Thanks to everyone that's replied thus far. If only my blogs were this popular
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Thank you for sharing your dreams - but what's the next step in achieving them? The book that changed my life is Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. That's the one I read and implemented to escape the rat race. It's more of an inspirational story and a bit of a mindset change in ways to thinking about money rather than a how to, but it's what got me off the couch to actually get started. Then again, I read a book a week to keep my inspiration up and spirits high.
Well since you all took the time to answer, I guess I should throw out a few words to everyone.
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Originally Posted by SSJTWIZTA
travel. (Ha!)
play music around this great globe. maybe get myself a sail boat and just go.
i never want to settle down..ever.
but since that's a "cop out" answer, i guess ill go with dream number two...
...to live a care free existence. No stress, no worries, just a great life. i know its a far stretch, but it would be the best thing that could ever happen to one.
oh well, like most dreams this will never happen.
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Well - traveling around in a sail boat is much more creative than what most other people talk about - just hitting the traditional beaches in the Bahamas, or Puerto Vallarta and all of the other touristy areas I don't really count as much of an adventure, but the sail boat thing would be cool if I could swim
- Go figure, I was in sea cadets - I can tread water so I don't die, but I just can't actually get anywhere
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
If I had the money and didn't have to work, I would make a life of travelling. I don't say this to be glib. I would move from place to place, living there for up to a year at a time. I would explore the planet and try to go to as many places as I could.
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Wouldn't it be weird never really having a place to call "home" though? I got sick of living out of a suitcase pretty quick when I had to travel a ton for work.
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Originally Posted by Nisses
Start up a chain of something that really interests me.
Acquire enough funds to start the equivalent of the Nobel Prize should get you some degree of immortality
Start a multibillion dollar corporate bastard company that buys everybody out and call it Merlocke.
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I like the chain idea. I'm not sure if I'd ever make enough money to create a Nobel type prize, or catch up to the likes of say Carnegie. Donating libraries everywhere to have multiple "Carnegie Halls' in places... although that'd be great if I could attain that level.
lol @ multibillion dollar corporate bastard company :P - I'm only in the millions... billions seem lightyears away yet. It's not as hard as you think to hit the million mark.
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Originally Posted by dlish
end world hunger
solve the middle east conflict
learn 5 more languages
walk across the globe from continent to continent. dont know how ill walk to australia though
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Sad note I learned is that the richer folks could end world hunger at the drop of a hat, it's just that the powers that be choose not to. Fixing conflict worldwide is a noble idea, but difficult due to human nature (my belief anyway). I think my brain would explode if I tried learning 5 languages. And I suppose you could always just waterski partway to Australia
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Originally Posted by Poppinjay
I would go back to school forever. First, I'd get a B.A. in comm from Southern Vermont College, then a M.A. in English from East Carolina, then a B.A. in American History from Pfeiffer University, then I'll figure out where to go from there. Maybe a degree in anthropology.
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Isn't the purpose of schooling though to give you enough to get out there and live life? Or do you really find that much joy in study? I do read a lot though, and would love the thought of going back to school again someday, but I don't know if I could be a full time student again. I suppose you could always star in the next National Treasure movie
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
I'd study literature at various universities around the world. I'd take in the culture and the food.
I'd finally become fluent in French, and maybe pick up Spanish and/or Italian.
I would become a satirical novelist and a political essayist.
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definitely suits you Baraka_Guru - lovely dream.
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Originally Posted by playdohh22
To become an astronomer. And my ambition to travel to outer space!
Yeah and its about time I wake up.  |
Well, the astronomer part on requires a telescope doesn't it? Not everyone is cut out for space travel, but have you ever tried the whole NASA training thing - or just portions of it just for fun? I think that'd be a great experience. Even if you don't get propelled into space one day, just the training alone sounds like an adventure.
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Originally Posted by LoganSnake
To have a dream.
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For the longest time, I didn't know what to do with my life. It took awhile for me to figure out what I wanted to do, and I still get into those phases where I feel like I've lost my direction and need to slow down and get my bearings. I hope you find your dream and inspiration someday soon.
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Originally Posted by guccilvr
to rule the world and own an army of ninja midgets.
seriously.
and.. for my kids to have a successful life.
oh yeah.. and to see the Sarah Palin sex tape.
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Simple goals and wishes to attain
cept maybe that army of ninja midgets but I suppose that's what cloning is for
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Originally Posted by Punk.of.Ages
Go on tour with my band and never stop.
I'd buy a plane and play every city in the world.
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You know, I'd love to go back to playing the piano again - even better having a piano on a plane!
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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
First, to travel, and to see the rest of the world. I've been to Europe but would like to see more of it. I'd like to do a barge trip through the various canals in France and Germany. I've seen most of the United States. I want to travel across Canada, and I want to live in New Zealand for a while. I want to eat my way through Japan, France, and Italy. There are a lot of other places I'd like to see--Dubai, Turkey, Jordan (dlish has inspired me!), and Uzbekistan (especially Samarkand). Morocco. I want to sail the South Pacific. Really, I'm open to travel anywhere.
Then, I want to come back here and own some acreage not too far out of town and live a sustainable lifestyle on said acreage. I want to build my own home per my own design there, and to be as self-sufficient as possible. Here I would settle down and have my family.
Then, at retirement age, I want to join the Peace Corps. Though this could happen sooner and that would be fine too. |
I've been involved in a lot of green projects. ICF (Insulated concrete form) and solar panels were used once in an Extreme Makeover Home Edition site once, but I think it was missing wind turbines.
I never really looked into the peace corps before, but I always hear so much about them.
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I don't see travel as a cop out, well maybe if you're just "touring"
Like Charl, I'd like to live around the world. I'd like to pick places to live for extended periods of time. There's nothing that explains life better than living in another country. You see that people are all the same, no matter the skin color, flag flying, or religious artifacts.
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Well yeah, the touring thing was a cop out because it's so short lived. Living around the world is a total complete change of lifestyle, so that's a more solid dream to me. Everyone wants to see the general wonders of the world, but living there for extended periods of time would definitely be interesting. I wonder how different my life would be if I didn't settle down and start a family. No regrets, but it's just interesting to wonder what life would've been like.
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Originally Posted by luciferase75
I'd move to Brazil and live like a king. I'd set up a massive aquarium greenhouse to spend my time collecting and observing fish, and fish the amazon's tributaries as often as possible. I'd have a massive fiber backbone brought in so I could also set up a datacenter for game hosting, and host for clients I like as opposed to any dumbass clan that wants a server.
Naturally, I would have lots of hot female employees....in thongs.
My wife would choke at the thought of my dream, and then promptly shoot me 
Oh yeah, and I would definitely open up a chain of schools for students to learn computing and literacy. I don't like ignorance of such a simple device, and I hate it when people can't type worth a damn, such as "cos" for because, "wat" for what (except as a joke), and they make plurals owners, like tire's and wheel's instead of tires and wheels. |
I guess people using the incorrect versions of there, their and they're would drive you insane huh? I agree about the level of education as it definitely needs a rehaul. Nice touch with the females in thongs though but I don't think my wife would approve of a harem either
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Originally Posted by lotsofmagnets
happiness.
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Money may not be able to buy happiness, but it can rent it
. Seriously though - isn't what everyone has been posting so far their version of happiness? I was at a seminar once and the speaker explained that money was just a portable form of happiness to be used at a later date.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
Seriously.
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Utopia is something we all wish for, but there's always going to be inequalities in this world during our lifetime. What specific inequalities would you seek to balance first?
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Originally Posted by spinelust
I dream of:
Being inspired in and by what I do in my daily life
Overcoming anxiety
Feeling confident in the decisions I make
Overcoming frustration
Embracing my achievements
Never losing sight of my goals
Believing that I can meet them
None of these requires limitless money or time, just the right frame of mind.
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It's a beautiful dream, and definitely achievable. Ever try meditation?
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Originally Posted by Tirian
Spend my days composing music.
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I'm curious - what kind of music?