5 Year Plan

[Nakosis]

Have you every tried to create a plan of where you would be in 5 years?
Or at least try to imagine where you might be, what your situation might be in 5 years?

Maybe when I was young, I had some vague plan of where my life was supposed to be heading. A career I wanted to pursue. A financial situation to work towards, a relationship to grow/blossom.

The plans never really worked out how I imagined. The world is simply too dynamic to make any predictions that far into one's future.

Occasionally now I wonder what my life might be like in 5 years. Then I go back and consider where I was 5 years ago and realize, there was no way I could have ever imagine 5 years ago, where I am now.

Life always continues to surprise me.

 

[Eddi]

Life always continues to surprise me.

Me too

5 years ago I had absolutely no idea where I'd be now

 

[F1fan]

I've been working on my 5 year plan for 4 and half years. Almost got it ready to start.

 

[VoidCat]

Have you every tried to create a plan of where you would be in 5 years?
Or at least try to imagine where you might be, what your situation might be in 5 years?

Maybe when I was young, I had some vague plan of where my life was supposed to be heading. A career I wanted to pursue. A financial situation to work towards, a relationship to grow/blossom.

The plans never really worked out how I imagined. The world is simply too dynamic to make any predictions that far into one's future.

Occasionally now I wonder what my life might be like in 5 years. Then I go back and consider where I was 5 years ago and realize, there was no way I could have ever imagine 5 years ago, where I am now.

Life always continues to surprise me.

Yo I am surprised I'm still alive I told myself I'd be dead by 15 let alone made a 5 years plan. Im 20 now....15 year old couldn't imagine me being alive let alone anything else.

I am shocked just shocked im alive. I think where am I going to be 5 years from now and im just like have trouble picturing me being alive tho currently im not suicidal.

 

[PureX]

I got no plan. I might not even be here in 5 years. If I am, hopefully I'll be enjoying the results of today's labors. If I'm not, then it won't matter.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Have you every tried to create a plan of where you would be in 5 years?
Or at least try to imagine where you might be, what your situation might be in 5 years?

Maybe when I was young, I had some vague plan of where my life was supposed to be heading. A career I wanted to pursue. A financial situation to work towards, a relationship to grow/blossom.

The plans never really worked out how I imagined. The world is simply too dynamic to make any predictions that far into one's future.

Occasionally now I wonder what my life might be like in 5 years. Then I go back and consider where I was 5 years ago and realize, there was no way I could have ever imagine 5 years ago, where I am now.

Life always continues to surprise me.

to quote the Indigo Girls,

And there's always retrospect (when you're looking back)
To light a clearer path
Every five years or so I look back on my life
And I have a good laugh

 

[The Sum of Awe]

Have you every tried to create a plan of where you would be in 5 years?
Or at least try to imagine where you might be, what your situation might be in 5 years?

Maybe when I was young, I had some vague plan of where my life was supposed to be heading. A career I wanted to pursue. A financial situation to work towards, a relationship to grow/blossom.

The plans never really worked out how I imagined. The world is simply too dynamic to make any predictions that far into one's future.

Occasionally now I wonder what my life might be like in 5 years. Then I go back and consider where I was 5 years ago and realize, there was no way I could have ever imagine 5 years ago, where I am now.

Life always continues to surprise me.

5 years is quite a time, like you said. I compare and contrast myself from X-months to maybe 5 years max, but usually around 6-12 months.

Like you, I've tried to plan and things don't seem to ever play out like you'd expect them to, so lately I've just been asking myself "Am I better off (in general) now than I was 2 months ago?" and "Where have I fallen behind at? Where have I improved at?" and keep doing the things that have improved me and look to changing the things that have impeded my progression.

This is a good question, I've been thinking about this a lot lately.

 

[sun rise]

I actually did that when I retired and was eligible for Social Security. I figured out that if I delayed getting SS until the "delayed retirement credit" stopped at age 70, I'd be ahead if I lived until age 80. I took that bet. So far, so good.

 

[JustGeorge]

Have you every tried to create a plan of where you would be in 5 years?
Or at least try to imagine where you might be, what your situation might be in 5 years?

Maybe when I was young, I had some vague plan of where my life was supposed to be heading. A career I wanted to pursue. A financial situation to work towards, a relationship to grow/blossom.

The plans never really worked out how I imagined. The world is simply too dynamic to make any predictions that far into one's future.

Occasionally now I wonder what my life might be like in 5 years. Then I go back and consider where I was 5 years ago and realize, there was no way I could have ever imagine 5 years ago, where I am now.

Life always continues to surprise me.

My life has gone completely unaccording to plan. Not one thing, not a single thing has ever happened in any way I set for it to, for good or bad.

I struggle to plan a 5 days, let alone 5 years.

In five years, I will be 42. I'll be parent to boys of 21, 13, and 8. I imagine I'll have more grey hair, but not enough that I can skip the bleach kit before I dye. That's one thing I'm certain of; if I'm still living, I'll still be dying.

Its the only thing that's been consistent.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Not worthwhile at my age (79+).

 

[JustGeorge]

Not worthwhile at my age (79+).

Oh, I don't know. My grandmother is a healthy 95. Her mother made it to 94, and I've a great great grandmother who made it to 103.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Yo I am surprised I'm still alive I told myself I'd be dead by 15 let alone made a 5 years plan. Im 20 now....15 year old couldn't imagine me being alive let alone anything else.
I am shocked just shocked im alive. I think where am I going to be 5 years from now and im just like have trouble picturing me being alive tho currently im not suicidal.

Are not there other things to think about at 20?

Oh, I don't know. My grandmother is a healthy 95. Her mother made it to 94, and I've a great great grandmother who made it to 103.

Live long, be happy. My mother also made it till 99.

 

[VoidCat]

Are not there other things to think about at 20?

I've had suicidal thoughts off and on since I was around 8 or 9. Had a few last month in fact. Dont worry tho im in therapy. There's other things to think about sure but I don't always have the feeling imma live long. I do hope I never give in to such thoughts as i know they are irrational. I promised my sister I wouldn't off myself so im stuck living. And things are looking up these days I'm looking forward to the future. I just can't think of where I'll be in a few weeks from now let alone several years. I know I'll likely be alive at least

 

[lewisnotmiller]

I always have a loose idea of things, but nothing remotely concrete like a five year plan.

If I look five years ahead now;
My wife's car is paid off (no loan)
I have a different car to my current one (no loan)
My eldest has finished high school.
My middle child is in high school.
My youngest is in primary school.

I may be at the same job, but if so my role has changed, since the EGM will have retired.

I'm probably in the same industry at least, since financially it would be tough to move.

My parents will be around 80 and have hopefully moved back closer to Melbourne.

My mother in law has probably passed (sad but true) and my father in law has probably {insert multiple rash decisions here, most likely involving purchase of sports cars, depression or both}

It's really more a framework on where my life will be. It's somewhat important for financial planning, but if you told me 3 years ago I'd have a third daughter at this point, I would have been incredulous, so...yeah...

 

[Aupmanyav]

In five years, my elder grandson will graduate in law, the younger one will be in his final year school, my grand daughter will present us with a great-grand child.
However, one of us or both may not be there - but that is OK, that is life.