Five Year Plan

I've spent a long time going along with whatever was in front of my face, either idling time when I had it to idle and putting out the fire closest to me when I didn't have idle time. I haven't really nailed down any long-term goals, except in a very small number of areas. Without setting goals, the only things you can do are idle or put out the closest brush fire.

So, let's try a five-year plan.

Personal Goals.

• Save $100,000.
• Pay off my student loans completely.
• Get into phenomenal physical shape.
• Reduce my personal property by 80%.
• Purchase better car and donate current one.
• Acquire a place of my own.

Educational Goals.

• Learn to play my acoustic guitar.
• Formulate a plan for a college degree.
• Become fluent in at least half of these languages.
• Learn to sail.
• Write more effectively.
• Take an acting class.

Technical Goals.

• Learn Ruby on Rails.
• Gain fluency in object-oriented design.
• Enhance 50 Words functionality.
• Become more of an AJAX expert.
• Study information architecture.
• Build nifty new web projects.

Artistic Goals.

• Write a novel.
• Attend comedy school.
• Take a course on art history.
• Learn photography.
• Be able to perform more than 50 jazz songs.
• Study ballroom dancing.

Adventure Goals.

• Sail the Aegean.
• Backpack across Europe, from Lisbon to Berlin to Istanbul.
• Kayak the San Juan / Gulf Islands.
• Take a road trip across the US and Canada.
• Hike to Macchu Pichu.
• Climb Mt. Fuji.

Travel Goals.

• Visit Paris.
• Explore Southeastern Australia.
• Join a samba parade in Rio de Janeiro.
• Marvel at the ruins of Ancient Greece.
• Visit the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.
• Wander around Barcelona.

This is a decent start. What's your 5 year plan?