Did you fulfil you childhood ambition?

Question

A minute of your time. When we were small lots of us had ideas of how life would go for us in the future. Two questions:

1. Did any of your plans happen?
2. Where has it gone wrong?

Just curious as per usual.

AJ: Thanks for asking. My ambition when I was 2 was to be a limousine! Ok that one's pretty unfeasible so we'll overlook it. Later I wanted to be: A cabinet maker, aeronautical engineer, pilot, guitarist, sound engineer, free spirited traveller, TEFL teacher, International development project manager and now I'm considering social work in the private sector. Some of my plans happened: I've been trying out all sorts of new life experiences, have kept my family, lots of my friends andhaven't lost sight of who I used to be. But I don't have: my soulmate as my partner, the answer or even a clue about the answer to life- if there is one. I don't have the freedom of expression I would have liked and I've compromised in lots of areas in which I was originally sincere e.g. never lying to people. But you can only do your best. So that's what I'm doing. And I think you can re-shape your future if you have the vision.

Manic mechanic - I wouldn't advise looking to me as a coach. But if I was pressed- these are the acorns of potential wisdom I would offer:

-Stay sincere, say what you think even if everyone disagrees.
-If a decent friend pi**es you off don't let it stand between your future relationship.
-Don't rule out spirituality in this life.
-Giving to others also gives you sustainance in a weird quirk of fate. But you might not see the results for some time.
-If people like me give advice take it with a pinch of salt. You know yourself better than I do.

Heidi- V. interesting and pretty surprising.

Answer 1

I had a lot of plans for my future, and a couple of them are falling into place. I always saw myself in the future as driving at 16 (and that will most likely happen) and going on cool vacations with my cousin, who is basically my sister, and my brother (and we've been on one...hopefully there will be more!).

I have also planned on taking the career path of becoming an orthodontist, and getting closer to college, I'm getting really stressed about where I'm gonna go, etc. But I have my mind set on what I want to do, and I'm gonna make it work!

Answer 2

No Went to the sea and became a fisherman

Answer 3

yep i read all the old stuff i had to write in like third grade, and realize i am still doing what i thought i would and what i wanted to do. the only one i ever changed was the Astronaut one because i wear contacts. other than that doing what i like liking what i do.

Answer 4

1. No.
2. I was injured in my early twenties and have had to start over, both physically and mentally.

Answer 5

my childhood dream was to become a veterinarian. I wish I had, but what I did instead isn't bad at all. I got an education, enjoy my work and feel I'm making a difference in the world. I don't think that a 10-yr old kid sets goals and has ambitions in the same way that an adult does.

Answer 6

No plans happened. It went wrong because as i got older I didn't like horses,and cowboys have to have a horse!!

Answer 7

I am still a child, so I don't knw yet! What were your ambitions?

Answer 8

No , far from it. Frankly, I just didn't have the talent to become the doctor I always dreamed of becoming.

Answer 9

i fulfilled it im almost done!

Answer 10

No
Didn't finish my education. (College).