Goals

20 years from now

The overview: Twenty years from now I will be 53 years old and I will want to start thinking about early retirement. My daughter will be two months shy of her 21^st birthday. I’m hopeful that I am not a grandparent at that point and that my wife and I are still in love.

The details: I really just want to be happy at that point in my life and admittedly that will take some money. I am currently very happy with my job right now and that is the reason I am working toward my master’s degree. Did I grow up dreaming of being a teacher? No. After I figured out I wasn’t going to play sports for a living, I wanted to be on TV covering those sports. I did that, burned out and though I still love sports, I don’t think I could ever go back to the grind of working weekends, nights, holidays etc.

Teaching can be very frustrating but also very rewarding. So 20 years from now I want to be the best I can possibly be at teaching. I want to stay informed on all the latest technology that relates to the field. And I want to continue doing freelance camera work for FOX Sports Oklahoma and the Oklahoma City Thunder. This is something I love to do, that usually does not feel like a job and pays well too. Plus there is no better way to watch an NBA game than sitting on the floor.

I want to be a better husband than I am now. My wife and I have been married for almost five years and she puts up with a lot. For the next 20 years I want to be a better mate every single day. I want to continue to travel to other continents with my family and expose my daughter to people who are different than her. And I want to have a great relationship with my child.

Finally and most selfishly, I would love to do the Iron-Man. I would obviously have to sacrifice much to achieve this goal and I don’t know if I am disciplined enough for the training.

10 years from now.

To reach those goals, I must stay the course. I want to continue taking courses on the latest technology in media. I must maintain relationships with people who hire me to freelance and stay in their good graces, as well as continue to do good work.

I think communication is key in a relationship so I need to continue talking to my wife, checking that her needs are being met and that she is happy too. Ten years from now, I want to have visited South Africa, Australia, and Singapore.

I will compete in the local Oklahoma City triathlon.

1 year from now

I plan on shooting my documentary project next summer and take that next step toward graduation. We are discussing seriously on whether to go to South Africa for the World Cup next year. Make sure wife and baby’s needs are being met to the best of my ability with a little juggling. I want to get back to running four or five times a week. I have dropped since my daughter was born.