some serious genetic help, and chances are that if you’re still 5’4” at age sixteen you’re not going to be world’s tallest man.

Then again, if you can manage to adjust your expectations a little bit then you too could end up in the record books. Here’s a list of several standing Guinness World Records that just about anyone could break if they really wanted to…