What is your goal in life?

[pcake]

big question, slo!

i don't think i really have a goal in life, but let me examine our options.

• To be a rock star?

too much like work.

• To look like a beautiful 18-year-old your whole life?

i wish, but at 67, that's just not working.

• To be stinking rich?

that would be really wonderful, but it's not gonna happen.

• Peace of mind

oh, that would be sweet. i've worked toward it for decades. in some ways, i'm closer...

• To be a powerful leader

i can be and have been, but the responsibility and motivating others isn't what makes me tick.

• To find the love of your life

done!

• To surrender constantly to something greater than myself

in my case, not a goal...

• To be a published author

does getting paid for a poem in a magazine count?

• To be a movie star

and memorize all those lines? nah...

• To write a cookbook called "A thousand carrot recipes"

that's... that's IT!

• To own a burrito parlor

nah...

• Abolish tuna noodle casserole

i'm with you there. where do i sign up?

• To settle down and raise a family

done that - my kids are both in their 40s.

• To be part of a community

well, here i am on talkbass!

• other

i've never been very goal driven., and at 67, i'm not worried about it. i have shorter term goals regarding business, bass playing and art, but no major life goals. and i'm happy that way.

 

[slobake]

Some great answers here. Love learning about my T.B. sisters and brothers. "I'm also blown away by some of the honest real answers. Tip of my Giants cap to real, unpretentious people. I may not agree with everything said here but mucho respect for some of the honest answers.
So far "Peace of mind" is in the lead

 

[Church-Bass]

Other: Have a positive impact on the world by improving the lives of others.

It's a goal that in progress but I'm doing it through my paid and voluntary work.

 

[S-Bigbottom]

If ya look me up online it will not be an embarrassment to the family. Especially the kids.

 

[J Wilson]

I would like to live quietly.

 

[Jeff Scott]

To die in the best way possible. It's gonna happen to all of us, eventually, so why not do it the best way.

Hey, we have all these What's the best.... threads on TB all the time so maybe there should be a thread on what's the best way to die?

 

[Jeff Scott]

Will 365 do?

 

[Jim Nazium]

Things I have done:

• Pedaled a bicycle up Mont Ventoux and Alpe D'Huez
• Ridden a motorcycle across the USA (3x)
• Toured Europe and South America by motorcycle
• Learned to play bass well enough to get paid
• Played in a jazz club in a favela in Rio De Janeiro (it was a jam session, not a gig, but I'll take it)
• Earned two masters degrees

Things I never did but kinda wish I had:

• Served in the military
• Earned a PhD
• Married
• Got really good at ... something

Things I would still like to do:

• Visit all 50 states (only 3 left)
• Serve people in some way that improves their lives
• Act with kindness, compassion, and generosity in accordance with my faith

 

[ahbradot]

My goal in life is to continue to live healthy and live within my means.
I'm truly grateful and content for this mindset.

 

[bassdude51]

To keep on keeping on! (age 73)

 

[Polfuste]

Things I have done:

• Pedaled a bicycle up Mont Ventoux and Alpe D'Huez

Back in 1994, I've made my military period in this area and was driving soldiers to the top of Mont Ventoux, where there was a military small place, from the near plains military base. As i've just obtained my driving licence one month before integrating army, you can imagine if you remember this road how i've sweated liters, driving an old 4 x 4 vehicle with a dying gear system, 7 guys at the rear and an angry seargent major next to me which was verbally blasting and threatening me every 3 minutes cause i was driving like .s... . Will never forget this nightmare.

 

[Gervais Cote]

I voted peace of mind because people that come visit me having it only bring joy with them.

 

[turf3]

A goal that seems like kind of a low bar, but has been reinforced by some factors in my own life:

Live so that when I die, no one's glad.

 

[Ostie]

I’ve already accomplished several items on the list. I’m a published author. I have the love of my life for 41 years and I got it right the first time. I’m not particularly religious, but I am spiritual. I had an interesting and rewarding career that I loved for 35 years. I have a small collection of basses, guitars, mandolins and amps. I have all that I need, if not all that I want. Peace on Earth would be nice, along with an end to hunger and disease.

 

[slobake]

Lots of folks have mentioned serving others or something like that. I hope you like this:

 

[slobake]

 

[Andy Marshman]

Security - and the Peace of Mind that it brings. I am very thankful for all the good things that have come my way, earned or gifted.

 

[Winslow]

...I cannot fold a proper burrito to save my life.

I'm sorry, that's a required skill for weird dictators.

If it helps, there are easy-to-follow directions on the back of the bags of some brands of tortillas, with little diagrams to help potential burrito-folders who can't read good and wanna learn to do other stuff good too.

 

[Rev_Slinky]

One of the things I love about playing bass is that it gives you a way of being involved in the music that can extend to being involved in the greater flow of life. For me, my job as a bass player isn't to be the center of attention, it's to serve the song by standing at that confluence of rhythm and melody, and weaving those strands together so the folks listening feel enough like they are part of the groove that they can dance without inhibition. It sounds cheesy, but I want to serve the groove in all aspects of life. I want to listen for the music of the moment, the possible vitality within a group or setting, and try to do my part to help that song take shape. My main job is as a stage actor, and I absolutely approach that work the same way. Serve the story, get out of the way. Magic can happen when people come together to share stories and songs. Within that celebration of the moment, there's a timelessness that's beautiful to behold.

 

[turf3]

I'm sorry, that's a required skill for weird dictators.

If it helps, there are easy-to-follow directions on the back of the bags of some brands of tortillas, with little diagrams to help potential burrito-folders who can't read good and wanna learn to do other stuff good too.

Yeah, somewhere I still have the bag of Yankee tortillas with instructions. Texans find this hilarious.

On the other hand, lobsters don't come with instructions...