peacemf Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 so woke up and found out that im nearly 30 and haven't done crap. never went on a proper holiday , not married etc etc etc. Just studied -> job -> work hard. So was wondering what you guys have done with your lives? thing i need to make a list of stuff to do before i end up in a care home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 A beer belly Crisp and Duffydemon 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffydemon Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Dream of working in Ubisoft = Check ( 6 months as intern ) Dream of having my own business = Check ( Fashion photography ) Dream of working as concept artist and 2d animator = Check ( 1 year at my college's studio ) Dream of traveling whole World = pending, So this is what im going to do next, working day night to save money for that :) Oh and i can speak 7 languages ( Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Haryanvi, Pahari, English, Persian ), so i count it as achievement too! :D bogas04, WAQT and FiB3R 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mps69 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 so woke up and found out that im nearly 30 and haven't done crap. never went on a proper holiday , not married etc etc etc. Just studied -> job -> work hard. So was wondering what you guys have done with your lives? thing i need to make a list of stuff to do before i end up in a care home Don't sell yourself short. You obviously have a sense of pride, youve studied and work hard, some people don't even achieve that. Maybe you need to take more me time, take a vacation the world is getting smaller and easier to reach. I've been married for nearly twentyfive years, have a wonderful daughter who is at university. I've been working for the same company for nearly twenty years, but it's not my life. It's a means to an ends. we've been on plenty of holidays, from driving to transatlantic cruises. We have our own house. You have to take time for you, life is way too short, trust me you don't know what's round the corner make the most of it. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkenshin Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 At 27 I had some friends of my father-in-law give me some great advice for my future in a career in IT, which convinced me to go back to school. Now I'm 31 and I have accomplished... Earned my BS in IT Working on my MS in Information Security (and I have earned my Cisco Cert, plus I'm working on my CEH, CHFI, and GIAC ISO 27000) Getting a job in the IT field for a great company and moving up quickly ...and my wife. :D Kids are next. :laugh: ... along with moving out of my condo (will rent it out since its worthless on the market) and owning an actual house. There are plenty of things trying to drag me down, but I'm trying to not let those get in the way. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Sweet F A! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted July 15, 2012 Veteran Share Posted July 15, 2012 Finished my master's degree. Published a book. Had some solo and some collective art exhibitions. Earned a couple of art acquisition prizes and a couple of important art selections. Published in VICE magazine, twice (Yeah, might sound odd, but I always wanted to publish there). My next goal: Earn a couple more acquisition prizes and getting both arms completely tattoo covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted July 15, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted July 15, 2012 Not nearly as much as I should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charisma Veteran Posted July 15, 2012 Veteran Share Posted July 15, 2012 Depressing to think about really, not nearly what I feel I have the potential for. Or had. It's probably too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallithrax Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Not married - check No kids - check Beer belly - check Crisp, MikeChipshop, Charisma and 3 others 6 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Xinok Subscriber² Posted July 15, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted July 15, 2012 I fall under the category of 'wasted potential'. I know I can do much more with my life, but I haven't found that spark yet which will get me going. Hint: There is no spark; You just have to go out and make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohdekill Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Do sexual conquests count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javagreen Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Do sexual conquests count? Absolutely :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Ok... so if failures are also achievements... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachno 1D Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Came in this world screaming hell and I expect to exit the same way :D MikeChipshop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanVP Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 The bucket list? Let's see... - Travelled around the world - Lived in West Africa, Thailand, Singapore, etc.. - Drove from the West Coast to the East Coast - Learn several languages and ate weird food - Para sailed - Got 2 masters degrees and getting a law degree now - Got married and had several kids - Worked in several IT startups - Meet several famous people And things I want to do: - Sky dive and bungie jump - Goto space - Get a doctorate - Raise great kids (better than my parents who raised me) - ??? You can achieve many things if you take risks and do things out of your comfort zone. This is the only way to experience life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead.cell Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Getting in shape - check (though never ever finished, I want to obtain beast mode one day) Become single again - check Acquire associates degree - check Air Force - failed out my 5th week of training so... nope. Acquire bachelor's degree - In progress! May not seem like much to some, but being educated, single, no kids, having at least tried the USAF thing so I have no regrets all while being sexy (hurrr) is a good thing to me. Bring it on world, I'm ready! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffydemon Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Depressing to think about really, not nearly what I feel I have the potential for. Or had. It's probably too late. Its never too late, if you want to achieve something, you can start anytime, just need enough will power and madness for it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Get an engineering degree - check Get a good job and start paying back loans - check Get those damn loans paid off - in progress File for a patent - check File for an LLC and create a business plan - check Actually open that business - in progress Travel the world - check & in progress Become successful in the stock market - check & in progress Cringe at how much I will pay for an engagement ring and pop the question to my lovely gf - soon Buy a new blacked-out Infiniti coupe - soon Buy lake property - future Be able to retire before I die - hopefully If I was on my death bed tomorrow, I'd be pretty satisfied with what I've accomplished, but I'm hungry to take more risks and see what's around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackberries Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 ? Graduated high school and got in to the Law College. ? Having my own way of revenue and to be self support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desireseo Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Life is too short to achieve all the things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted July 26, 2012 MVC Share Posted July 26, 2012 I once made a really good sandwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonNinja Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I've finished all 4 endings to Dark Souls 3. Skiver 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted June 20, 2016 Veteran Share Posted June 20, 2016 On 15/07/2012 at 4:25 PM, peacemf said: so woke up and found out that im nearly 30 and haven't done crap. never went on a proper holiday , not married etc etc etc. Just studied -> job -> work hard. So was wondering what you guys have done with your lives? thing i need to make a list of stuff to do before i end up in a care home As others have said don't sell yourself short, some of the things you may have achieved may not seem big to you but they are. You shouldn't live your life by others standards/achievements. What did you study, surely spending all that time and effort and coming out the other end is a pretty good achievement. I never bothered really with academics but I wish I did, so you've achieved something I never have and probably never will. Are you happy in your job, or at least can you see a path to be where you want? As I said I was never really academic and didn't put any effort in so I left school/6th form with no real achievements to my name. Fortunately what I did have was fairly good work ethics so when I did get a chance at a pretty decent IT company I strieved and sure it may have taken me the best part of 9 years to get to where I am (and trust me its nowhere special) I'm very happy with what I've done in the past and where I am now. I'm not senior in anyway, I'm not special to this company but I'm happy with this job and where it could lead me in the future. I earn a pretty good wage for myself ( way above the uk average) so again, a super executive job may look impressive but it doesn't mean anything less is not an achievement. When you say you haven't gone on a proper holiday, what would honestly count as a proper holiday? I went on holiday with my family plenty times to places like Spain or Portugal but in all honesty - the holiday I went on with some family last year was one of the best I've ever done and that was camping in Devon for a week. Don't think a "proper" holiday is something you can't afford and involves going on a plane and travelling to an exotic location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipsylalapo Supervisor Posted June 20, 2016 Supervisor Share Posted June 20, 2016 Hold thread revival....four years, that's got to be some kind of record! MikeChipshop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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