I have a picture of mountain home I dream of being able to purchase in the future, if all things go well. Strangely enough, that is a core motivation, aside from my drive to be successful and make the world better than I left it. What is your motivation to be successful?
My prime goal is early retirement. My father and his father both died at 57 so I don't won't to work till I drop :(
Secondary goal is to make sure my kids get a good start in life. This unfortunately conflicts a bit with first goal!
Third goal is to enjoy my day to day work.
So far 2nd & 3rd goals are covered. The first goal was to retire at 50 but that will slip a bit. But I'm hopeful that I will be (semi) retired between 55-60.
Professional: Become a coder from my current (largely) non-technical status. Have a game plan of material I want to worth through over the next year to become a (hopefully well versed in the foundations) junior developer.
Personal: Meet a woman I want to spend my life with. Or a bunch of one night stands. Whichever comes first.
My wife and I are planning on leaving the United States and moving to Australia in around 4 years, and right now funding that and getting our daughter excited about the move is our chief goal.
Secondary goal is to make sure my kids get a good start in life. This unfortunately conflicts a bit with first goal!
Third goal is to enjoy my day to day work.
So far 2nd & 3rd goals are covered. The first goal was to retire at 50 but that will slip a bit. But I'm hopeful that I will be (semi) retired between 55-60.