#DreamBig #FutureGoals #InspirationNeeded
Hey there dreamers! 🌟 Do you have a crystal-clear goal or dream for your future? Whether it’s a dream job, a specific school or internship, or a new city you’re itching to move to, we want to hear about it!
Let’s inspire each other with our aspirations and maybe even help those who are feeling a bit lost find some direction. Share your dreams and let’s get the motivation flowing! 💪
Possible solutions to benefit others:
– Share your journey towards achieving your goal
– Offer tips and resources that have helped you
– Connect with others who have similar goals for support and advice
Can’t wait to hear about your amazing dreams! ✨ #DreamBig #FutureGoals #InspireOthers
Yes. I keep a “5 Year Plan” of 5-6 big goals I want to achieve in the next 5 years.
I try to have a career goal, a lifestyle/health goal, a relationship goal, and a personal goal. When I achieve one, I replace it with another of the same type.
Currently it looks like this:
1. Move to (redacted city) – just bought the house!
2. Get married to (redacted fiancé name) – getting married in September!
3. Get (redacted job title) – recently achieved!
4. Get down to 125 pounds (weight I was before I got sick)
5. Sterilization surgery (don’t come for me, this is a personal goal…)
6. 20,000 liquid savings.
Yes, I do. Though I wish I had settled on it sooner (21F), like straight out of highschool, haha. Because I wasted too many years in uni doing a degree I hated…
My dream is to get a Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology. To get there, in my specific case, I must:
1. Graduate a diploma program with the highest GPA possible (enrolled, going this fall) – my aim is 3.8
2. Apply into the third year of a Bachelor’s Degree I really want (Community Rehabilitation & Disability Studies), also considering pairing with a BA in Psychology
3. Study my ass off, get a high GPA – goal 3.7
3. Work whatever jobs/volunteer I need to bolster my grad application, apply to SLP Master’s 🙂
4. Apply for grad residence, study my ass off, and graduate!
I suppose I’m one of the lucky ones who’s doing something I absolutely love. Funnily enough, I’m academic and career counselor for undecided college students… I don’t post on this sub often because 1) it’s kind of just an extension of my work, and 2) the kinds of questions being asked on this sub are often difficult to answer with just one post. I have the luxury of establishing long-term connections with my students over the course of a year or longer. I see them each week in class (I teach as well) and at least a couple times throughout the semester in one-on-one meetings. But maybe my unusual path can help prompt ideas or inspire a few people here.
I first want to establish that I’m not “successful” by traditional measures. My salary is average for the area I live in, nor do I hold a lofty or prestigious position. I drive a $25,000 dollar car that I got in 2017, and I live in a small one-bedroom condo. But I’m financially secure, I truly look forward to going to work each morning, I feel that my life is meaningful, I have a core group of good friends, and I have a ton of hobbies and plenty of time outside work to pursue them.
Like many people here though, I encounted a lot of challenges when I was younger, many of which were due to my own faults. I struggled with addiction when I was younger and dropped out of community college after failing several courses during my first year. I joined the military, but my addiction problems persisted and I ended up doing doing some jail time (only a month), which served as a catalyst for change. After some minimum wage and call center type jobs, I went back to community college in my mid 20s and did well, then transferred to a fairly prestigious university.
After college (I graduated when I was 30), I ended up going in marketing/advertising even though it was completely unrelated to my degree. The money was amazing, but I hated my job. I felt extremely unfulfilled and was craving something more meaningful and authentic. Despite being “successful” by normal measures, I quit my job after working there for several years and decided go to graduate school, which is where I discovered that I absolutely love teaching and working one-on-one with students, which led me to my current position. I’ve been here for six years, and I honestly think I’ll probably stay here till I retire. It’s kind of funny that I went to graduate school to earn less than half of what I used to earn ten years ago, but yeah… I have no complaints.
I realize that the choices I made may not be considered good choices by some people, but I guess I’m proud of myself for defining my own version of happiness and success, then taking action to pursue those goals – even though it meant completely uprooting my life and giving up a more traditional form of success.
Save up money, invest money, retire early
“I have dreams like you, no really! Just much less touchy feely, they mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny…on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone! Surrounded by enormous piles of money!! Flynn Ryder said it best
My 5 year goal is to get back into the workforce (I’ve been on disability for over 6 years). After several failed attempts at a normal career, I’m now considering self employment. I’ve no idea in what area though. It’s very daunting!