Share Your Biggest, Most Ridiculous Goal (I’ll Go First)
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So I’m thinking we have the makings of a pretty nifty community here at Disrupting the Rabblement. These past few months have seen more and more of you fine readers chiming in with comments, and I’m conversing with an ever-growing number of you via Twitter, Facebook and email.
Through all of those channels, I’ve been able to hear some very cool stories about what big goals and adventures you’ve all got going on. And it’s inspiring stuff. In fact, connecting with all you fellow rabble rousers online has been something of a lifesaver for me here in Spain, where I’ve found it difficult to meet free-thinking proactive types, especially with the language barrier. I imagine I’d be one depressed and frustrated hombre right now if not for all the support and positivity I receive via the big web machine. (Muchas gracias!)
Now here’s what I want to do today: Introduce you fine folks to one another.
In a minute I’ll ask you to go leave a comment, but I don’t want you to leave just any old comment. Nope, I want you to really dig deep and hit me with your biggest, most lofty, audacious and ridiculous goal. You know, the one that’s likely to draw laughs and eye-rolls from all the old folks back in the village and all the lads in the pub. Except you don’t have to worry about such reactions here at Disrupting the Rabblement, because we’re all about thinking big and tackling the impossible, screw the naysayers and dream-slayers.
I’ll get the ball rolling by announcing a perfectly unreasonable goal that’s been brewing in my mind for the past few weeks. You already know of my intention to spend 3+ years circumnavigating the globe without flying, but this is something different:
The Five Tongues of Awesome
Don’t worry, it’s not as kinky as it sounds 
The Five Tongues of Awesome is what I’ve dubbed my dream of becoming fluent in the world’s five most widely-spoken languages. Those five would be (as measured by number of native speakers, according to Wikipedia):
- Mandarin
- Spanish
- English
- Hindi-Urdu
- Arabic
Being fluent in those five languages would mean I’d be able to communicate effectively with approximately 1/3 of all people living on this big rock we call home. Which methinks would be pretty damn cool.
And I don’t just mean conversationally fluent. I’d be aiming to reach a level of fluency that would allow me to deliver a clear and effective speech in front of at least 100 native speakers of each language, and be comfortable handling Q&A afterwards.
Now every goal needs a deadline, so I’m going to give myself until the age of 40 to achieve this. As of this writing, I’m 29 years old. I’m already pretty handy at the auld English and I’m almost three months deep into learning Spanish (steadily approaching conversational fluency). I know nothing of the other three languages on the above list, other than they look and sound funny.
I figure with at least two years of consistent study and practice at each of those languages, together with some healthy doses of immersion, I should be able to achieve my goal, while having plenty of adventures along the way 
Your turn!
Alright, over to you. Let me know of your biggest, craziest goal via the comments. Put it out there, make it that bit more tangible. Let’s all see the legendary company we keep by reading this blog.
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P.S. Even if you don’t feel like sharing, be sure to check out the first comment below for details on a special offer for DtR readers.
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Thanks for letting me offer this to your readers Niall!
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Bring them on y’all….Make sure to check out the linked video.
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Digging the video, David. Thanks for putting this offer together. Some big goals down below, my readers might really put you to the test
My big ridiculous goal is to make a living off of writing novels. That involves several things:
- becoming friends with my fear of criticism
- doing the work of writing and revising novels every day
- diving into traditional or self-publishing, probably both
- keeping my living costs low, because writing is an unstable career for most
I’m scared. That means I’m doing something right. Full steam ahead.
Love it, Jillian. Sounds like you’re already all-in. And I believe the fact that you have a blog definitely helps, too. Nothing like getting your writing out there in front of real people. I have a few writer friends who are very resistant to blogging, wish they could see the benefits.
Thanks for sharing your goal!
hey niall,
must say i’m really loving the blogs, my daily “inspirational” reading
i seem to be first up here which to be honest is not something i’d normally do. trying to work on getting out of my comfort zone! and thanks for that
so without any further adieu, my goal is to be…. (drum roll please)….. a singer! with number one hits flying about left right and center. ive always wanted to make a career out of singing deep down, but it seems to be one of those things people laugh off. but i figure… well… if some singers can become famous without a note in their bodies surely i have a chance? we shall see
I’m rooting for you Jacqui! I’ve heard you sing before and I’m sure you can make a great career out of it. You just gotta ignore those naysayers and surround yourself with folks who build you up and help you get there.
Also, wondering if you’ve ever posted some of your songs up on YouTube? It can be scary as hell, sure, but probably a step in the right direction
Thanks for the comment, Miss!
Hi Niall,
Great post. I love talking to people about my wild & crazy goals. If you or anyone just wants to chat about wild & crazy goals, I’m game.
My #1 wild, crazy goal, the one where everyone looks at me funny when I tell them about it, is to do 2000 consecutive Bethaks (aka hindu squats) and 1000 consecutive Dands (aka hindu push-ups). I want the physical and mental strength that would come along with achieving such a feat. I’d like to reach it by January 1st, 2012. Right now I’m at 250 & 100 bethaks & dands respectively.
I know I’ll get it eventually, I just don’t know if I can get it in 5.5 months. We shall see. If I hit my goal, I shall throw a party the likes of which the internet has never seen. Ha ha!
I included a link for those unfamiliar with bethaks & dands.
Wow, Andrew. That’s brilliant. I hadn’t heard of those exercises before. They look pretty tough, but you definitely sound committed. Rock on!
Is it a daily practice for you at the moment, up to 250 & 100 every day? I’ve just recently started a daily stretching routine, hoping to be able to do a full split a year from now, hopefully sooner
I’m currently doing a progressive every-other-day system. For example, this Saturday, I want to hit 300. So my repetitions this week would look like:
Monday – 125
Wednesday – 200
Saturday – shoot for 300
If I hit my goal, the next week I start over with a new goal. Perhaps 350.
Also, I have noticed an increase in my flexibility when doing this routine in conjunction with my daily stretching. I don’t know if you regularly practice yoga, but dands and bethaks come from the same root culture that developed yoga. Some of the positions are similar.
Very cool. I was practicing yoga almost every morning, but recently abandoned it for a stretching routine, although that routine does have a couple of yoga poses thrown in.
My big “ridiculous” goal is being able to work from anywhere in the world with an internet connection through my website/blog. This website doesn’t exist quite yet, though I have a good amount of material, just waiting for Niall to put the finishing touches on his blog start up service.
I want to be able to fully support myself by July of 2012. I’ve started a habit of writing 1,000 words every weekday and 2,000 every weekend day (thanks indirectly to Niall =]). Keeping this pace will leave me with plenty of articles to grow my website.
This may seem like a ridiculous goal to the zombies, but to me it’s really not far out at all. I know it’s going to happen, it’s only a matter of time.
Great stuff, Trevor. I’ve seen some of your writing and I’m pretty convinced your going to make this happen. Will be launching my service later this week, would be delighted to get you up and running
Thanks Niall!! You haven’t even seen my best stuff yet!
I guess I should get a little more specific with my goal and say that to feel fully supported I need to be making $20,000 a year through my website, I can easily live off that in Latin America.
Hi, Niall.
1. Way to go, ignoring “reason.” lol… If you don’t imagine it first, you cut yourself off from achieving it.
2. I have a lot of experience with languages, I speak 5 (3 of them extremely well, if I may say so) and have learned parts of others. I think that your goal IS a bit lofty. You will have to set up a disciplined roadmap and stick to it. Even easy languages like Spanish are not easy to get to the high level you mentioned. You will need discipline.
3. You will have to find people to converse with. Learning Mandarin is difficult, I’ve been dabbling with it and I have 2 Chinese friends! So I have an advantage. Even so, it’s tough. Doing it back in Eire, attaining fluency will be tough for sure. Teaching English in countries that speak the languages you want to learn might be the best way to do it. And you could continue with the online business and blog.
4. To be honest, I don’t have a personal out-of-this-world goal right now. Just self-improvement and the attainment of true inner peace. Perhaps that’s the toughest goal of all, however. To free oneself.
Thanks, Dean! You’re right, my goal definitely won’t be easy to achieve. I have no real desire to live back in Ireland for a prolonged period of time though, so I imagine I’ll end up doing some solid immersion to help me learn those languages. And I’m hoping as well that I’ll grow more confident over time in my ability to learn and master a new language.
True inner peace? Yeah, I’d agree that it’s probably the toughest goal of all. Sounds like you’re well on your way though.
I’ve always had this dream to build my own house, all myself from the ground up. I’d like to use a lot of stone and have a balcony deck off the master bedroom where I could sit and enjoy a nice view with a cup of coffee!
lol, I read that first as “build my own horse.” That would have been ridiculous, although I do recall a recent TED Talk by two puppeteers who had done just that, so maybe not so crazy…
Anyways, love the house goal, Matt. I can only imagine the sense of pride and accomplishment that would come with achieving that. Coffee would never taste so good
Hey, Matt,
I have a friend in Italy doing just that. I don’t think his house will have a balcony but it sounds like it’s coming along, little by little. Good luck!
Wow, what an awesome goal!! 5 languages, most of which involve whole new alphabet systems with special characters. Nice. I have a conversational “understanding” of Hindi (I was raised in a Nepali-speaking household, which is a close cousin to Hindi) … for that language, I’d recommend going all the traditional routes (classes, Rosetta Stone, etc.) but also supplementing it by watching Hindi movies. Trust me: Freakin’ every Nepalese child in America who speaks Hindi learned it by watching Bollywood movies as a kid.
My goal? Hmmm. Yikes. It’s so big, I don’t know if I’m ready to share it! It’s really big. Like, really big. And if I’m not ready to share it, that means deep down, I probably don’t think I can do it. Which is why I read your blog. Back to you, Niall!
Sounds like I gotta start watching some Bollywood movies!
Thanks for the comment, Paula. Really curious now to know what your big goal is
As an add-on, I’d recommend Pimsleur courses. They’re the best ones I’ve seen by far if you want to use the communicative approach.
Cheers, Dean. Will definitely give them a look.
so envious of your big goals! Language learning is something that excites me very much and I hope that I can immerse myself in a few different cultures at some point in my life.
Alright, my big and ridiculous goal is that I want to perform and win on the TV show ‘Dancing with the Stars’. I’ve got it all worked out in my mind…The date is October 3rd, 2012, my dance parnter is Cherly Burke and we are onstage with confetti falling all around me as they announce us as the winners!
I don’t like to let the little details, like I don’t know how to dance and I’m not a star, get in the way… I want on that show! Plus I promised my mom, so I gotta make it happen somehow
I’m excited to read about all of my fellow DTR readers crazy dreams
~Mike
YEAH, Mike! I don’t watch much TV but I’ll have to make an exception to watch you win that show
And man, promising your mom: nice trick to make you even more likely to achieve your goal. Nobody wants to break a promise like that!
OMG Mike I so want to see you on Dancing with the Stars! I would borrow a tv just to watch. I would love to go through the training they undertake for that show – so intense! I’ve always wanted to learn how to dance. I’ll be checking your blog now for updates!
Tracy, you are one after my own heart… it’s the intensity of that training they do for DWTS that I really want to try!
I create/facilitate an online educational system that makes classes, professors, and content that works with each person’s individual learning style. Helping professors to reach audiences around the world, and supplementing their material/teaching style so that auditory/visual/kinesthetic learners can all benefit from the class. There is video content, audio, interactive presentations, group study programs, and the possibility of turning in homework with a video presentation of yourself explaining your project.
The online education system has reviews of all the classes and professors, recommendations based on what subjects you enjoy, and a mix of academic, recreational, how-to, and yoga/metaphysical teachings.
I go to school in Cognitive Psychology to study how people learn, and Computer Science to discover the potential of distance learning. By age 40 I have this system up and running, and the possibilities of technology are far greater than what they are now, as I write this at age 22.
Just one of my many big goals.
Wow, Travis! Love that you wrote that in the present tense, nicely done. The system you describe sounds legendary, especially the bit about delivering homework via a video presentation. I can imagine many kids being a lot more excited about doing their homework if they get to make a mini movie about it.
Thanks for sharing!
Ooo Travis I’m liking your goal! Sounds like something I would want to utilize in the future.
I love your languages goal. Calling it The Five Tongues of Awesome is enough to make that bad boy happen. I can’t seem to get past thinking about learning another language besides English…ha ha.
I have a couple of goals that scare the crap out of me.
One is to create an entertainment franchise.
The other is to climb Mount Kilimanjaro…I want to visit the top of the world.
Your post reminded me of a great quote by Rumi.
“Start a huge foolish project like Noah. It makes absolutely no difference what people think of you.”
Thanks, Kai! I’m convinced you’re well on your way to your first goal. The Chick web series is legendary, only a matter of time before it takes off good and proper
As for climbing Kilimanjaro, that’s something I’d love to do myself some day. Have you heard of Tyler Tervooren over at Advanced Riskology? He’s working on climbing the highest mountain and running a marathon on every continent, just got done with Africa a few weeks ago.
I love the response you’re getting from this post. Just goes to show you how much people want opportunities to talk about their big dreams.
I have heard of Tyler but didn’t know he just accomplished the Africa portion of his goal…must stop by his website and check it out!
Wow, Niall… that’s a whopper of a goal! I really admire the way you handle things. You set extreme goals and go all-in to reach them. Your enthusiasm and determination is very contagious. It always makes me want to reach for my own goals after reading about your latest endeavour.
I’d love to share one of my biggest and craziest goals as well. I dream to one day partake in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The Iditarod is an annual sled dog team race across Alaska. Mushers and a team of 12-16 dogs cover over 1,049 miles in 9–15 days from Anchorage to Nome.
I’ve just planned my second experiment, a Sled Dog Tour in the Alpes for 5 days, for coming winter in January 2012. If your interested, you can read all about my experiment here: Dogsledding and How to reach your goals in 4 practical steps
Simon! I love love love your goal, and especially the steps you’ve taken to make it a reality. Just read through your post and I recommend everyone else checking out these comments do the same. Great stuff, man.
Whoa Simon that’s intense! What an excellent goal! Now I’m excited to read about your tour in the Alpes! Man there’s a lot of really courageous people following this site
Hell yeah! Loving reading through all these responses.
That`s probably doesn`t sound as a ridiculous goal, but in my situation I cannot help but consider it rather unreal. I want to go volonteering to US organization “The Windhorse Project” to learn the principles of home-care for people suffering and recovering from mental ilness. I want to apply this approach in my country (Russia), to empower mental health patients and their carers. But most of all I see this dream journey as a part of my development. The ideas of Windhorse`s founder, Dr Edward Podvoll, deeply resonate with me. And I want to try and live and work hard with other people, ill or not, in this kind of therapeutic environment, so I may observe how my own helping abilities transform. That`s my idea of a Big Goal, too bad I`m telling myself over and over this isn`t going to happen, and do nothing to check whether it`s possible at all.
Thanks. Niall , for the option to vent about goals. I egotistically used it to formulate my wish in English language, as a first step to writing this letter of interest))
Your writing is cool. Good luck with the marvelous languages. If you want to learn Russian someday, send me a note:)
Daria
Thanks for sharing, Daria. You can definitely achieve that goal if you put your mind to it. Check out Simon’s link above for some great practical steps you can take, and David Damron is a good guy to check out, too; he knows a whole helluva lot about achieving goals.
And I might take you up on the Russian offer some day. Maybe once I get done with the 5 Tongues by age 40 I’ll be itching to learn another 5
Thanks for information, Niall
yeah, that 7th language itch…
and this apostrophe in the first sentence is a typo. I swear, it`s a typo… ok, kind of language interference typo..
I’ll eventually make a post about it when the time comes.
It has to do with connecting with people beautifully. It’s risky because it has variables that aren’t so predictable (people themselves) but like I said before. Instead of traveling for the places so much, it’s more for traveling for the people as well. A bit of both.
I hear ya, Matt. It really is about the people. That’s one of the main reasons I’m looking forward to traveling in Asia, especially the Southeast. I’ve heard so many good things about the people there.
Thanks for the comment.
I can’t think of huge unusual goals I have (aside from the obvious financial independence through work I love), but I do have a couple of small ones:
- In Montpellier, there’s a little pizza place run by one guy where I have tasted the most amazing pizza in the world. (Twice. It wasn’t just a fluke). Since I’ll be moving to Montpellier in the autumn, my dream is to come to an agreement with the owner where I would apprentice for him or something, in exchange for learning to bake such awesome pizza
- I’d like to get a few jobs of tutoring people (of any age) in piano playing, since I love playing the piano, I understand a lot about the theory of learning it as well as the practice, and I love teaching others
Oh yeah, one big goal I would almost forget. When I move in with my girlfriend in a year and a bit, we’re planning to have a ball-pit in our apartment. Because ball pits are AWESOME
Love all of those, Vlad, especially the ball pit! I’m invited to the house warming, yeah?
Niall I think that is a fantastic goal and not one that is impossible! You will definitely rock it for sure and I’m excited to follow along on the site as your journey unfolds! Now here’s mine…As you know I wrote on my blog about my plans to take a couple of years traveling Europe and Asia to study natural healing therapies/yoga and then come back to Maine to start a Healing Hostel. Well my goal doesn’t end there. Once the hostel is up and running I plan on having someone else run the hostel full time while I take it on the road. I want to convert a diesel RV to run on veggie oil and will live in it while traveling the US offering wellness coaching to anyone who seeks it. It’ll be my mobile healing vessel – wellness on wheels. It will be tied to a website called Wellness-Warrior.org (not yet started but I already have the domain) in which I tell the story of people all across the planet fighting back and taking charge of their health. Not everyone can take a month off of work to go to a detox or yoga retreat so I will be bringing the retreat to those people. I imagine it will look something like spending a month with a family looking to go raw or vegan, initiating impromptu hula hoop or yoga sessions in public parks, or giving lectures at local schools and businesses. Anyway I can get the message out to anyone who will hear it. Age 40 sounds like a good deadline for this to come to fruition so I’m going to borrow that
I’m 33 now.
Love it, Tracy! Your whole idea is amazing, and I have a strong hunch you’ll get there having gotten to know you a bit over the last few weeks
Tracy, I really like your goal. The traveling to Europe and Asia already sounds great, but the Health Hostel and Wellness Warrior are even better! I think there’s a lot of demand for something like this. People find it harder and harder to find peace of mind in their busy daily lives. A place that offers a place to retreat and recharge will be awesome!
Keep at it!
Niall, it is Arabic the first way you said it. I had to take a year of it when I went to school in Iran. And I’m afraid I hated it – probably because of the way it was taught and the fact that it was forced and mandatory. I also took a year of German – also did not like it. I spoke fluent Turkish when I lived in Turkey and that I LOVED and miss. My mother tongue is Farsi so it made the sounds easy for both German and Arabic but Arabic is a bit harsh on the tongue and just a rough language overall. My favorites: French, Italiano, Portguese, and Japanese. Someday I will achieve fluency in all of them too. And remember all my Turkish.
Mad about languages just like yourself. And my biggest goal – that can wait for next time
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Thanks for that, Farnoosh. Learning Arabic is a bit intimidating, as it does seem like a much less accessible language than many others. I’ll give it my best shot though.
And when is this “next time” you speak of? I want to hear your biggest goal now, dammit
I KNEW a crap day at work would be beaten by a DTR visit!
My most wildest and craziest goal EVER that I don’t even dare talk about:
I want to be an actor. I don’t know how, where, when or what my level of ability is but it’s a thing that keeps me awake at night.
*runs back to the negative people at work*
Hell yeah, Ant. You should check out this post from Matt Bailey: How I Became a Movie Star (and How You Can too).
Cool article, cheers man!
Anthony I think your goal is totally doable. I have a friend who is a theatre actor (and a darn good one I might add) and he does it on the side while working a full time job. Are you into theatre or screen acting? I suggest taking some classes or volunteer at a theatre to start. Good luck !
Hey Tracy,
Thank you! I don’t know yet, I did tiny tiny bit of presenting in theaters in my youth – I just know it’s my biggest dream.
Many of them weren’t even in classes until a late age so that’s always worth remembering! Man, it sounds like a pretty exciting double life he leads!
My immediate aim is to be able to run 10km in under an hour. In June, I ran 5km for a sponsored run and did it in about 40 minutes. My teacher, who is around twice my age, ran it quicker than me. Also, my friend ran 10km in just over an hour. Though 40 mins is pretty impressive seeing as some other friends of mine were much closer to the hour mark, I couldn’t help but feeling unfit. Thus, I announced to everyone I’d do the 10km run next year rather than the five and do it faster than my friend did. *insert scrutinising laughter here.*
I’m completely serious about it! Not just from a competitive point of view but because I feel like I need to give my self a kick up the back side on the old exercise front! I working on it slowly and building up my stamina and should hopefully be able to run the 5km comfortably by the end of the year and then I can push myself for getting to ten by the time June comes around again!
That’s the stuff, Lucy. As my buddy Lachlan Cotter likes to say, “Set a goal so big that you can’t achieve it until you grow into the person who can.”
I pushed my edge in running a 10k last year, you might find this post I wrote about it helpful.
Hey Niall….
Awesome goal, truely enjoy your site! Me my goal… quit my career (my profession I have been working at since I was 18), leave the six digit salary, leave the stress, the zombies, the politics of the corporate world, leave the death march I am on… leave it and begin to live, live my dreams. I want to work for myself as a writer, designer, and entrepreneur. I have been writing daily (building my material), my website is in the works, working on going live with in next few months… be on my own by June 6, 2012.
I want to work for myself, from anywhere in the world. After leaving the old career I want to travel the country for one year living, experiencing…
The scary part I’m 51 years old but still feel I have an entire life to live.
David, that’s an inspiring goal. A friend of mine was recently telling me how it was too late for him to do anything meaningful with his life, and I’m pretty sure he’s only in his 40′s. I wish he had half the guts you do, and I wish the same for myself when I get to that age. Never too late to get out there and follow those dreams!
Hmm, I would have to say never working for anyone other than myself ever again.
I work for a very small company now, 4 people total, so its really close to working for myself, and I love it. I like what I do, and am good at it, but…I’m an accountant.
My dream goal: I would love to open up a diner/bakery/pizza shop with my husband, and make simple, yet great tasting food. The money factor is our biggest issue, where to get funding, and knowing that your income relies only on your business, but not a paycheck from an established company is more than terrifying.
I like that goal a lot, Kelly. Not working for anyone else other than myself is definitely one of mine, too. And yeah, it’s definitely terrifying having such big goals, but I always like to look ahead and think how much MORE terrifying it would be to wake up one day as an 80-year-old and regret that I’d never given my biggest dream a legitimate shot.
Love this post and all the great answers! I like to start it this way:
1: Pick something that you wanna do
2: Do it!
That’s how I move to NY to work, went traveling on my own through Africa, helped constructing houses in France, found my big love and went hitchhiking with him from Poland to Pakistan
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Since we are now expecting a new little family member in December and I keep vomiting all week, my new big dream is to travel as a family with our kids. I don’t want them to wait til 18 before they can taste the mangoes of Somaliland and feel the fresh air in the Southamerican mountains. I’d like to spend at least 6 months on the road with our children and let the world teach them as much as it has thaught me – and more. Looking forward!
Good luck to all of you, thanks for sharing your goals and dreams.
Amanda
Great stuff, Amanda, thanks for sharing. I’ve read a bit about your trip from Poland to Pakistan and it’s really inspired me. So much so that I’m gonna try hitching from Spain back to Ireland next month
And I love the family travel idea. So many people use kids as an excuse not to pursue their dreams, but I really think it does wonders for a child to see and experience the world from a young age. I think your little bambino will be very lucky indeed!
loved this post and all the comments. peoples creativity and diversity never ceases to amaze me, but it’s strange how little of it one sees unless you look for it.
my goal is to one day do wingsuiting, which to those who don’t know, is this.
i did skydiving for the first time in australia, which was mindblowing, but this looks even better.
it takes a minimum of 200 normal skydives before they let you try this, so it’s a long term goal, but i reckon it’s probably worth it!
Wingsuiting would be legendary, Jack. I’ve yet to do my first skydive, but I’m guessing it will blow my mind much like it did yours. There’s a bunch of those kinds of activities I want to do, like paragliding, bungee jumping, deep sea diving… man, so much cool shit to do in life. How does anyone ever get bored?
First off, thank you for all the inspiration! I’ve only recently gotten into minimalism and working towards my goals but yours is one of the few websites I follow regularly
Most of my goals are crazy, and they are constantly changing. But here are my current aspirations:
1) Free dive with a Great White, after gaining much much more diving experience.
2) Learn web design by the end of the year and start my own website. Still working on the direction, it’s down to college advising or ecology/minimalism.
3) Maybe get a Marine Biology Ph.D first, but I want to travel the world making a difference!
Thanks for reading, Jen! I’m blown away by all the cool folks who are actually paying attention to me. Really inspiring
I love all your goals, and I can help you out with learning web design if you ever need a few pointers. One website that was an immense help to me when I was learning was w3schools.com.
Thanks so much! I will definitely check out that site. Keep up the good work
My biggest, most ridiculous goal?
Its so big and ridiculous, that I’ve placed in my head, one step above the number 1 goal item in my list, you could call it goal #0, if you may.
Anyways, the goal is to win SvB ( Super Verus Battle ) , Evo and SBO ( Super Battle Opera ) – all in the same year. Before you all look at me confused and wondering what I’m on about – They are all fighting video game tournaments. Namely the 3 biggest majors – One based in Europe ( SvB ) one based in America ( Evo ) and one based in Japan ( SBO. )
The standard is extremely high ( especially in the Japanese one ) and most people would be content with winning just one of them. Now, don’t get me wrong, I would be very Happy to win even one of them but achieving this goal would be a very nice bonus. My standard is no where near the best players in the fighting game scene ( YET ) but hey, let me dream and let me imagine that impossible is nothing!
That all said, I am well aware that my biggest most ridiculous goal could change in the next few years. This is a sort of goal that I if I don’t achieve, its no big deal, ( I have plenty of other neat goals to achieve as well ) I have made a ton of great friends from my time in the Irish fighting game scene already. Not that I’m selling myself short here but its just food for my mind and they say its all about the journey, not the destination.
Cool stuff, Adrian. I’m loving how everyone has such different goals here, and I’m sure some people will read through and think some goals are better or more meaningful than others. But all that really matters is that your goal is meaningful to you. You never have to justify it to anyone. So here’s hoping you rock on with your bad self and go kick ass in those tournaments
Niall, this is just plain splendid
I feel so revved up after reading about your audacious language learning goals and all these awesome comments!
My huge goal is one I came up with only about a week ago. I’ve had a passion for Celtic culture since I was just a little girl, and I want to visit each of the seven Celtic Nations: Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Brittany, and Galicia…go on extensive hikes in each and really learn the lay of the land, and spend enough time in each to get a feel for the culture and history.
I have no idea how this can happen, how much time it would take, how I could ever afford it, all the usual stuff. But I know the power of being intentional, and I’m well-versed in that quote from Lach above…setting “impossible” goals always sets the ball inevitably rolling, and things begin to unfold much sooner than you would think. Not only is the goal an amazing thing, the journey of growing and getting to it is just as amazing.
So glad your community is growing, and that you’re gaining so much from being a part of the larger blogosphere community. I know how that feels.
Rock on, my friend!
Thanks so much, Laurie! Your goal sounds fantastic. You know, I’d never even heard of “the seven Celtic Nations.” And I feel a little guilty admitting that I’m not very well traveled around my own little corner of the world, having only been to Northern Ireland once and never to Wales or Scotland. Will definitely rectify all that in the next few years though. Maybe we’ll bump into each other on a green hilltop somewhere
That would be sweet!
My Mom, sister and I are travelling to Ireland and Wales in about a month, and I’m so excited I can hardly stand it! My first trip overseas
Wow! Nice post, great comments.
All of your goals are totally doable! Seriously, I haven’t read anyone that is impossible in any world, religion or belief system. Best of luck to ya’ll! Let me know if you need coaching. My fee is $80 / hour, so let me know, aight?
My biggest dream and gratest scare is the ability to fly by mind.
That’s what I’m aiming for. Now, how do you prepare yourself for that, and how do you make it doable? You break it down into small, handable pieces!
I started practicing for this when I was 12 years old, and since then I’ve been writing about my attempts and documenting the whole thing. I’m totally super scared for what would happen if I succeeded in this. What would I make out of my world?
But then at the same time… Fear is in itself much more dangerous than the things we fear.
To your last point, Robin: Absolutely!
Would love to hear more about your goal. From what you wrote I’m thinking astral projection or something along those lines. Am I right? I’ve read a bit about that via Steve and Erin Pavlina, and I’ve had some brief experiences with lucid dreaming myself, made me very curious about all that stuff.
Thanks for the comment
I’d like to think my “goals” are all pretty basic, but I do have one (actually two) that I think fit the cut!
I would like to hike both the Appalachian Trail, and the California Coastal Trail. I want to do it with my daughter and my significant other, as we had originally planned to do it before she came along.
There are a lot that go in to this goal, but basically it involves living off the grid, teaching my daughter about life outside of media, and generally some serious bonding for all three of us!
That’s a great goal, Sarah. The sub-goals in themselves are excellent, too. I hope to do a big epic road trip of the USA when I return there in a few years, and you have me thinking that I should fit in a big hike or two
Thanks for your comment!
I love this post! I’ve been thinking a lot about goals lately. For the past few months, my crazy-awesome goal has been to start an blog-based business and get it making enough money that I could quit my job. I’ve done it! My last day at the old job is this coming Friday. Woohoo!
Now I need to figure out what next, and I’m drawing a blank. I think I need a few days off by myself to just think.
Congrats on quitting your job, Cara! That’s huge. And I expect you’ll figure out what comes next pretty quick. once you make some room in your life like you’re doing by leaving your job, you’ll find many opportunities come along to fill that space.
Thanks for the comment
Long-term Goals:
1: Write a hero’s journey
2: Write a romance novel
3: Write a play
4: Write a movie script
5. Learn to DJ
6: Have visible abs unflexed in natural sunlight
7: Become fluent in 3+ languages
8: Create multiple streams of income (writing, photography, website, poker, lifestyle service sessions, public speaking, products)
Absolutely no doubt that you’ll achieve all of those, Kevin. Loving your blog, too, man. Just checked out your latest post.
Thanks, man. There’s no reason why all of us can’t achieve all of our goals. Even if we don’t, the fact that we believed in ourselves and tried makes us a tremendous success!
Damn right! No regrets
Love the video, Niall. And those trees are so green…it’s amazing.
I haven’t really defined an absolutely, 100% concrete big goal, but I can tell you the general gist of it:
-I will be fluent in spoken and written Japanese, and my ultimate goal is to go to Japan, and help out their education system. In particular, the giant bullying problem that’s taking place there. It’s tough, because bullying is part of human psychology. But there’s gotta be a way. I’ll find it.
-Improve the education system, in general. Especially the literature that we read in school. We need more empowering books, like “How to Win Friends and Influence People”, “The Road Less Traveled”, etc..these type of books that every single person must have read in order to graduate school. How awesome would our world be, then? MAKE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED READING IN SCHOOL!
I couldn’t agree more with that, Josh. I’ve learned so much more out of school than I ever did in school, and it’s because of books like those you mentioned. And I feel the same applies to business: School teaches you how to be an employee, but not much about how to be an entrepreneur.
Love your goal about going to Japan and helping the situation there. I had no idea bullying was such a big problem in that country.
And cheers for posting up that interview with me on your site! Really enjoyed recording that
I want to be an astronaut
and also be “fluent” in piloting many different types of aircraft.
Love this post Niall!
Getting a pilot’s license is one of my long-term goals, too, Darshan. That would be fantastic. And actually leaving the planet and visiting space would be amazing. I can barely even comprehend that, but I’m sure it will become increasingly plausible as the decades go by, and you’ll definitely get there if you put your mind to it.
Thanks for the comment
Wow, I love reading the goals people have. This is fantastic Niall!
I have a goal, I’m calling it an Impossible Dream (It’s my way of saying “Fuck you!” to the idea that anything is impossible)
The goal is an independent net income of $50,000 by the end of 2012 through the intersection of my passions: teaching and photography.
This will give my wife and I the first stage of financial independence. My wife and I realize that time a finite resource, and we want to spend our time doing what we love, which primarily is being with the people we love, our friends and family.
It’s simple, and I like to keep things simple.
Hell yeah, Spyros! No doubt that you can make that happen, buddy, and I’m looking forward to following along as you do
Great stuff here Niall, love your blog and the goals that have been shared here.
As for my big big goal, I want to travel to remote tribal villages in various locations in the world (say Indonesia, Africa, South America etc) and document their lives and cultures, and share them with the world (Joey Lawrence is a huge inspiration for me). I’d definitely want to do this before I am 30, so that’s 6 more years to go for me.
Oh and let me know when you’re popping by in Southeast Asia region, I’m currently in Singapore and more than happy to meet you when you visit. =)
Hey De! Thanks for the comment, and the invite! I definitely plan to visit Singapore at some stage so hopefully we’ll get to meet up. Digging your photography, and Joy Lawrence’s stuff is just mind-blowing.
I want to be a bloody super hero to fight injustice and gout! Not like a Spiderman, no. That’d be silly. If I chewed on a bit of radioactive uranium, there’s the risk I might turn into a baddie. I’m thinking in more of a ordinary person ‘Kick Ass’ way.
My main superhero goal is to take over a small country… something like North Korea!
A leader only commands power if he has followers, a dictator is only as strong as his army. I plan to use human psychology and crowd behaviour to take over the military and seize control in a (mostly) bloodless coup. I don’t want to bomb the crap out of them, I want to ‘somehow’ infiltrate and sell the idea of a new North Korea to the followers. The military personnel follow whoever pays them and orders them about – this is where I covertly take over while being wary of any loyalist sheep.
The poor must be liberated. The people at the top must be placated. The Kim family extracted.
But first I’ll need to become rich. Bloody damn rich and unknown, but with useful contacts to pull it off.
I must be silent like the ninja and swift like the fox.
(You didn’t hear this from me, OK?)
My lips are sealed, in exchange for the promise of a nice condo overlooking the Sea of Japan. And a maid.
My goal is to reintroduce the concept of universal language via the internet. It is an idea that’s time has come.
You have me wanting to know more about this, Janine. The first thing that springs to mind for me is spoken language like Esperanto, but I’m not sure if that’s what you’re getting at.
My biggest craziest goal would be to travel the globe in the next ten years with my other half.
Do it, Wilson! Start plotting out some destinations and deadlines and you’ll be amazed how fast it becomes a reality.
Thanks for the comment
Niall! Been a while since we talked at WDS!
Great goal dude. If you want more Skype practice, you can talk with Karla!
I have so many, I’m trying to pick the most ridiculous. I’m gonna go with 3.
1. Build an online business that not only supports me but helps other people break down barriers and inject adventure into their lives.
2. Have a good role in a Hollywood movie
3. Travel for 5 years spending most of the time in developing countries meeting interesting people and volunteering to make things better and put myself to good use.
Great goals, Matt! I have similar to #1 and #3 myself, and #2 sounds like a blast. Knowing what adventures you’re prone to having I’m pretty sure you’ll make those goals happen, too
Cheers for the comment!
One day I hope to find a cure for capitalism
Cheers, Flor. I’m thinking you’d dig this book by Tom Hodgkinson.
The scientists who study such things seem more and more inclined to believe there really is liquid water on Enceladus, one of the smaller moons of Saturn. I feel a special connection with that moon, having stayed up all night to wait for Cassini’s raw data to arrive, expecting images that would reveal whether or not Enceladus was emitting plumes of water vapor. This was, iirc, Thanksgiving morning or the Friday following it, a few years ago. I was the image processing guy for Cassini. Wow, it was worth it to be up then, for those images were spectacular! Many good scientific observations have been made of Enceladus and its plumes using several of Cassini’s instruments, and some hypothetical models scratched off. Yup, something unusual is going on there, and likely involves water in liquid form in pockets or cracks under the surface.
So, when I’m a crazy rich billionaire, I want to go scuba diving in Enceladus!
Perhaps I should set a more reachable short-term goal within existing technological and financial means. (A billion dollars may take a while to earn.) Well, it can’t be “do image processing for a NASA spacecraft” since, ho hum, been there done that
So my next goal/adventure is to earn a Master’s Degree in Electronics Engineering or Optics. If I can arrange it, earn it at UCF’s CREOL. Or maybe go for the MS in Physics specailizing in Instrumentation at New Mexico Tech. I love scientific and astronomical instrumentation.
First of all, Daren: Thanks for posting the 100th comment
First time I’ve reached triple figures for discussion on one article.
Second, I love that your dream isn’t to become a billionaire, but what you’d do if you were to become a billionaire! Great stuff. Money is only valuable if we can exchange it for worthwhile experiences.
Rock on with your legendary self
Wow, congratulations on reaching a three-digit number of comments for this excellent post!
Hi Naill. I love your goal of becoming fluent in the five most widely-spoken languages. And I have no doubt that you’ll accomplish it!
The conversation in the comments is amazing. You’ve really created an incredible community here.
My biggest, craziest goal is really three things: Leave my stressful career by my birthday, Feb. 21st! Earn a decent living with a web-based business while I travel indefinitely. And become fluent in Spanish. And after hearing your crazy goal, you’ve got me thinking about taking on other languages once I’ve got Spanish mastered!
It’s great to know that none of our wild goals are so crazy after all. We’re in great company here!
Espero todo es bien contigo!
Hasta luego mi amigo.
Muchas gracias, Peggy! I love any language learning goal, as at the end of the day it’s really all about learning to communicate better with a whole other culture, and that can’t help but open our minds and bring us all closer together.
I look forward to chatting with you in fluent Spanish some day
I’ve picked up a wee bit of Hindi in India, although being based in West Bengal my Bengali is marginally better. Best of luck with this goal, Niall!
Thanks for the comment, Clare! How did you find those languages? Were you able to pick up the basics pretty easily or do they require a completely different way of thinking?
Hi Niall.
Excellent post and wonderful goals. It’s heart warming to see people sharing.
For me short term goals are to get the blog going, clear my debts, reduce my reliance on my current job, then medium term goals are to travel and to learn about using social media & websites and use this knowledge to set up blogs/websites for small charities (animal based initially as my heart lays there being a volunteer and dog fosterer for a lurcher rescue) that struggle financially so to help them get the ’1000 true fans’ who will donate monthly to the charities and so help them to help animals of all types and educate the public.
After that not sure yet, but I am sure it will follow.
All the best.
Excellent goals, Nigel. Thanks for sharing. If you need any help getting started in web design, give me a shout, would be happy to assist.
hi niall my goal would be to quit engineering although am still a student and i still have one year left,so i don’t think i have the guts to quit before i graduate and letting all that work goes for vain is not a very encouraging idea besides the degree could become handy,so i would graduate isa and then study economics and islamic economy and start my own buisness.
as for your language goal it seems great and smart like the idea of being able to speak to 1/3 of humans,i know arabic it’s my mother tongue it is not an easy language but it is certainly one to respect it is the richest language known to man if you learn it you get to read some magical poetry that you had never heard like and above all you’d get to read the quran the words of allah as it’s been told clear of humans misguidance some words that would make the cure the hearts of men; Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah. Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured.”verse 18 ar raad.
Thanks for the comment, Mostafa! I hope to be able to read the quran in Arabic some day. That would be great.
Wishing you all the best with the next year. Tough decision you have. Let me know how it goes for you.
When you want to start learning Mandarin give me a shout. I learned it a few years back and I think I know a few hacks that will make it easier to learn. A half hour Skype conversation could save you a good deal of spinning your wheels. Understanding how it is so different really helps learning it. It’s about as opposite from Spanish as you can get (I’m trying Spanish now).
Another good site for Spanish is http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/ about 500 short video presentations (mouse over the levels at the top) with great content. All free.
Thanks a mil for the offer! I’m thinking I’ll definitely take you up on that, although it will be at least six months before I even start looking at Mandarin.
And thanks for that link as well. Just made a note of it and will give it a good look later.
Cheers!
Great Post, Niall! I was pleasantly surprised to see Hindi on the top language list, since I am a native hindi speaker (from India). Give me a shout anytime, if you want to help practice it (maybe I can teach you a few slangs from my hometown Mumbai
, even though the several years in US might have made be a bit rusty )
Hey, thanks Ajay. I may well take you up on that. I should be in India by February and will start learning a bit of the language then. I’m reading a book right now called Shantaram, set in Mumbai. I’m highlighting the Hindi words as I go through, might give me a bit of a headstart when I get there
Definitely Dude!
I just read this reply navigating back to it somehow
I also read about the book and read that the lead character learns “Marathi”. If you come across words in Marathi, I can help you there as well. Since I was born and raised in Mumbai, I also learned the local language in school. In fact, the hindi spoken in Mumbai actually has marathi words mixed into it and has a lot of “slanguage” which has gotten popular all over India due to the booming film industry in Mumbai (a.k.a Bollywood).
Let me know if I can help in any way…
Ciao
Ajay
Very cool, Ajay. Yes, the lead character in that book does indeed learn Marathi. Looking forward to picking up a few words of that myself
Hi Niall,
I was thinking about this post and I wanted to comment it.
So here is one of my goal:
My biggest goal would that we are able to have a unified Europe and create another political narrative for all of us, Europeans.
To induce lasting Changes.
Let’s see how it goes.
Thanks, Andy. That’s certainly a big goal. I trust that you have in mind some things that you can do to help move Europe in that direction. Otherwise it’s a dream or a wish, not a goal
While I like being Irish myself, I try to identify more as a citizen of the world. All the visa laws and border controls don’t sit well with me. “You were born on this piece of land so you’re not allowed to visit this piece of land for more than 90 days at a time.” Pretty silly. When you consider how birds can move freely from place to place, we humans seem like caged animals by comparison.
Of course, I know it’s not quite that simple, but I do hope the invisible lines of countries become less significant in the future.
alright. so. in the vein of owning one’s vision, here’s mine:
i want to write. big things. real things. to be a part of the world’s ageless quest for Truth. (change the bloody world and all that) and i want this in such a way where i can write as i travel. i dont need a home address at all.
i want to live everywhere, and connect with people and share stories. in the sharing of narrative is wonder and life and inspiration and faith and truth.
language learning is absolutely a part of this. i gave myself a little more time than you did, my goal being ‘five by fifty.’ so far, i’ve got a decent handle on the english, and am both spoken/written word fluent in spanish. three to go!
the challenge for me lies in the incontrovertible fact of huge responsibilities i have here at home. time is virtually nonexistent, and opportunities are minimal.
i very much appreciate your opening this up for everyone.
there is something to be said for knowing that we are a part of a band of holy and glorious misfits.
Thanks for sharing, Shawnacy!
Great goals. Sounds like your writing will take you to some great places, and I hope your home situation improves so you can take advantage of the opportunities that will inevitably come your way.
“a band of holy and glorious misfits”… I like that
Namaste! Best way to learn Hindi in addition to movies is memorizing specific sentences.
Naag-pooree san-tres toe bahut mee-tay hoe-tay hain
Oranges from Nagpur are just-exactly so sweet they’re perfect
Then build other sentences around this using other vocabulary words and repeat with other sentences. Helps to write them down and carry them around. For you? In 5 languages for each sentence.
Goals. I now have the freedom to start from the poorest of the poor and build a brand new life where I am Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.
Recovering from major surgery and major life disasters, staying with family. All my stuff’s now downsized and into 7 1/2 x 10 foot storage room. I’ve lost 50 pounds, I’m working on the other half – so losing 100 pounds is part of my goal. Building online stuff – authority site, Alzheimer’s site, etc. in parallel to launch soon.
Have fun today!!
blessings,
Cynthia
Hey Cynthia! Thanks for sharing those tips for learning Hindi. Much appreciated!
Sounds like your on quite the journey. I love your attitude. All the best.
Yes. Life is indeed a journey! St. Paul wrote of learning to be content in riches or poverty. I am blessed to be staying with family… so I’ve kind of got both at once since I am being fed and sheltered. I’m off all corticosteroids now, so that helps with the weight.
My life includes experience being both a starving entrepreneur and a successful entrepreneur, so I know the way back.
Walking is helping me heal. I now walk a mile to daily Mass and a mile back.
Have an incredible day!
blessings,
Cynthia
Hey Niall,
Not my intention to shite allover your goals or anything, just provide you some potentially useful advice: “Arabic” is more like a collection of languages rather than a single language. So if you learn to speak Egyptian Arabic you’ll be able to speak with only Egyptians. It won’t be hard to transition to other dialects, but I’ve heard the dialects can be compared to the difference between Portuguese and Spanish (which is rather large). You could learn Modern Standard Arabic, which nearly everyone who speaks Arabic can listen to. However, you might have a hard time understanding what they say in return.
If we understand Arabic in that way, then you might want to learn another language instead. Take a look at these lists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_total_number_of_speakers Look at the list that says “Total number of native and secondary speakers of top languages” because that’s probably what you’re after. The top 5 are Chinese, Spanish, English, Russian, and French. The sixth is Hindi. This includes not just native speakers but also secondary speakers. For example, there are not many *native* French speakers overall when you look at the other lists. But if you include much of Africa’s ability to speak French as a second language and lingua franca of the region, then you see French included as a *most spoken* language.
I think those languages are more in line with your goal of speaking to and communicating with as many people in the world as possible. Again, I’m not trying to force you to change your goal, I just think those languages actually are in line with your goal of speaking to as many people as possible.
In the end, a language’s usefulness depends on your own situation. My list is Korean, Esperanto, Punjabi, French, Thai… and if I ever had time, Chinese. Of those first five, only Punjabi and French are in the top 15 most spoken languages. But each of them has a special purpose for me and connection to my life and who I communicate with.
And just to add another twist to complicate things, you might be able to learn 7, 8, or even 9 languages in the time that it takes for you to learn your original 5, if you studied in language families, taking advantage of structural similarities, cognates, etc. And you could potentially speak to more people. For example, after you got a handle on Spanish you could go to French and Portuguese. Then you could attack it from the Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali angle. Then Mandarin and Cantonese. That’s three language families, and each successive language you learn after the first in the family will give you like an 80% discount in learning time on the next.
Bryan
This is excellent food for thought, Bryan. Thanks a mil for sharing. You make some great points.
Hi!
Sad to report that quite a few pounds returned…
Happy to report that I worked at it and only 3 more of first ones remain now.
Sad to report Alzheimer’s site is still very much in the works…
Happy to report that I did load word press and start blog. Put some initial stuff there! Hmm. Did not pick a name yet! Put as http://transmitautopilot.com/alz for now. Any suggestions, folks?
Sad to report that Part III in book is delayed due to effects of Alzheimer’s on Penny…
Happy to report that I recorded Part I and Part II of Don’s “Days To Remember” that we’ve got in progress
AND!
Happy to report that I have outlined products for List Building For Traffic and recorded parts already. Recording more tomorrow. Just tiny stuff, basic building blocks. But that’s a pressing problem, having things be basic enough! Just as true for experienced offline business owners as for folks getting started in business. When I get a bit more done, if anyone here wants “preview copies” [aka freebie advance copies] you are welcome.
Thanks!
blessings,
Cynthia
Thanks a mil for the update, Cynthia! Sounds to me like you’re doing quite well overall, headed in the right direction. Don’t beat yourself up if things don’t happen as fast as you like. The important thing is to keep making progress, no matter how small each step is.
For your Alzheimer’s site, I like the name you have in the banner: A Journey With Alzheimer’s. But I’d advise using the Google keyword tool to see what key words and phrases people are searching for. You might be able to get a lot of search engine traffic if you find a sweet spot there.
Let me know how it goes!
Good idea! Thanks. I’ll be meeting with Don and Penny soon, so I’ll grab a few ideas to discuss.
I haven’t done anything to deserve it yet, But my ultimate dream would be to be interviewed by Oprah.
You know you’ve made it when that happens. I’ll keep my eye out for you on there, Jonathon!
My ridiculous goal is to buy a boat one day, for 2 people, and travel around the world. And put the anchor whenever I want, wherever I want.
And after I got retired, opening a bookstore, besides writing my own novels and adventures.
By the way,Mandarin is hard but I may try other 4 =)
Liking your goals, Saygin
my biggest, most ridiculous goal is to sing with professional opera companies in Europe. As soon as my technique and resume are solid and I’ve got the money saved up, I’m going to embark on a European audition tour and sing for any agents and/or houses that will have me.
It seems ridiculous because I got a bit of a late start singing, and now at 28 i’m competing with younger people who have many things that i don’t– masters degrees from top conservatories, connections and experience from prestigious studio-artist programs, etc.
You know what?
I’m going for it anyway.
Rock on, Caelen. I was speaking with someone recently about how I’m going to try learn guitar this year, at the age of 30. He told me that Chris Rea — a guy who’s sold millions of albums worldwide — didn’t start playing music until he was 35.
Never too late
I want to make a living off of thinking. (And of it’s result)
There are a few thing I really love to do. And, luckily, I am really good at these. But it is always a certain idea that motivates me to create. So I don’t want to call myself a musician, a web developer or a minimalist (depending on my current focus) anymore. I just want to be me. Each day I want to ask myself: “What now?” And then go for it.
The ridiculous part is, there is no income included in my favorite goal. Money will have to just come to me because I’m passionate about everything I do.
Can’t wait for it!
Benjamin
Good stuff, Benjamin. I’m convinced there’s always a way to make money from you passions. Might nit always be the exact way you envision originally, but with some creativity and persistence I’ve not doubt you can make it happen.
Rock on
Niall, thanks for replying.
That’s the way I see this, too.
Rock on as well!