I just started taking an online personal finance class on Coursera. One of the first lessons is to write down your long term goals. I came up with a 5 year plan once. That was about… 5 years ago. Perhaps I should think a little further out this time. Assuming I’m lucky enough to be around for another 10, I can picture it going a little something like this:
- Buckle down for next two years honing my design craft with the right company
- Live in another country for 3-6 to months. Spend the whole time exploring and working on a passion project.
- Get involved in education. It’d be great to mentor young students interested in design.
- In 3-4 years move into The City and catch a second wind.
- Head a design team for a passionate startup
- Upgrade to a family sized place maybe 8 years from now
- All the while enjoying time with my family and best friend in life