Once again, its time to update my goals that I would like to achieve within the next decade. As I grow older, I do realise the goals I last made almost 2 years ago in the post titled Aims of My Life, well, is ambitious, no doubt but doesn’t seem to be practical in one way or another.
My goals then were:
- Finish my degree with more than just a scroll of paper.
- Get a job in a multi-national company.
- Progress from an engineering oriented position to a management position.
- Earn my million before 26, and my second before 29.
- Open an Engineering firm in New York.
- Own a house in Beverly Hills.
- Own several more houses in other highly desirable areas of the globe.
- Retire before 50 and having more than enough assets to live the remaining of my life happily.
- Travel the world in 120 days.
- Live a happy life with a happy family.
Well, I am well within my range of achieving goal #1. Hooray! Goals #5 - #9, well, it’s ambitious and difficult to achieve but not really practical in any sense and admittedly somewhat immature and childish for some. Therefore, it is time for a revision!
So here it is, Aim’s of My Life - Take 2.
Another simple list of 10 updated, revised goals.
- Finish my degree with a First Class Honours
- Start a new innovative business with a close friend as a business partner
- Expand the business to rival other big companies, and if the opportunity arises, go global
- Own a car by 23
- Own a house by 25
- Make my million by 27
- Invest in the property market by 28
- Start a charity organisation
- Adopt a child
- Retire before 50
I’ve entirely removed the term family from my goals as the thought of getting married is just daunting for me at the moment. I might change my mind later on in life but for now, I’ll stick to not getting married anytime soon. Therefore, I’ve settled for an adopted child. I might have to rethink that again sometime in the future though. Until the time comes, I’ll stick to my goals.
About my engineering related job, I’m getting really tired to doing science my entire life. Since the day I started to remember, I did sciences. All through primary and secondary school, from college all the way to university, it was science all along. Unfortunately, it is that time when we get second thoughts of the decisions we’ve made in our past regarding our future.
I dread the day I have to start working. The day when the boss will order me around to perform tasks as his slave. The day where my prospects rely totally on a single person sitting in front of a mahogany table one floor above my cubicle desk.
Since I’ve started my management module this semester, I’ve grown to like it a lot. I am now more interested in the science of management above engineering sciences. Therefore the best way I can exploit my increasing interest in management is to start a business. And the best part is, I’ve found a close friend who shares the same aspiration! I’ve yet to break the news to my parents about my aspiration. Hopefully, they’ll accept and support me for this is what I truly want.
*crosses fingers*
Assuming that my parents totally support my decision, I hope to gain my million by 27. That’s approximately 5 years after the business is started. I guess that would be sufficient time for the business to grow and expand provided that our business models are strong, it should be more than sufficient.
#7 through #10, with the exception of #9, are minor goals which are likely to change in the future depending on the outcomes of #2 and #6.
Well, I guess that’s about it. Hopefully, I wouldn’t need to update this list anytime soon. Until then, I should focus on goal #1 which, in plan, should be achieved in July 2009.
