What is Your Ultimate Goal?
April 21st, 2008 | PersonalToday, I was talking to my long-time-no-see friend. The chat, as usual, proceeded from weather and economic downturn to what she ultimately wants to do in her life. She is an old-fashioned woman, so she want a loving husband who is intelligent with the charm of a Sundanese gentleman.
Her whole philosophy led me to think what are my goals—-both in personal and professional life. I have thought often about it and have realized that as I change, times change, my goals will change. I am in the point that if we don’t know what we want, we don’t get what we want. This is true for professional and personal life.
Money is not the (only) aim for me. Although I do hope that someday I can be so rich that I can use the money to influence legislation or donate to organizations out there that will help change the world for good, basically I just want to keep my life interesting. If I’m doing something I enjoy, then the only money I need is to live comfortably when I’m not working.
Learn to live with less. As an accounting and finance major, I learned thoroughly about what we called “cost” and “income”. I firmly believe that living frugally and sticking into modest standard, will allow me to focus on things that are much more important. That sweet Jaguar I’ve been eyeing will only be a distraction. If my parents did just fine with that beat up 10-year old car, I believe I can too.
Traveling and working internationally. I really enjoy learning from people who are different from me. I want to be able to travel and work with a very diverse group of people. How the different cultures evolved—-and sometimes merged and fused—-is still fascinating to me. Manhattan, Ontario, London, Paris, Madrid, Moscow, Cape Town, Dubai, Bangalore, Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Melbourne, you name it.
Let everybody raise an “Indonesian dream”. Honestly, this is my “kiddish” goal. Basically, I just want to erase the barriers of social mobility so that everyone in Indonesia have equal opportunity to grow. Who works hard can actually achieve their own dream—-regardless of his or her background and connection. I know this may sound too naive. But, who knows?
Spend more time with family. Without doubt, family play an important role in my life. So, I’d like to repay my family for everything they’ve given me and everything they have helped me become. When I eventually have kids, I want them to live worry-free. I want to see my kids accomplish more in their lives than I have in mine.
A good quality friends. I want to have a good group of quality friends around me as I believe that friends (and lovers) are the pillars of my life. I definitely want to maintain and build a lasting relationship with those who I care about. I often think that 10 years after I am gone, if there are 10, or 100, or even 1000 people in this whole wide world other than my family who still remember me and miss me and say that I was a nice guy, I would consider my life well spent.
Please let me know your views on what is ultimate goal of life.
Maybe I can help you with your goals someday. :)
May 21st, 2008 at 7:40 am
Comments
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:06 am
What a wonderful post !!
My goal? Purchase Grand Indonesia building, and renovate it to become the most beautiful Public Library in the world.
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:16 am
travelling oke juga, hehe…
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:41 am
my goal of life….i wanna be wealth people Indonesia, it’s mean all people can be rich
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:24 am
Migunani & ngrejekeni tumraping liyan
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:33 pm
bos yang mau tukeran link
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:44 am
Mas aq ikut tukeran linknya… isi web ini sangat informatif serta banyak manfaatnya untuk pengembangan wacana, khususnya di sisi finansial..
Terima kasih
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:58 am
spend more time with family, ini kayaknya yang bagus bgt :D jarang yang menyantumkan di ultimate goal :D
sukses terus pak
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:32 pm
sometimes i even confused with my own goal, maybe it’s because i have too many goal. but which one that i should take?? do you have any idea nof??
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:54 pm
live your life to the fullest lah poko’e..
April 24th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
great post really, but in the fact, especially on indonesian, happiness is a difficult thing
April 25th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
I think ultimate goals consist of these goals:
- physical
- intellectual
- material
- spiritual
- social
April 26th, 2008 at 1:55 am
Sebuah post yang sangat berkesan banget.Ak ngerasa bertemu dengan orang yang sehaluan dengan aku dan berharap masa depan yang cerah dengan pikiran2 yang maju.
Be a thinker not just a follower… :)
Salam sukses Mas Nofie,
April 26th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Hi Mas / Bang,
Those goals I share too! And keep the good dream alive.:-)
April 28th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Jadi manusia bermartabat…yang hidup di tengah-tengah masyarakat, melakukan pergesekan dan berkeringat dalam kelindan kehidupan sehari-hari, tetep jaga integritas, jujur dan menghindari self glory…
salah dikit gak papa..namanya juga usaha!
kekekekekek…
:lol:
April 29th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Bagi orang muslim, petunjuknya sudah jelas….yaitu setiap manusia itu seharusnya berusaha supaya dirinya semaksimal mungkin bermanfaat bagi seluruh alam ini. Karena sebaik-baik manusia adalah yang bermanfaat bagi lingkungannya.
Dan (nilai manfaat) itu dimulai dari dirinya sendiri. Baru meningkat ke yang lebih luas lagi.
Menurut saya, kebanyakan manusia sudah mempunyai tujuan yang cenderung mengarah ke hal tsb diatas. Cuman masalahnya adalah kebanyakan mereka (termasuk saya) mengalami kebingungan dalam meng-implementasikan tujuan-tujaun yanga sudah ditentukan.
Nah, di blog anda inilah sebagian “kebingungan” itu didapat “pencerahannya”.
Keep writing…..semoga setiap tulisan anda selalu bermanfaat…….!!!!
Terima kasih….dan Salam.
April 29th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
I would like to leave behind:-
a) Pious, principled children who’ll pray for me,
b) people whom I have helped with my teachings and knowledge and
c) People whom I have assisted in one way or another
Regards
May 1st, 2008 at 6:57 am
Agak naif memang, tapi membuat setiap orang Indonesia punya kesempatan untuk sukses murni karena kerja keras mereka tentu merupakan impian yang sangat mulia.
May 1st, 2008 at 11:18 am
if we don’t know what we want, we don’t get what we want
Kata-kata mas Nofie tersebut menampar wajahku cukup keras, but thank you.
May 5th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
hihihi the nofie iman school of business —- kayaknya keren nihhh ;))
May 7th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Yep, i agree that money is not everything even it’s still important. But what’s more important is that we can do things we love without have to worry whether we can eat or not. Moreover, if we can contribute to the society, no matter how ’small’ it is, that’d be the ultimate pleasure.
May 7th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Pemikiran gw sih, duit itu penting, tapi bukan segalenye melainkan sebagian dari segalenye di dunia ini…
Kate babe gw, kalo elo tong kagak punye duit, elo bise bego…
Masudnye :
* Elo gak bise seneng-seneng ame keluarge kalo bokek…
* Elo gak bise wujutin mimpi2 elo kalo duit aje elo kagak punye…
* Elo gak bise punye temen2 (gimane mo traktir makan temen2 elo, tong)…
* Elo gak bise jalan-jalan (kecuali jalan kaki ampe gempor)…
* Elo gak bise belajar di sekole, SPP aje ude mahal (anak aye tukang insinyur)…
May 9th, 2008 at 4:36 am
I like your Insights…. thanks for sharing
May 9th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Menjadi DIRI SENDIRI yang MANDIRI dan bisa menopang siapapapun disekitarnya ;)
May 9th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Please God by loving Him, others and myself. Menggali potensi diri se-optimal mungkin sehingga bermanfaat bagi orang banyak.
May 9th, 2008 at 11:50 am
To please God by loving Him, others and myself. Dan menggali potensi diri se-optimal mungkin sehingga bermanfaat bagi orang banyak.
June 6th, 2008 at 11:31 am
my ultimate goal, ambil master degree, bisa pensiun dini dan usaha dengan waktu kerja yang disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan utama yaitu sholat dan ibadah lainnya (ngurus keluarga), juga biar pesangonnya bisa untuk bikin rumah kecil di pinggiran atau di desa dengan halaman luas untuk buka sekolah gratis dengan akses internet dan pembelajaran kewirausahaan buat orang miskin serta bikin usaha pertanian, perikanan, peternakan atawa energi alternatif dengan konsep back to nature dengan lapangan kerja yang banyak spy pengangguran di lingkungan sekitar bisa berkurang dan minimal kebutuhan pangannya serta energi juga air bersih bisa gratis. amin….
June 25th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Wow… sungguh mengesankan & sangat menginspirasi cara pandang saya selama ini.
Sekedar curhat, selama ini saya memang memiliki cara pandang akan ULTIMATE GOAL cenderung labil. Ya.. seperti yang Anda katakan “I have thought often about it and have realized that as I change, times change, my goals will change”.
Begitu lah kira-kira…
Tekad saya, mulai detik ini saya harus mengubah cara pandang itu.
Pasti bisa..!!!
Thanks banget atas tulisannya.