Goals

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Life Experiences That I Want

• Publish my own comic book (graphic novel). I'm tired of just consuming other people's products. I want to tell my own stories and share my life experiences with others.
• Learn Ninjitsu/Bujinkan. I want to be able to defend myself in a fight, and I feel that a martial art might be an excellent way to practice mediation as well. I've always wanted to learn how to effectively use a sword and other weapons. Also my inner ten-year-old wants desperately to be a ninja.
• Learn to speak Japanese. Ever since I was a child I've had this vision of being able to just buy imported Japanese video games and play through them. I would also love to pick up a foreign newspaper and be able to read it.
• Take my home completely "off the grid" with renewable energy. I feel like all of the steps I take to reduce my energy usage are just half measures. Yes, I'm drastically reducing what I might otherwise be consuming, but until I take the step to actually do something tangible in a positive direction instead of just reducing my negative direction by varying degrees, I won't be truly satisfied.
• Grown my own vegetables. I would love to be able to make meals that include my own freshly picked produce. In fact, this is the only type of gardening I have any interest in whatsoever.
• Create an office/studio space in my home. I want a drafting table, a writing surface, and a computer desk. This area should have excellent lighting and a comfortable, professional atmosphere.
• Be offered the chance to write one of Marvel's Spider-Man books. This is my vision of ultimate success in comics. I don't see the point in half measures, so this is my goal. I will be offered this opportunity, and I will almost certainly take it.

Long Term

• Build a strong relationship with Allyson that makes each of us more effective than we could be individually.
• Create an atmosphere of openness with my wife that supports honest and earnest communication about any item, large or small, that crosses our minds.
• Be the dependable resource that others in my life go to when they need help.
• Create an environment I look forward to working in.
• Own a home so that I'm investing my money in something tangible and reliable.
• Provide for my own retirement without dependence on what others may provide.
• Ensure enough surplus to take my family on a vacation each year without going into debt.
• Create and maintain an emergency savings repository to weather bad times without debt.
• Complete a marathon by the time I'm 30.
• Maintain weight at 75 kg or less for one year straight and never let myself be overweight or obese again.
• Become fluently bilingual (spoken and reading comprehension).
• Share the knowledge I accumulate in order to help others.
• Create the content I would enjoy consuming.
• Give away items of value without regret and without pride.