Monday, June 2nd, 2008 1:47 am by
jdmacor 
This post is dedicated to my most desired achievements. Since changing the focus of this blog from web design and development to life success and development, I have decided to come up with a list of goals to aim for.
The point of this list is not to be some kind of nitpicky daily achievement type drible. This list only has the proverbial “big ones.” These are the things I want more than anything else. Now that I have graduated and am officially done with school I know that I really need to focus; this list of goals is my focus. Whatever I am doing, I want as much as possible to be working towards these goals. So in case you didn’t catch them on the front-page, here they are again:
- Get a job
- Love the job
- Make $150k+
- Live in Italy for 1 year
- Get married
- Have at least 2 kids
They seem simple and a bit obvious, but the best way to truly be successful is to first visualize your goals. I will be keeping this list with me in my notebook wherever I am. I will constantly be aware of them and can reflect on them whenever I want.
What are your goals? How do you keep them fresh in your mind?
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Nice to have you back David, and the change in focus is also quite invigorating! Great ambition and I wish you all the very best in achieving the same. Look forward to some great posts too.
Just keep it posted and you will see the results by yourself. Seeing your goals everytime have a subliminal effect of having it accomplished by you unconsciously.
Thanks to both of you! I am really just getting on my feet now and it will be quite the grueling adventure.
I’m a fairly new reader and I like the eclectic (don’t take that the wrong way) collection of posts. Sometimes, 100% web design or IT news makes my head hurt.
You’re right, Jamie. I kind of go through phases with my website perusing. I may want to read a bunch of design blogs one week, but then want to know how to invest another week.
The thing is, my blog is supposed to be more about the journey. I am not claiming to be an expert yet (other than for what my degree is in). I just hope seeing me make my mistakes will be at all helpful to readers.
Plus, I still plan on throwing in a few design things now and then
That is very good have your goals set. It is very important in our lives to Know what we want.
I have set a few goals for myself also.
Good luck!
I guess you won’t be a “young” parent, with big goals like that above have 2 kids
good goals though !
I appreciate you sharing your goals to readers. I have a somewhat similar set of goals. I got a boy already so one more to go. Hopefully, a girl next time.
good goals.
I think “Make $150k ” is the hardest thing
just my life goal… web design
I only have one main goal but it could be split into hundreds of smaller ones. Ultimatly it adds up to not having to work for someone else.
Thanks for the info
very good goals
Did you steal my list?
I was able to check off all but going to Italy. That is still in the plan. I want to wait till the kids get older so they can enjoy it to. Should add to the list go back to Italy after kids are out of the house.
JUst remember that sacrifice is always part of success.
Thank you
It looks like you achieved “Get a Job” goal. How are the others progressing?
Go, go, go!
Waiting new post on the blog!
Thanks to both of you! I am really just getting on my feet now too
Nice post, laying out your goals is definetly the first major step in achieving them.
Planning is always key
I respect your goals, wish them come true. I want to visit Italy too. By car. I also have a goal like yours- to earn money. I am doing it but not enough for travelling. Wish me good luck
Best of luck for every one to achiving goal. I have also some goals hope I will also achive my goal.
Thanks for the info
Putting your goals out there is one positive way to propel yourself toward them, and to show others that you are headed in that direction regardless of their thinking. It gets the point across pretty smoothly.
good luck with your goals
I think, that without the goals in our life nothing can achieve! I have taken pair of purposes for myself on a note)
I love you goals, and hope you can achieve it very soon!
Goals for anyone …Nice job, nice car , beautifull wife…
Good goals, David! Good luck!
Is to what to aspire. And aspiration the most important thing in our life
Thanks for all the wonderful advice, Peter! I really appreciate, how much time you spend for us figuring out all the best ways to blog. I’m trying to figure out this adsense thing and can’t get it to come up on my sidebar…will have to search your site to see because Google makes it all so difficult. Trying to figure out ‘channels’ and even though they explain, I still don’t get it…
BTW, Happy Belated Birthday!! Saw your post about your first Grandchild…too funny!
You are absolutely right about setting your goals.
What I am passionate about is making lifestyle choices. After loosing a business years ago due to running myself in to the ground I found that by setting goals orientated around the lifestyle I want to achieve is slowly coming to reality.
Keep up the good work, Brett.
I hope you wii achive your goal.
Your goals helped even me!
interesting site it really learns me a lot.
thanks for the information i will apply that.
great post i really like that.
Good luck in achieving your goals!
I know I should also write down my goals, but I’m wondering if it would be a good idea to also set a specific time frame for them (like “make $X k per month by this time next year” or “get married by age Y”). What do you think?
get a job and love the job. Those seem to be great ones. =)
i like to red this kind of site.
just keep on posting and you will see the result.
thanks for the informations, really usefull for me..
Excellent.
Excellent timing for those of us making New Year Resolutions around now.
happy new year to all.
i like to read and explore this kind of site.
i`m looking forward to see more blogs.
good goals. Keep it up.
To bear two kids,that’s a good idea.
Well, your life goals are pretty much same like mine :-).Except this living in Italy. Believe me you wouldn’t like to live there. Try in Greece or maybe in Montenegro.I heard that they have very pretty women.
Till
Great goals. I am sure you will get there.
Where in Italy would you like to live? What attracts you to Italy?
I spent some winters there skiing when I was a teenager, and I liked it very much.
my life goals:
study, work in office and make money online, married, heaven
Doing job properly and persistence is a key.
Strangely, the older I get, the more my goals simplify in the way that yours have. It might not seem very ambitious to get married and have two kids, but - really - it is a consequence of being content with yourself and your partner being content with you that makes these things achievable.
my life goals:
study, work in office and make money online, married, heaven
Where in Italy would you like to live? What attracts you to Italy?
I spent some winters there skiing when I was a teenager, and I liked it very much.
Well, your life goals are pretty much same like mine :-).Except this living in Italy. Believe me you wouldn’t like to live there. Try in Greece or maybe in Montenegro.I heard that they have very pretty women.
Till
looking forward to see more blogs.
Good goals! Have you already achived at least one?
Why do you want to go to Italy?
Excellent Goals! Especially the order of importance you listed. Shows where your head is. If there is anything for me to ‘nitpick’,it would be that, first, no matter if it is Milano, Lugano or Monaco, one year is not enough. Secondly, instead of ‘at least’ two kids, I would leave the number at 2. [Replacing your wife and yourself on this earth.]
Mine would be:
Get a job
Quit a job
Start my own bushiness, to be my own boss..
Good luck!
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What about children, people?
When we will be 50 years old and went to pick my 5 year old kid in kindergarten and all will be thinking I am a grand father?
Quite scary, at least for me..
nice dreams but why Make $150k ? you should dream with 10 million ” who know maybe it become true ” .
and where is your blog dreams ?
you should have any dream about your blog .
@Money Academy
Buddy there is no end to that, its a race. If u do reach ur targets then u will find that u have set another one.
Life is a continuous struggle, one should look for satisfaction and enjoy it to the fullest.
For me I love bringing smiles on other people faces.
I totally agree with “money academy” where is your dream about blog?
And why would you have 150k$ if you can earn 1.5m$ its only one zero difference and this is not so hard anymore?
good luck with your goals thanks
I started writing weekly goals for myself. I wrote mainly for my blog because I would to meet those goals and don’t lose track. Also, they motivate me to keep on blogging.
We all should have written down goal for at least 5 years forward…
oh…you lookk at the top…:-)
Thanks for sharing your goal life. Good job.
I have 3 goals… Number one… to be able to afford an Audi RS4, by afford I mean without braking my back… And the next goal… is to marry a really hot girl…. and my third goal… is to hopefully race a car…. at least one race.
Till then,
Jean
I’m a regular reader and I like the eclectic (don’t take that the wrong way) collection of posts. Sometimes, 100% web design or IT news makes my head hurts now..But just like other posts of yours..Quality !!
When the sight of a list of plans is increasing the chance that these plans come true. This is the correct approach to business, I can only wish good luck!
Good post. My life goal is get good job and enjoy life.
keep this going
I like ” # Make $150k ” this..off all your goals.:D
Thats alot of money you want to make, but it is very possible, good luck in geting them
Hi David, It may be obvious to some, but visualizing your goals will, like you said, help you find true success.
Great post I like it.
I like your goal. and I have my own goal as well.
Some great life goals there David, I would also like to someday get to the “Make $150k ” goal. Here’s hoping :).
everyone should have goals..
u inspired me bro..
Great goals David, keep working at them and you will get there for sure!
hello, this is my first time i visit here. I found so many interesting in your blog especially its discussion. keep up the good work.
Everyone needs his/her life goals. This can make us live with some purposes to reach. Moreover, we also need to pray for our goals. I think by doing this we know what our lives are for.
Some really important goals to set, if you don’t set goals you wont get to where you want to be.
I back to the first one for now “Get a job”, so ill have to get back to you
Thanks. You’ve inspired me to make a list of my own goals!
To be serious, your life goals was the first thing I laid my eyes on. I think it’s one of the most creative things I might’ve seen in a while, don’t mind if I copy your idea!