what is your life's work?

[PhillyB]

Do you have a plan? What is your plan? Is your life focused on one particular thing that you hope to accomplish? Is your identity caught up in some great plan, some goal, means to some end, that will be your legacy? What is that hope, that dream? What's making you tick? What's keeping you working, slaving at your job, sacrificing for a better tomorrow? What is that tomorrow? What are you trying to do? When you die, what body of experience/accomplishment/legacy will be considered your life's work?

[Captroop]

Good question: I always like an opportunity to talk about ME.

 

My goal in life it to be remembered for my creative accomplishments. I want to write books, illustrate graphic novels, sell screenplays and do voice-over work/voice-acting; I want a media enterprise in my name some day. So realistically, what that means is I need to do what I'm doing now for 5-10 more years, then retire from corporate life, and do consulting work 20 hours per week at an outrageously high hourly fee, and use the remainder of my time working on my creative projects.

 

Life goal 1(a) is to be a great father to my hypothetical children. I mean like Atticus Finch levels of awesomeness in parenting.

[Kurb]

Do you have a plan? What is your plan? Is your life focused on one particular thing that you hope to accomplish? Is your identity caught up in some great plan, some goal, means to some end, that will be your legacy? What is that hope, that dream? What's making you tick? What's keeping you working, slaving at your job, sacrificing for a better tomorrow? What is that tomorrow? What are you trying to do? When you die, what body of experience/accomplishment/legacy will be considered your life's work?

[Guest]

A few years ago, it was to have sex with a woman who hailed from each of the  :) continents.  I got as far as three.  

[PhillyB]

Good question: I always like an opportunity to talk about ME.

 

My goal in life it to be remembered for my creative accomplishments. I want to write books, illustrate graphic novels, sell screenplays and do voice-over work/voice-acting; I want a media enterprise in my name some day. So realistically, what that means is I need to do what I'm doing now for 5-10 more years, then retire from corporate life, and do consulting work 20 hours per week at an outrageously high hourly fee, and use the remainder of my time working on my creative projects.

 

Life goal 1(a) is to be a great father to my hypothetical children. I mean like Atticus Finch levels of awesomeness in parenting.

 

what is your ultimate goal through the books/illustrations/acting? are they the end, or are they themselves the mean to some greater end to which you dedicate your life?

[Anybodyhome]

Is this a job interview? If so, I will gladly answer any and all questions...

 

I'm 57 years old without a plan. No kids, a wife and a dog and absolutely no plan in place. You see, my entire adult life was planned for me until I was nearly 39 years old. The Navy took care of drawing up my plan for me. Since retiring in 1993 I made it a point to not plan too much simply because I thought my own plans would prevent me from enjoying the rest of my life. When I began working my second career in 1995, i made sure not to plan too much there also. Although I, much like every other corporately employed person, had to earn and gain longevity for vacation time. I simply told the company I was taking time off unpaid so I could go on vacations 3-4 times a year. Was good for them, they didn't have to pay me for a month every year.

 

That being said, I do enjoy working. I enjoy the personal interactions everyday and I become very quiet and almost depressed if I don't get out amongst the people. My problem right now is I'm not working and cannot find work. All I want is 25-30 hours a week part time and cannot find that! However, a job does not define who I am nor does it provide me with anything other than a resource to pay a couple bills. 

 

When I die, my wife will be well taken care of as she has a huge life insurance policy on me. She'll want to ensure my legacy as a career Navy man is honored, although we didn't meet until after I retired. All of that Navy "legacy" is packed in boxes in the attic, but somehow she'll find a way to carry it on. 

 

Me? I'm just another speck, another moving part of something that is much larger than I can imagine and I simply don't think, in the overall scheme, that my presence or my contributions are that meaningful. Perhaps I should have a much more favorable opinion of myself since I recently read somewhere the Earth is only 5000 years old, which puts me a little higher on the seniority list...lol...  

[Darth Biscuit]

I had big plans when I was younger Philly...  family, career, etc.  I've pretty much fulfilled most of those ambitions...  I have two great boys that are well rounded and doing great in school, I run a company doing something I love and have great guys I work with, I've got some good lifelong friends I've piled up along the way (including some weirdos from this site), I haven't sat around and let myself waste away, I'm still active and get out and have fun...

 

Honestly I've thought about this some lately, I've just been kind of coasting... which is not necessarily good or bad.

 

Long term plans/goals, I don't really know.  

 

I have some thoughts about expanding my business enterprise...  not sure how that will pan out.  Don't really ever plan on going back to school or anything like that though.

 

I would like to get to a place where I'm financially comfortable enough to do more traveling than I have previously done, but at the same time be close enough that when my kids start having kids I can be around for them...

 

I guess to your bolded question, my kids (and hopefully grandkids) would be my legacy.

[Panthro]

A few years ago, it was to have sex with a woman who hailed from each of the   :) continents.  I got as far as three.  

 

Antarctica?

[Guest]

Antarctica?

 

The wild card. 

[Ja Rhule]

Win a lottery.

Problem is... I don't play it.

[Hawk]

less planning, more living!

[Doyle]

A bunch of one liners on The Huddle? 

[PhillyB]

A bunch of one liners on The Huddle? 

 

hey, me too!

 

#fistbump

[Hawk]

I used to worry about what life meant and what I needed to do next and I was stressed out about far too many things.  Now I just try to live one day at a time...try to learn from yesterday, plan a little for tomorrow but it's all about today.