My goals are what I want to achieve.  Yes, I would love a lake house, but it is not really a goal of mine (just a want).  My current goal is to take an enormous Windows application which I built years ago and migrate it to run on a tablet.

Another goal that I have is to work on my writing which is what this blog does for me.  This blog allows me to convey my knowledge and share my beliefs on a regular basis.  Currently, I am reading an Alan Weiss’ book to gain knowledge and add onto the blogging site when I am comfortable blogging on a regular basis.

As far as achieving my wants, they will fall into place when my career goals are met.  Just like my mentors, they gained “success” once their goals were met.  They defined their goals and worked hard to achieve them even when they felt like they were on a long and winding road (thank you to the Beatles).

A close friend stated we have already achieved success.  We may not be wealthy yet from our endeavors, but we are successful for achieving our each goal and having the fortitude to still believe we can thrive in these tough economic times.