{"id":386,"date":"2007-05-27T16:52:05","date_gmt":"2007-05-27T21:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devinreams.com\/2007\/05\/27\/follow-up-on-goals-and-ambitions\/"},"modified":"2007-05-27T16:52:05","modified_gmt":"2007-05-27T21:52:05","slug":"follow-up-on-goals-and-ambitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.reams.me\/?p=386","title":{"rendered":"Follow up on goals and ambitions"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I earned the Boy Scout rank of Eagle I had to write a letter of my ‘Life Goals and Ambitions’. I rediscovered this letter the other day and it was a real eye-opener. I said a lot of interesting things that I wouldn’t have guessed. I realized today it’s important to revisit your future plans…<\/p>\n

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Five years ago…<\/h2>\n

My life ambitions include reaching the rank of Eagle Scout, graduating from high school with an International Baccalaureate degree, going to college and becoming an entrepreneur<\/span> … I want to study and obtain degrees and certifications in Computer Science. Of of my goals is to become a Cisco Certified Networks Associate. This certification will broaden my knowledge of computer networks and will provide a pathway to great job opportunities. I would also like to graduate from college with a Computer Science degree<\/span> … I would like to study in California<\/span> because I believe the technological environment makes it a great place to learn … I want to start my own technology business<\/span> with the knowledge I’ve obtained. I feel with the new knowledge I will have, and my current skills, I can start and run a technology company. As time goes on, I might change my mind<\/span> or I might have a different idea for the company I would start. But, I believe starting a business would provide me the opportunity to continue to challenge myself and exercise my leadership abilities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\tThat silly kid seemed to know what he was talking about. I talked about the idea of long-term goals before.<\/a> I think it’s good to have direction and it’s obvious that I had one.<\/p>\n

Five years later…<\/h2>\n

\tI look back and yes, I became Eagle, I graduated with my diplomas and I graduated college with a degree. But, I didn’t get it in Computer Science. In fact, I wasn’t even in the engineering school. I began an Information Systems degree and I even changed that to Accounting.<\/p>\n

\tSo what happened? I realized I didn’t want to remain technical. I decided job opportunities aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. There’s more to it (like enjoying what you do). I also saw what happened to technology companies in California. Times change, so could I.<\/p>\n

\tDid I fail at reaching my goals? I wouldn’t look at it that way. I may not be a CCNA and I may not have my own business. But, I feel like I’m still on the right path. I’m still learning and I’m still gaining leadership experience.<\/p>\n

Evaluate your goals<\/h2>\n

\tIt’s important to see where you think you’re headed. At this point it’s like I’m on a road trip. I’m starting in Boston and I know I want to be on the West coast. I start driving and I hit a fork. At that point, I’ll I decide what to do. I have no map, just a sense of direction. Maybe I’ll detour down to New Orleans. Perhaps I’ll stop in Kansas for a bit. I don’t know. I don’t even know which state I’m aiming for. I’m simply headed in the general direction…<\/p>\n

\tDo I still want to be a technology entrepreneur? I don’t know. I think I’ll sit down and write up some ideas of what I hope to do in a few years.<\/p>\n

\tIt’ll be fun to look back… again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I earned the Boy Scout rank of Eagle I had to write a letter of my ‘Life Goals and Ambitions’. I rediscovered this letter the other day and it was a real eye-opener. I said a lot of interesting things that I wouldn’t have guessed. I realized today it’s important to revisit your future […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[585],"class_list":["post-386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-internet","tag-personal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.reams.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.reams.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.reams.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.reams.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.reams.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.reams.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.reams.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.reams.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.reams.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}