5 Year Life Plan

SMJSF

What is everyone's 5 year (or more) plan for your future?

I myself would like to eventually get a proper full time job in the area I will be qualified in, get my first car, after a few years to move far - far away from Dublin - or out of Ireland all together, and to start fresh in life!

What's yours?

How Soon Is Now

Being alive would be lovely!

Hande hoche!

Too Stalin like for me.

The_Valeyard

Mine Will be based around a new economic policy which varies every five years

I'm also going to force collective farming and exterminate all those who oppose me through show trials and then conquer Eastern Europe.

The Backwards Man

The systematic eradication of the Kulaks!


Seriously, haven't a clue about the next five minutes, never mind years.

Birneybau

Well, this time next year to be a millionaire...haven't thought further than that.

Ruu

Is this an interview???

No clue, really.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Ruu wrote: »

Is this an interview???

No clue, really.

Reminds of the Hedberg joke. :pac:

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Celebrating the fifth anniversary of this interview.

The_Valeyard

The OP is going to be RED faced when he reads the responses.

mrkiscool2

Going to college to do Science with Education, hopefully have a job in 5 years

Sound of Silence

If I had have asked myself this question five years ago, past me might be a bit pissed that I'm doing precisely the exact same thing as I was then.

Well, ain't that some shit.

The_Valeyard

mrkiscool2 wrote: »

Going to college to do Science with Education, hopefully have a job in 5 years

In Canada.

SMJSF

The_Valeyard wrote: »

The OP is going to be RED faced when he reads the responses.

It's "she", actually!

Chucken

I used to be young and full of dreams too......sigh

Mr. Incognito

More of the same please. Just be happy every day and the future will take care of itself.

catallus

Chucken wrote: »

I used to be young and full of dreams too......sigh

But it is entertaining to look on as the weight of the world crushes the souls of the beautiful young things, isn't it?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

At my age I don't even make a 5 day let alone a 5 year plan.

Even in my youth or middle age I never made a plan. To be honest it sounds like something for people who think too much about things rather than just getting on with it.

The Backwards Man

SMJSF wrote: »

It's "she", actually!

Oh Nikita you will never know. . anything about my home . . .

TiMe2PaRtYYYYY

5 year life plan ....free water .... free water.... free water.... and guess what ????.....free water

Chucken

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Oh Nikita you will never know. . anything about my home . . .

Bring her up for the turf!
That'll soon shatter any hopes and dreams

The_Valeyard

SMJSF wrote: »

It's "she", actually!

Ah I just Putin my foot in It there.

Micky Dolenz

When I grow up I want to be a Fireman or Batman.

Chucken

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

When I grow up I want to be a Fireman or Batman.

You can be whatever you want pet
/Ruffles Mickys hair

LoganRice

the western nations will crush us if we do not catch up in 5 years

The Backwards Man

Chucken wrote: »

Bring her up for the turf!
That'll soon shatter any hopes and dreams

It was a play on words, 5 year plan -> Stalin -> woman -> Elton John song.

I worry about the way my brain works sometimes. Last night I dreamed a gang of Paraguayan Gauchos created a cyborg to seduce me as a distraction and then rob me at plastic 2-litre Coke bottle point.

The_Valeyard

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It was a play on words, 5 year plan -> Stalin -> woman -> Elton John song.

I worry about the way my brain works sometimes. Last night I dreamed a gang of Paraguayan Gauchos created a cyborg to seduce me as a distraction and then rob me at plastic 2-litre Coke bottle point.

That's a load of bolshevik :P

Chucken

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It was a play on words, 5 year plan -> Stalin -> woman -> Elton John song.

I got it

I worry about the way my brain works sometimes.

I don't think you're alone in that....

paleoperson

I think when you start thinking in terms of "the 5 year plan", it's not long before the admission that actually your life is going in a hopeless direction, you have no plan and you're going to have to change everything and start again with better managed expectations and taking things day by day.

chrissb8

Expectations are stupid to put on yourself. A year by year basis is more realistic. Plus I don't want to stay fixed to a plan wouldn't it be nice just to take things as they come and try and do your best out of them because realistically alot of life is going to get in the way between here and there.

Frank O. Pinion

I did a five year plan five years ago. I actually exceeded my own expectations, so I'm taking the next five years off.

we'llallhavetea

5 year plan :'D i just hope i'm not dead, that'll do!

Tail Docker

People plan, God laughs..

Son Of A Vidic

SMJSF wrote: »

What is everyone's 5 year (or more) plan for your future?

Everyone's? Well I don't fall into the everyone category. Life and plans usually don't interact very well. And working in my business I've seen a lot of death, tragedy & illness, to realise life is just way too short.

kowloon

I hope to lay low until this all blows over.

Stheno

I have one now, but I'm in my forties.

It mainly revolves around ensuring I have a happy and fulfilled life in the future aka the long term rather than living in the present

SimonTemplar

Defrost the freezer at some point in the next five years.

or...

Step 1: Come up with good idea
Step 2: ?????????????????
Step 3: Earn millions
Step 4: Hire someone to defrost the freezer for me :cool:

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

1. Married
2. Own a piglet
3. Build our dream house
4. Get my piglet a little sister piglet
5. Own a Louis Vuitton bag
6. That my dogs and pigs will live a happy life

I think I'll be pretty content

FloatingVoter

1. Wait for Euromillions jackpot to hit 190,000,000 again.
2. Buy euromillions ticket
3. Assume inept shop hasn't sold me a faulty ticket like they did last time
4. Retire to drink myself to death


Alternatively, skip the first three steps and just proceed as already planned with step 4.

Frigga_92

Sell up the house and the land and move away somewhere.

FloatingVoter

26sdrawkcab wrote: »

Sell up the house and the land and move away somewhere.

One of the Pirate Bay lads was nicked this week moving between Laos and Thailand. He had €115,000 in an a/c out there. I reckon with a firesale I could quadruple that easily. I'm giving it serious thought.

NIMAN

In 5yrs time the kids will all be at school and I will have the house to myself during the day.

Peace and quiet.

SMJSF

SMJSF wrote: »

What is everyone's 5 year (or more) plan for your future?

I myself would like to eventually get a proper full time job in the area I will be qualified in, get my first car, after a few years to move far - far away from Dublin - or out of Ireland all together, and to start fresh in life!

What's yours?

About 8 or 9 years ago I stopped making long term plans. They always fell apart or I was too lazy to implement them. Instead I started focusing on short term goals. Sometimes measurable in hours or days. But they were short term goals that would build on themselves or towards other short term goals.

The result is - nearly a decade later - I have reached a point in my life physically - mentally - emotionally - socially - ethically - that is beyond any expectation I had for myself at any point in my life before.

Wouldn't work for everyone of course - some people NEED those long term targets. But just thought I would throw it in here for balance

Rubberchikken

i just have now. so i live in the minute;)

anncoates

Collectivize household labour and move objectors to a prison camp in the mountains while ruthlessly purging internal opposition.

Ah wait, you didn't mean that kind of five year plan, did you.

Highflyer13

Im working on a great project setting up a MNC in Ireland at the minute. Hopefully it will be a success in 5 years but we will need to find lots of new business as our core business is not that strong I feel. Doing a degree aswell and want to finish that and get my ACCA exams done.

When all this is done I'm leaving Ireland for pastures new for a couple of years at least. Most likely Canada and try and get a professional job there. The state of politics here and contempt shown towards the working people that drive the economy has me disillusioned although I would like to play a part in cleaning up Irish politics at some stage.

sbsquarepants

LexieOnRale wrote: »

1. Married
2. Own a piglet
3. Build our dream house
4. Get my piglet a little sister piglet
5. Own a Louis Vuitton bag
6. That my dogs and pigs will live a happy life

I think I'll be pretty content

I don't have a plan but if I did, this would pretty much be it- with a couple of tiny tweaks.

Step 1 - Doesn't hold any appeal, just seems a meaningless throwback custom to me. Means nothing in any true sense of the word, it's just an accounting exercise really.
Steps 2 - 4 - Would actually be my dream life! Who doesn't love piggies!:D
Step 5 - Meh, one bag is much like another no? But sure whatever floats your boat.
Step 6 - Of course they will!

Micky Dolenz

The pig thing is a fine idea. A pet you can cuddle and eat. What's not to like.

Duggy747

A dog! When we move house next year and one of us get a car sorted a dog is on the list.

I want a canine pal that I can have adventures and solve mysteries with. We could release childrens books!

Puggles & Duggy solve the mystery of the missing pack of Jaffa Cakes

"Gosh Puggles, this mystery sure is a head-scrather, huh?" Duggy mentioned to his loyal buddy, but Puggles just stared back at him as he didn't understand the concept of the question as he doesn't understand English............primarily because he's a dog.

beks101

I think most of us are too guilty of fantasizing about the future or reminiscing about the past to actually enjoy this present moment. Which in reality, is all we can assume we have.

'Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans', and all that stuff.

SeanW

SMJSF wrote: »

What is everyone's 5 year (or more) plan for your future?

Yez Komrade, I have 5 year plan. But I've already accomplished everything even before I make plan. So I award myself 100 medal of valour for brilliant success.

In Soviet Russia, you don't make 5 year plans. 5 year plans make you.
:pac::pac::pac:

sbsquarepants

"Gosh Puggles, this mystery sure is a head-scrather, huh?" Duggy
mentioned to his loyal buddy, but Puggles just stared back at him as he didn't
understand the concept of the question as he doesn't understand
English............primarily because he's a dog.

Puggles stared in exasperation and disbelief, his hungry pleas had recently been coldly and cruelly ignored as duggy ate the Jaffa cakes all by himself
"Do you think I'm an idiot" thought puggles, "I seen you, you refused to share you fat twat, you'll be sorry buddy, I'm off to piss on your pillow"