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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

PoryKid575

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    Exactly what it says on the tin, where do you see yourself 5 years from today (or whenever you're reading this post)?
     
    Speculating to see something that is 1800+ days ahead is far too much ambitious for me. Because what will happen after those much days will depend upon what inputs we will be giving in short-ranged time frame.

    I can easily see myself there and there in the mind, but then I need to be in the position where I can say with confidence that yes, I can make that happen. I think that long-term targets are only achieved if we manage to get past the short-term goals. Because from (A) to (B) many dots are scattered in between, hence we need to keep connecting the dots until we reach the targeted destination.


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    Life is a path function; what state we attain after time t depends on the path which we take. And not to forget that Work Done is also a path function.
     
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    Let's see ... hopefully the housing market crashes by then so I can freaking buy a house!

    By then I should already have my stuff together. After a career change this year, I hope to stick with this job beyond five years. I'm also hoping I'd move back to my home state (CA) after living in Texas for so long. At least, that's the goal.
     
    Realistically? Probably dead lol. That's the answer I've always given when I've been asked this question. Planning for future stuff has never been one of my stronger abilities, and at this point in my life I honestly just don't care anymore. I will enjoy what time I have to the best of my ability while I have it, and not concern myself with things that are so far out of my control.
     
    Tsutarja said:
    hopefully in a classroom with students wanting to learn!

    i speak with a principal tomorrow for potentially my first ever teaching job
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    please keep me posted, friend!!!!!

    Alex_Among_Foxes said:
    Realistically? Probably dead lol. That's the answer I've always given when I've been asked this question. Planning for future stuff has never been one of my stronger abilities, and at this point in my life I honestly just don't care anymore. I will enjoy what time I have to the best of my ability while I have it, and not concern myself with things that are so far out of my control.
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    I just want to hug you. Can I? Years ago I was in the same boat as you, but as I tell people -- it gets better later. It sucks right now, but there will be an open door somewhere, just gotta keep pushing!
     
    Meganium said:
    I just want to hug you. Can I? Years ago I was in the same boat as you, but as I tell people -- it gets better later. It sucks right now, but there will be an open door somewhere, just gotta keep pushing!
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    You can if you'd like to? It doesn't come from a place of depression, but rather what I like to call the 'cost' of getting rid of the really deep depression I was in during my teens, if that's something you're concerned about.
     
    [PokeCommunity.com] Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

    I think it's really hard to give an accurate answer to this question. I have hopes and dreams and a direction I want to start pushing my life in, but if you asked me this question 5 years ago, I think I'd predict that I'd be in a somewhat different (much better) position. Last year I spent so much time trying to get a job that ultimately laid me off after just 2 months and that was something I couldn't have predicted that's sent me on my new journey. I'll share what I want to happen, though, and see if it's realistic.

    I hope that 5 years from now, I'm working in a library (either back home or in a smaller city in the province my boyfriend lives in) and after going through schooling for that career I want to be able to stay in it and have it be a solid foundation for me to support myself. I'll hopefully be still dating him (maybe even married..?) and living happily with him and regain that feeling of "I've finally made it, I can enjoy life without stressing about my living situation". I'll still be enjoying my hobbies the same way, playing new games and watching anime that interest me and writing blog articles. I'll have more of my life figured out (though not all of it of course!) and have a lot less things weighing me down as regrets I should have done and not yet have.

    And thank you for this thread! I really enjoyed this question more than I thought I would.

    Alex_Among_Foxes said:
    You can if you'd like to? It doesn't come from a place of depression, but rather what I like to call the 'cost' of getting rid of the really deep depression I was in during my teens, if that's something you're concerned about.
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    I'm giving you a hug regardless. Your life is valuable and I hope you'll find new things you want to explore during it and can continue on happily. :love:
     
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    Alex_Among_Foxes said:
    You can if you'd like to? It doesn't come from a place of depression, but rather what I like to call the 'cost' of getting rid of the really deep depression I was in during my teens, if that's something you're concerned about.
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    I am concerned about it, both as your friend and just as a person. I hope you're able to resolve whatever mental/physical health issues you're experiencing.
     
    CoolKid575 said:
    I am concerned about it, both as your friend and just as a person. I hope you're able to resolve whatever mental/physical health issues you're experiencing.
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    I didn't want to make this completely unrelated thread all about me, so I'm sorry I hesitated to say something sooner.
    My physical health isn't perfect, but my mental health is (while also not perfect) doing the best it's had since I turned like 10 years old. You can trust me when I tell you that there's nothing to be concerned about. I have a few very good reasons to continue to be around, so you really don't need to worry. :p I honestly appreciate the concern though. From all three of you actually. That's still somethin' I've gotta get used to lol.
     
    Alex_Among_Foxes said:
    Realistically? Probably dead lol. That's the answer I've always given when I've been asked this question. Planning for future stuff has never been one of my stronger abilities, and at this point in my life I honestly just don't care anymore. I will enjoy what time I have to the best of my ability while I have it, and not concern myself with things that are so far out of my control.
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    sorry for adding to the flood of hugs but you get a hug too :love: and as setsuna said your life is valuable, and i hope you can find another thing in your life that makes you really happy. <3
     
    I'm hoping that I will have finished college for my new career path and already have a job in that new career path. In which case I can hopefully afford a house of my own (lol. Well... a girl can dream) instead of an apartment.

    Of course, a lot of this is contingent on the direction my country chooses to take at the end of this year and I'm very scared. For the first time in my life, a lot of my personal issues have been dealt with, and I can see my future clearly and I'm ready to go after it. but one of the two parties that could take power at the end of the year is after core freedoms and could flip everything upside down, making it no longer a safe environment for me to live in at all. I'm very scared. But hoping that everything turns out okay and that party doesn't take power.
     
    Hopefully in a better job.
    I don't see that as likely though, since not even retail will hire me.
     
    Corrin said:
    Hopefully in a better job.
    I don't see that as likely though, since not even retail will hire me.
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    I wish you the best of luck in finding a good job soon!
     
    Nah said:
    I suppose if I had to guess it'd be either:
    1) basically same shit, different year
    2) I'm in a death camp because America has become the 4th Reich by this point
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    Pretty much the same here. I have a stable home in a blue state and rich (but not top 1% rich) family members, so as long as the Republicans don't get back into power and kill us all (which I think is unlikely now that Biden's not our nominee any more), and my house doesn't get destroyed by a natural disaster, I don't expect any major changes in my life. At most maybe a different job or something.
     
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    Can't really say, all I can do is continue the plans I've concocted towards the ends I seek while adapting to the changing landscape.

    What constant there may be is that life will change drastically with the potential collapse of pretty much all the actors that constitute much of the existential threats & outside political influence to my country (US, EU, China, Russia), my country will have the freedom to pursue a life separate from both the ideologies of East & West. And with that, comes a requirement for a new vision to be forged. I will likely be the one seeking to fulfill that call.

    Maybe game development will happen on the side, but compared to the waves of change that is approaching, such things are quite trivial.
     
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