Motivations

[m0e]

Just reading the "Will you marry for money thread"? There's a lot of talk about goals, successes and overall attributes that people ascribe to a happy life...

What are your goals and motivations?

Could they be as simple as fear of failure?
Do you even think about how your actions could affect your future family?
Are you looking for fortune and a comfortable lifestyle? What does this mean to you?

Any larger goals?
Who do you live your life for generally? Who do you see yourself living your life for?

curious to see what this group might come up with

[mugsy]

of course there is a strive for myself to be successful in the sense of money, to be comfertable and able to afford life with some extras for myself and if i have a future family, for them.
but i also know you dont need much to be successful in life. i think one of the reasons my childhood kicked ass was because i didnt have a lot. i had to use my mind and imagination more when i wanted to play, and i spent alot of time drawing.
i just recently learned for myself how much i love working with kids. i had to leave a job i've had for the past 5 years, and cried over it because i would miss the little guys. it was the kicker in the fact that i want to get my ece, i want to teach pre-school, and most importantly i want to develope an affordable art for kids program - one that isnt like $100 for 8 sessions for a 5 year old. all kids should have equal oppurtunities when it comes to creativity.
i have a goal of always persuing my passion - its a promise ive made to myself and to my dad. theres no point in waiting till i retire, or waiting a few years until i have enough money, if you do that, the time never comes. its scarey, and draining in many ways, but its fucking fullfilling to be whole heartedly persuing what i hold most dear, and not deciding to go into a more commercail\money making form of it. (im talkin about art)
right now, i find myself living my life for my parents in alot of ways. sadness is at a high in my household, so my success and my brothers successes hold alot more value then they ever had. this makes me happy, pushes me to succeed more. plus i want to show my dad that i can be madly in love with life and be happy in my successes even if they dont mean new shoes every month. in other ways, i am living for myself. i demand time for my art, and im pretty quick on the draw when it comes to expressing myself about something i dont like.
another big motivation - if i dont make art, i dont know what to do. i go crazy if i dont have a pencil or pen handy, and im constantly doodling. i cant keep my hands still all the time. and i have so many ideas that just keep coming - the never slow down. lately i have had to write them down because i jsut dont have the time to do 15 projects at once. i love it.

[ebbomega]

My hope is that I can continue to be happy with myself.

My goal is to get another beer.

[vesperstina]

My goal comes from a collective and inherent right to self-determination pertaining to language, culture, and political voice. That sums it up perfectly. Of course, within language, culture, and political voice there is a lot of things I want to pursue and will pursue in this lifetime.

'stina

PS. My immediate goals are to make a cappacoli sandwich and get 85% on my next exam.