Shooting for the Stars

Some have called me a dreamer but I like to set high goals for myself.  

Some say there are things on their "bucket list" which they want to achieve before they die.  I find it really hard to plan out such goals because there is no certain dead line, no pun intended by the way.  By I have laid some things out that I would like to achieve before 2013 and 2020.  It's not exactly set in stone, just on my white board.

2013:

1. Get married

2. Buy a new car

3. Graduate Institute 

4. Earn a BS degree

2020:

1. Obtain a Law degree

2. Run a Marathon

3. Learn 7 Languages

4. Buy a house

My dad always said that to shoot for the stars and land in the trees is better then to shoot for the trees and land in the dirt.   I hope i don't let him down.  One concern that many who know me may point to is that I have been known to flip flop on what I want "to be when I grow up."  I have set my sights on all the typical childhood dreams of sports, fame and fortune, marian biology, astronomy, teaching, music and the list could go on and on.

But I am setting the goal, and like I said, it's not set in stone.  I am willing to change, but I wish to achieve greatness in life.  I don't want to just stand on the shoulders of giants, I want to be one of them.  I don't want to just learn of history, I want to make it.  I want to look back in my old age and say, "my oh my, look what this old dog once did."