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This week, I have realized that I did not make specific goals last 15 years (may be more). The reason that I did not make one is that I did not believe it.
By the age of 35, I think I was tired of making goals because many of my past goals I made in 20’s, did not come true. I have been very pessimistic about my ability to carry on personal goals.
I know I have been a good husband, a father of four kids, and a valuable employee for the companies I have been working for. But I just did not care to make my personal vision. I think I was too tired and busy living in 30’s and 40’s.
Finally, as a celebration of my 50th birthday at the end of last year, I wrote down things I want to do. I lost my father two years ago, and that incident impacted me deeper than I expected. My father and I were good friends. He died at the age of 78. I thought he would live much longer than that. Then I realized I don’t have much time left. That urgency motivated me to write down things I want to do this year. I used a back of the old calendar, and just scribbled things I want to do with a thick marker. It turned out to be a great help for 50 Bucket List assignment.
The Star and Stepping Stone assignment helped me to organize my goals I scribbled on the back of the calendar.
I am really hoping to see these stepping stones will come true.
I do not know why Randy was able to accomplish so many dreams. I am sorry I really don’t. I downloaded his entire speech, so I will listen to it again, on the way to the work.
I wish I could say dreaming is wonderful. But, as a man who could not accomplish his childhood dream, it is difficult to say it to my kids at this moment.
I know that dreaming has power to move a person’s life. But he/she should also have power to get up when he fails on the way to accomplish their dreams.