My Goals
Today in class we talked about goals, and one thing we had to do was come up with a list of our dreams. It made me realize just how few goals I have in life. It’s not that I do not want to accomplish a lot, but rather all my goals are broad. For example, I want a successful career in finance, but I have no goals about how I am going to get there or what I am going to do when I do get there. It also made me realize just how focused I am on my professional life.
Coming up with ideas about my personal life was extremely difficult. Aside from the fact that I think it might be nice to have a family one day and that I want to spend several months in Europe between college and starting my first job, I did not know what else to say. As a result, my dreams became somewhat repetitive. I am someone who has always been extremely future-oriented, but I never realized how much of my future I had devoted to a career. While coming up with a list of dreams seemed obnoxious at the time, it made me realize what areas of my life I need to focus on more in order to be happy.
Comments
Posted by: Katelyn
Posted on: November 7, 2006 10:44 PM
I find it easy to get wrapped up figuring out my career goals too. Sometimes it is hard to remember to plan out fun things as well, when so much is riding on your career! It is difficult to raise a family or travel abroad or do other fun things without some sort of steady income. I think that once we accomplish some of our career goals it will be much easier to focus on fun things to do in life.