What 3 Goals Do You Want To Acheive? Just For you, yourself?

United States
February 21, 2007 5:57pm CST
Be selfish here - What 3 goals would you like to acheive just for yourself? NOT goals that you want to see your kids grow up happy, or that you want to be a good spouse or be a good parent, but goals that are only about you and just for yourself. What do YOU want to acheive? I find it hard to take myself out of my family concerns, but I think it's important to do things for yourself too! For me I would like to be able to become a published writer/author, start an artist's retreat on my property for the promotion of artisans/craftsmen, and start a web-site presence that will be successful. Those are 3 of my goals -- What about you?
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• United States
22 Feb 07
I also want to publish a book! I also want to pay off my debt, and visit Australia. Your goals all sound interesting. On the website thing you might want to start with a blog, if you don't already have one. I have great fun blogging.
• United States
22 Feb 07
How cool on the book part! I too would love to visit Australia -- That is a country I have always wanted to go see. Thanks for your comments - Good luck on your goals!
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@silveysim (337)
• United States
22 Feb 07
Well short-term goals that could change my life-top 3. First:Pass my Accounting Class Well, I want to know my Accounting book in and out.This would lead me to success and a better job. A field I know-and am interested in. It can support me and my future family, and make my family proud as well as me. I could also gaurantee my future life to be better-even though it's guaranteed I'd make mistakes-I'd learn real quick, and kkow now the real secret is to bounce back. I want to be a professional and to make my money work for me as I've worked hard for it. I don't want to regret working because of bills, problems,family isssues, due to lack of money. I want to know I can provide, and achieve my dreams, and those around me will know they can too. PLus-I want to have my own eutopia(sp?) one day. Second: Achieve my goals on 43things.com and things I've been thinking about or trying to do but turn away from...stop beating myself up and just do it espically when I want to achieve it. Don't Let others beat me down. Get myself knowledgable and Eligible to the Opportunities I seek: I want to get Microsoft Certified, Read 125 great books, 15 non-fiction books, Run a whole mile, Go to work-workhard, good attitude, study during freetime,-get An A in public speaking, Make $150 dollars on mylot(Save it-By stock),Make a few 43things.com lists(a short-term, everyday, and what the everyday and shorterm will build up too. Third: Exercise regularly again, and study each day. study accounting, Bible, and stop putting off things I want to learn, do, and achieve. Those are 3 goals to change my life-thing is it's really hard to do. I feel like doing it. It's just when you choose to change even though you know you can do it, your afraid of the uncharted territory.
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• United States
22 Feb 07
Sounds like you have a great plan going there. Best of luck in reaching all of your goals. Thanks so much for the effort in your response!
22 Feb 07
1. accept my wife; stop being harsh on myself as often it's only me who see's my minus sides and those i know don't. (i'm paranoid) 2. run 1 succesful site, which people will enjoy using and improve the ones which don't. this is very important to me =) 3. Improve things which i have listed down. (about myself) once thats done leave it and do what the first one says. Kudos shady! ~Joey
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• United States
22 Feb 07
Kudos to you Joey! Sounds like you have some good variety to your goals ~ Good luck with them all!
• United States
22 Feb 07
My selfish goals are to make enough money with my writing to continue writing all my life, to travel all over Europe, and to ensure that the growth of my website is not done commercially, but through genuine interest and support.
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• United States
22 Feb 07
What kind of website do you have going? I hope you can travel all over! Sounds like some wonderful goals.
• Philippines
22 Feb 07
I have many goals in life that I take in a personal state. My first goal is to become a Certified Public Accountant. Since I graduated, I haven't have the chance to give a try to take the Board Exam. It is only now that I find the urge to take the Board Exam. Now, I am preparing to take the review and eventually hoping and praying for me to pass. My second goal is to have my own house and lot. It is my dream ever since I was a kid. I long for the day that I will have real properties of my own. Third, I want to publish my own book when I have enough poems in compilation. I want to share a part of me to anyone who has the passion for reading specifically, poetry.
• United States
22 Feb 07
Good luck on your test and on all your goals! Your book of poems sounds very intriguing.
@shikamaru (126)
• Indonesia
22 Feb 07
Same with me, i wannra be a writer too. I wanna travels around the globe to see and know different cultures, i will be a writers too that record the cultures itself before they vanish in globalization, the 3rd one is i want to make my parents to be happy.
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• United States
22 Feb 07
Those are some great goals. I hope you are able to acheive them all.
@babyjane (1390)
• Philippines
22 Feb 07
There are many goals i wanna achieve but if i would rank them which first is what i really want. 1. To finish school 2. To have a job 3. To have a family living in our own house.
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@lextoper (573)
• Philippines
22 Feb 07
first, I want to have my own mansion with complete sports accessories (Gem, swimming pool, baseball and soccer field, etc.) second, travel around the world, and the last, I want to own a big company. c",) I know that it is all impossible, but I really want to have all of those...
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22 Feb 07
My three goals that I would like to achieve for myself are number one, happiness for who I am and what I contribute to the life of others, instead of negative feelings. Two, I want to be confident, not arrogant, just confident, enough to be able to do things, try things on my own, with others without fear or anxiety. Third I want to be comfortable, by which I mean that I have enough money to live a comfortable life, to do the sorts of things that bring me happiness but withough a daily struggle to achieve them. I am not into being mega rich, I just want enough to get by comfortably with. I suppose these goals I've listed are kind of mid-life goals, there's a lot more besides that I've put by to achieve this year alone. Why not start your published author career by using Lulu . com they publish books and other things one at a time, it might be a good tool to start getting yourself noticed and it means you cut out the publisher middle men.
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@shundiggs (183)
• Nigeria
22 Feb 07
I want to run my own successful business i have tried my hand s on it twice and failed i hope it'll be third time lucky, Secondly i want to have a very happy and long marriage with two kids that'll do my best in life to help succeed in life. Thirdly i want to leave a lasting legacy in life for people to look back on and say what an accomplished life.
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• India
22 Feb 07
1. want to earn minimum $1000 per month within 1 year. 2. want to purhchase a good house with a luxury car within 3-4 years 4. want to be project manager or manager type post in a IT Company
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@Sicantik (706)
22 Feb 07
My goal is By the time I am 35 I want my little shop to be a great success, have at least one other branch and I want to have at least £10,000 in my own BANK account....
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• Canada
22 Feb 07
Goal 1 - To create the best website for helping others make money! Goal 2 - Educate myself to manage this success. Goal 3 - To become a pillar in my communities.
@Joey322 (272)
• United States
22 Feb 07
yes, it is hard to seperate yourself from your family, but i, too, would love to write the great american novel...or at least appear on oprah for a book that i wrote! i'd love to make a success of a home business that i am going to get started during my husband's 6 month deployment. finally, i'd like to get in shape, like REALLY in shape. i want that body that is healthy and gorgeous. not super model thin, just awesome, ya know?? honestly, my goals are completely achievable, i just have to DO IT!!!! take care and thanks for reminding me that i can still want what i want and be a great wife and mom, too!
@alienstar (5142)
• India
22 Feb 07
My goals are pretty cleara s everybody will have in their life..first of all, want to lead a successful life and for this i need money, satisfaction etc isn't it? so, i need to make enough money in my life and i am concentrating more on online money and hope i succeed in this and next is to become a very well known personality and next final one is want to keep myself fit throughout my life time....
@bindishah (2062)
• India
22 Feb 07
1. Travel the world 2. Own a beautiful house overlooking the sea 3. Earn a lot of money
• Philippines
22 Feb 07
Three goals that goes for myself alone is that i really wanted to be rich, with a lot of money so that i can afford to buy everything i want. I want to be a successful nurse since it has been my dream ever since im young. I want to get married and travel the world with my husband. Your right, there are goals that we want to achieve without sometimes thinking of the people we love. but somehow, if ever i achieve everything listed, i can even help out to my family and as well people in need.
• Australia
22 Feb 07
I'm great at having dreams just not so good at being able to action or follow through with any of them. 1. I'd love to work in the entertainment industry. My life has been filled with entertainment activities and it just runs through my blood. Accordingly all I've ever really dreamed about is working in it one day. My interests are pretty broad from theatre/tvs/movies (stage management, set design); to the music industry (copyright, publishing, a&r, pr or very behind the scenes at a radio station) 2. To actually be comfortable in my own skin and to grow my confidence to actually be the person I could be and actually believe is buried deep inside of me. 3. I'd also like to be a website designer. I've always been interested in it and have often played with making my own for one thing of another but have never had the time or energy to delve very deeply into it.
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@tushar87 (52)
• India
22 Feb 07
the three goals are i want to be very rich successfull software engineer responsible and committed indian
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@tushar87 (52)
• India
22 Feb 07
three goals which i just want 2 achieve at any cost i want to be very rich a successfull software engineer a committed and responsible indian
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