I thought I'd be dead by 25, so being upright was a major accomplishment.
I find the "goal" thing to be somewhat counterproductive. There is a story about a student who goes to a Sifu to study kung fu. He asks the Sifu, "if I study hard, how long will it take to get my black sash?" The Sifu replied, "five years." The student, upset at the prospect of waiting that long then asked, "but Sifu, what if I work harder than anyone else you've ever seen?" To which the Sifu replied, "then it will take ten years."
The student was puzzled, and the Sifu said, "if you have one eye on your destination, then you only have one eye to use to find your way."
My "goals" are to create things and try to make a difference. Beyond that, it is all about what comes up along the journey. I certainly have things that I want to do, but I try very hard not to attach a particular metric to them. I'm not always very successful at that though...
Getting divorced and "losing" a lot of "stuff" was a good lesson. The million dollar house, comfy existence, etc...it isn't really important. My son doesn't care how much money I make or even where we live. The key is to have friends with nice places who like to let us visit
