Creating Five and Ten Year Goals (Instead of a Five or Ten Year “Plan”)

If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it’s that “plans” don’t always pan out the way we think they will. 

That being said, and in interest of looking toward the future in which time all of this will be behind us, I’ve decided to shift my thinking around five and ten year “plans” more toward five and ten year “goals.” The difference? Instead of “planning” things and expecting them to happen within a set timeline, I’m being more fluid with my expectations and giving myself the “goal” of hopefully achieving specific things over the next five to ten years.

My five and ten year goals are things I want out of life, with realistic times to achieve them (i.e., between now and the next five years, I’d like to do blah, blah, blah.) Here are some of my five and ten year goals:

My moon tattoo, inspired by Ani DiFranco lyrics about “navigating fine by the moon…”

5 Year Goals— “in the next five years, I want to...”

1. Get at least one speaking role in a feature film or TV program

2. Buy a home 

3. Get back to festivals and concerts, as many as I can!!

4. Visit another (new) continent, like Asia

5. Visit the Amalfi Coast in Italy 

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10 Year Goals— “in the next ten years, I want to...”

1. Buy a second/vacation/beach home (like a condo in The Outer Banks, for example)

2. Become a mom (at least one kid, maybe two before I’m 35)

3. Have visited all the continents (besides Antarctica)

4. Be in a good position in my career/be in a leadership position in my field of work

5. Try to get even more speaking roles in feature films, be signed by an agency 

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So, what are your future goals? What’s your realistic timeline for achieving them? I’m a firm believer that even the small amount work we put in today directly affects our success later on in life.