Age 18. What were your plans? What did you

[GeoWilliam750]

12. I had a long list tacked to my bedroom door in the Midwest when I was 18

I lost it, and have wished I could find it ever since, but I can remember a few of them

- Live in another country - done
- Travel to 25 countries - done
- Marry a wonderful woman - done
- Have children - Only one; we got it right the first time
- Make a million dollars (not in inflation adjusted terms anyway, but I keep working at it)
- Write a hit song - not done, but this was always going to be challenging for one as tone deaf as am I
- Do professional acting - done, if only at the lowest level. It was fun.
- Go for a ride in a balloon - not yet
- Become fluent in another language - done

There were more, but I no longer remember what they were. I can only hope that I did most of them, but I know that I did a lot of other things that were not on the list.

Much more importantly, from now my goals are:

- Travel more and more of the world with my wonderful wife
- Watch my delightful daughter take on the world
- Continue to train young people in my company to be the best in the world at what they do (some success so far)
- Continue to train young people in my company to be ethical, intellectually honest, and effective
- Continue to be curious and inquisitive and surprised and to have fun
- Continue to work until I no longer can (I like what I do)

I am a huge believer in the possible.