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Old 04-17-2013, 11:47 AM
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Default What are your goals? How long do you think it will take for you to make them happen?

Some context: I saw a video on youtube that had video clips about achieving some significant goals in just a short amount of time. I don't totally believe it, so I'm curious about what others think about goals and how long people think it will take to achieve them.

What are your goals? How long do you think it will take for you to make them happen?

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp1iEd3VABo[/youtube]
Old 04-17-2013, 11:51 AM
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My goal is to get back to work after almost being killed in a car accident, I have been off for 5 months and hope to get back to work by years end....
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90 days aside one can achieve what they put their mind, energy & effort to. This is not just a saying but physics.





"No man ever followed his genius till it misled him" Henry David Thoreau...Thoreau was a genius tapped into the very meaning of life.





Unfortunately in our society your born into a life of indentured servitude where one is constantly bombarded with external desires. We no longer value or develop intuition and most people are an absolute mess. Just take a look around...overweight, sick, depressed, stressed, overworked, and most jailed society to have ever existed . Why?





I for one have always ALWAYS had clear goals in mind and have always been able to achieve them. Always. It all starts with visualizing. One simple thing that seems obvious to me but others struggle with is this. The universe gives back in strides the energy you put out. This may sound like a hippy statement to some but can be proved metaphysically down to the last electron transfer. This is why bad things happen to negative people, why everybody is attracted to happy fun people, why prayer has powr and a million other examples.



Ok ok , guru quota filled for the day

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Lamborghini by the age of 45. Not fussy which one or how old, but it's got to have a V12 and be in good working order.

Short term I'd settle for SOME BLOODY SHOCK SPRING RETAINERS FROM AN XRAY 808E!!!! Rarer than the proverbial droppings of a rocking horse.
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Lambo?! [X(]
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The Carrera GT comes later, I gotta be realistic.
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Achieving... um... let's see:

A certain vehicle moving on its own [:-]
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my goal is world domination.  when will i achieve it?  that's not for you to know.  

my other goal is to build a race car and go drag racing.  iv got a 5 year plan for that.  but the way my luck works, things beyond my control keep popping up causing it to not happen.  iv had a plan to build a race car sense i was probably about 12.  here i am 18 years later and still no race car and no truck and trailer to tow a race car with.  im starting to think i should move the projected achievement date to the next life.
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Evo 8/9 or STI by this time next year. Totally do able.
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ORIGINAL: Foxy

Lamborghini by the age of 45. Not fussy which one or how old, but it's got to have a V12 and be in good working order.

Short term I'd settle for SOME BLOODY SHOCK SPRING RETAINERS FROM AN XRAY 808E!!!! Rarer than the proverbial droppings of a rocking horse.
Why are they so hard to come by? I think my local hobby shop might have a set. If you want me to check ill ask tomorrow!
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And be part of the cast of Fast 'n Furious 8, yo!!

I can't wait to see what Subaru cook up for the upcoming WRX/STi... !




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Evo 8/9 or STI by this time next year. Totally do able.
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Having a line of 1/1 automobiles... my estimate... 30years
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ORIGINAL: Foxy

Lamborghini by the age of 45. Not fussy which one or how old, but it's got to have a V12 and be in good working order.
So your goal is to own an impractical, fuel guzzling vehicle which will depreciate in value and can't be used to its full potential unless driven on a track?
Fair enough.



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Most cars can't be used to its "full potential" anyway...
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ORIGINAL: Dirty_Vinylpusher

ORIGINAL: Foxy

Lamborghini by the age of 45. Not fussy which one or how old, but it's got to have a V12 and be in good working order.
So your goal is to own an impractical, fuel guzzling vehicle which will depreciate in value and can't be used to its full potential unless driven on a track?
Fair enough.



Exactly, as LB said, I can't really explore the full potential of my Type R, and I'm a decent driver, I just want a lamborghini, I want to be able to look out on my driveway at my lamborghini, be able to drive it and enjoy driving it, occasionally, so why care about fuel. It's the ultimate toy. I have many more spiritual goals, but this is definitely my main material one, I thought it would be more entertaining than sharing personal goals to which nobody else can relate. I want to scare old ladies in the high street with my V12, I want to write my name on the car pak with my rear tires for my kids, I want to take the missus cruising in the islands in a car that we both love (just remembered, it has to be a spyder, lol) being in, and being seen in.

I really want that lambo. The driver, and the poser in me both want it real bad. If that makes me sad, so be it.
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There are no track events local to you to bash the Civic around in?
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The nearest decent track is MIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLEEEEEEESSSSSSSS away, Serres, and it isn't even that good. The Greek govt keeps talking about building a Grand Prix class racetrack for years. I'd need an LSD to go on a track anyway, which I don't think I can affford for the foreseeable future, I just can't justify it. Don't worry though, I do 'use' my cars at every opportunity.
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ORIGINAL: Foxy

ORIGINAL: Dirty_Vinylpusher

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Lamborghini by the age of 45. Not fussy which one or how old, but it's got to have a V12 and be in good working order.
So your goal is to own an impractical, fuel guzzling vehicle which will depreciate in value and can't be used to its full potential unless driven on a track?
Fair enough.



Exactly, as LB said, I can't really explore the full potential of my Type R, and I'm a decent driver, I just want a lamborghini, I want to be able to look out on my driveway at my lamborghini, be able to drive it and enjoy driving it, occasionally, so why care about fuel. It's the ultimate toy. I have many more spiritual goals, but this is definitely my main material one, I thought it would be more entertaining than sharing personal goals to which nobody else can relate. I want to scare old ladies in the high street with my V12, I want to write my name on the car pak with my rear tires for my kids, I want to take the missus cruising in the islands in a car that we both love (just remembered, it has to be a spyder, lol) being in, and being seen in.

I really want that lambo. The driver, and the poser in me both want it real bad. If that makes me sad, so be it.
No it doesn't make you bad.
I just wanted to see you explain a bit further why you want it, and you did.

Of course most blokes have a dream car.
I do too.



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Yeah, no wrong reasons.. everyone's different..
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iv got 3 right now.
1.  stay sober
2.  finish my GED
3.  buy a house (apartment living sucks)
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3 things too.
Don't lose any more body clips
Don't lose any more hex wrenches
Don't lose any more ESCs (yeah i went there)
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after todays lunch time bash session i need to add a new one.  
start using the correct motor screws.
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DF ended up w/ a Mazdaspeed 3.. didn't stay w/ his goal then...



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Evo 8/9 or STI by this time next year. Totally do able.
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Mazdaspeed 3 MPS I assume? Beast of a hatch. Love how sleeper it looks. Was an option when I was choosing the Type R.
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Yeah.. turbo, yo!


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