What's your five year plan?

[MasterMerk]

As much as INTPs may detest the idea of a set in stone "plan", what do you generally think you'll be doing over the next five years?

From 2006 on, I'll hopefully begin some kind of university degree.

Learn as much as I can about the world in four years. Perhaps move onto a postgraduate degree afterwards.

Then, put my mind into a frenzy of productivity.

.. By then I'll be about half-way ready, getting started with my master plan. *evil grin*

What about you INTPs?

[garak]

Former plan:

Continue community college classes
Transfer to university in 2006-ish
Graduate with BA in computer science in 2008-ish, start a-workin'

New plan:

Save money (in progress)
Drop out of community college after this semester
Find job in big city (Portland is current target)
Pack up and have a little cross-country adventure traveling to new place of residence
Work and save more money (possibly at a slower rate due to new bills and stuff, although I'll also be working a lot more)
Start taking classes again at some point

ongoing:
Continue with kung fu
Ride bike/run more
Skydive

[Helios]

I don't like to think about life outside 90 days, it is too depressing. I mean I have a career,pension,401(K) and am going to school too, but I actively don't think about tomr too much, it isn't good to do. If, I can find a bit of ok-ness in the moment I am dancing!

[cathmc]

<shudder> sounds like a job interview question!
I have no idea...as it happens, don't even know about the next 1 year, but that's just b/c my job ends in July and I'm waiting to see what the next job will be.
I've been toying with the idea of getting a Ph.D. I want to decide on that this year and if I decide to do it start in the Fall of '06. So if I do that, well there's your next 5 years.
If I decide not to...back to the old drawing board.
Anyway, most of my adult life has happened without long-term planning, doing things b/c they seem like a good idea at the time, and so far this has worked out fine.

[euterpenc]

As much as INTPs may detest the idea of a set in stone "plan", what do you generally think you'll be doing over the next five years?

From 2006 on, I'll hopefully begin some kind of university degree.

Learn as much as I can about the world in four years. Perhaps move onto a postgraduate degree afterwards.

Then, put my mind into a frenzy of productivity.

.. By then I'll be about half-way ready, getting started with my master plan. *evil grin*

What about you INTPs?

Same here... How old are you or what grade are you in? I'm a Junior in High school. I plan on going for a degree in psychology, or comparative humanites.

[Shai Gar]

i plan on finishing high school, getting TESOL qualifications, going to eastern europe to teach english, meeting jemma in germany, getting enough money to start investing in real estate, build a more substansial library in europe, find a woman who pleases me and marry her, start a family, start an academic life

[MacGuffin]

Ah god, this reminds me of a conversation I had with my father recently. He is setting up a trip to hike the Grand Canyon with my brothers in 2007. He wanted to know if March was a good time for it. I responded that I don't plan 2 months in advance let alone 2 years.

Dad: "Are you ever going to plan anything? Like your career?"

Me: "That's the way I roll."

So... no I have no idea where I will be in five years.

[Lee]

i plan on finishing high school, getting TESOL qualifications, going to eastern europe to teach english, meeting jemma in germany, getting enough money to start investing in real estate, build a more substansial library in europe, find a woman who pleases me and marry her, start a family, start an academic life
And there I was hoping you were planning to assasinate George Bush.

I hardly ever plan ahead more than a few days, all I can say is that I will hope to be in a better place in life than I am now in 5 years.

[MaroonBells]

Although I don't plan a day ahead when it comes to daily specifics such as what to do this weekend, I have some ideas about the future:

2005 Gain project management/ commercial experience in my current job
2006 Build on commercial experience and find a suitable niche for own company
2007 (Wife back to work?) Start my own company next to corporate job
2008 (Wife back to work!) Quit daytime job and go full time on won company
2009 Go IPO, retire, sit in the warm sand of a Borneo beach and laugh!

MB

[MasterMerk]

Same here... How old are you or what grade are you in? I'm a Junior in High school. I plan on going for a degree in psychology, or comparative humanites.

High School senior. Not sure what degree I'll do; I want to try out everything.

[MaroonBells]

I love the quote:

"When I grew up I always wanted to be someone,
in hindsight, I wish I had been a little more specific."

MB

[coffeezombie]

Finding a job and settling down in one location for once in my life.

[codeElemental]

Figuring out the next answer to the ever present "Ok, what am I supposed to do now?" question.

[indie]

Eek, plan? I don't really want to plan, but my tentative plan has some of these possibilites:

#1. Get a job doing something I *don't* hate: financial analysis or managerial accounting. OR #1a: Finish real estate stuff, and get licensed, and hope to make it by using my superior research skills (i.e. getting leads online, etc) . . . maybe do both until real estate takes off, if ever? It often takes awhile to get going in that field. . . and I don't even know if it would be something I'd be good at.
#2 Buy a house, preferably one with a decent amount of land. I can't wait to get away from my noisy apartment and noisy neighbors. I want PRIVACY. Getting my R.E. licence should help by saving massive amounts of $ on brokers fees when I do decide to buy a house. (Anyone see the Wired magazine article about rip-off real estate agents? Ooh, they piss me off. If you know anyone moving to Portland in a year or so, send them to me. I'll be an honest and ethical one. Seriously.)
#3 Visit either Australia -- my long-time friend Ravenwing lives there, and I've always wanted to see that place -- or Denali National Park in Alaska.
#4 Get published. Anything. . . a poem, short story, or article, or book. I've been on a long hiatus from writing, but am starting to get the bug again. I refuse to die never having seen my name in print) :devil:

[LuridLemur]

Well, I have another year of highschool after this one but after that I don't really have any specific plans. I want to either study psychology or movie making (odd combination I guess) but it's very possible that those could change within a few months or so, although probably not psychology it's too interesting. I'll formulate a plan after I figure out what my priorities in life are, I don't think it's possible until then.

[MaroonBells]

either psychology or movie making (odd combination I guess)

Not that odd, they both try to capture the human condition!
MB

[file cabinet]

after high school, my plan was to go to college since I didn't know what I wanted to do.
after maybe 2 or 3 semesters of college I met some guy who I am currently working for.. then eventually I stopped going to college to work fulltime for the guy (a business startup).. so right now, I guess I'm just crossing myfingers for this job to pan out(was at it 1 year without pay, now it's been 1+ year with pay). I also have loyalty to the company/boss(he is enfp) otherwise my current boredom would've probably propelled me to seek new employment.
in 5 years..hopefully the company would be modestly successful ... but, I just feel like I'm floating down a river so I guess I'll just wait and see.

[jread]

1. Finish Degree & Get Married

2. ?

3. Profit

[Crazy]

2006: Get out of the military, go somewhere and get a new job, continue sporadically taking college classes.

2007 - 2010: ???????

[Nighthawk]

Sock away some money for a few years, now that we're dual income again.
Switch to profession that I enjoy, which might involve going back to school for a 3rd degree.
Switching to a house that is easier and cheaper to maintain (no pool, better floor plan)
Possibly move to a less crowded city/town
[Edit] Get rid of some of the material things I've accumulated over the decades.

[YardGnome]

Then, put my mind into a frenzy of productivity.

This is the part I am having trouble with...

[SheepDog]

1. Finish Degree & Get Married

2. ?

3. Profit
You forgot the underpants.

[euterpenc]

"You must give up the life you have planned for yourself so as to have the life that's waiting for you." - Joseph Campbell

[Shai Gar]

Why assasinate george bush? I am nowhere near good enough to create a papertrail that would lead them to his wife.

And anyway, i would much prefer to just get married to a woman i love, and use this entire planet as a source to get me rich, and to learn from

[Birdsnest]

To become hurricane prepared, ie get waterproof rooftop carrier for car, those radios that are made for this sort of thing, and to become "lightened" so its easy to up and move if I chose to. That will take a LOT of time, and a lot of work because I have way too much stuff.

It means I will have to continuously go through the "stuff" I own and over a period of a year or so, pare down till have only the things I really really love. Get things super organized so they are easy to pack up, especially the paper files, ie one small file for the really really necessary papers and its easy to put in car and go.

Also, to do the same thing with my bills and continuously pay them down and get ahead financially (yeah, dream on), and generally buy less and get rid of more. Same with dieting and exersize, plan is to try to walk more, eat a little less.

So, "things" need to be pared down, "finances" need to get in better shape, "body" needs to get in better shape, car needs to be paid off, and possibly "resumes" need to be put in to other agencies in places I"m interested in living in.

[Boneca]

Still 3 years to go to a MSc, so that's set (unless I change my mind before I'm finished). After that I haven't got a faintest clue...get some sort of job, I suppose. There aren't exactly too many jobs in my chosen field, so I'll have to move to wherever I find work. Or change career, again.

5 years is an awfully long time anyway, plenty of time for random things to happen that would make me redirect my life.

[Star]

Move back to Canada and get citizenship before my visa runs out.

Anyone wanna help me out with a job and / or (private, smoking-allowed) floorspace? ;P

[Chukamuk]

As much as INTPs may detest the idea of a set in stone "plan", what do you generally think you'll be doing over the next five years?Getting my wife through law school and kids through middle/high school and into decent colleges. Yup, that's about 5 years worth.

[Eileen]

Sigh. Sadly, I sort of have my next few years planned out for me. I suppose as an INFJ I'm less unhappy with this than some of you INTPs would be, but it sucks.

I'm supposed to teach here for four years (one almost down) to pay back a scholarship I took at eighteen because I thought there was no other way for me to pay for college (oops). I like teaching; I just wish I had the practical option of moving around, but I'm not really into the idea of paying back 26,000 dollars with crazy ass interest.


So anyway.
2005-2006: teach/save money/maybe get a summer job
2006-2007: teach/save money/get continuing teaching license
2007-2008: either finish fourth year teaching here, or move somewhere else to teach and pay the rest of the money back (about 6,500)/decide whether I want to get started on grad school or National Boards
2008-2009: definitely move somewhere else if not there already, pursue some kind of career advancement or redirection
2009-2010: freak out because I'm going to turn 29.

[Johannes de Silencio]

"You must give up the life you have planned for yourself so as to have the life that's waiting for you." - Joseph Campbell

The Hero's Journey?

I recommend anyone thinking about what to do with their lives to read up on this guy. I read somewhere that he was the brains behind the brains in creating Star Wars.

[Sally]

absolutely. dune + hero arc = STAR WARS.

it boggles my mind how lucas Deliberately Set Out to put this tale into the mass consciousness.... and succeeded!!!!!!!!!

sure, all the ideas were there, but he put them all together and got the ball rolling straight over pop culture. ya gotta give props where props is due.

[Johannes de Silencio]

absolutely. dune + hero arc = STAR WARS.

it boggles my mind how lucas Deliberately Set Out to put this tale into the mass consciousness.... and succeeded!!!!!!!!!

sure, all the ideas were there, but he put them all together and got the ball rolling straight over pop culture. ya gotta give props where props is due.

I believe the old man Campbell was well read in ancient mythology and the sort, so a lot of Star Wars is just regurgetated folklore. But that was the point, and it worked. I like the first three Star Wars, and I think there's nothing wrong with Lucas telling us an epic bed-side story...

[Sally]

oh, and lucas was working directly with campbell... or at least, he made no secret of how much he used campbell's work as a guideline, and they met later and became friends and stuff... and i need to rewatch that documentary on the latest set of dvds...

[Miss Anthropic]

Former plan:

Continue community college classes
Transfer to university in 2006-ish
Graduate with BA in computer science in 2008-ish, start a-workin'

New plan:

Save money (in progress)
Drop out of community college after this semester
Find job in big city (Portland is current target)
Pack up and have a little cross-country adventure traveling to new place of residence
Work and save more money (possibly at a slower rate due to new bills and stuff, although I'll also be working a lot more)
Start taking classes again at some point

ongoing:
Continue with kung fu
Ride bike/run more
Skydive


Better have a serious discussion with IndieJade or Dman about job prospects, or the lack, thereof here in Ory-gone...unless of course you are going to Portland Maine, or Portland Australia. They just gave a huge percentage of the workers at HP in Corvallis the choice of a severance package, or the possibility of a layoff, in which case they would receive two-weeks pay instead of severance. .....oh yes, and be prepared to spend a lot on housing.

[garak]

Better have a serious discussion with IndieJade or Dman about job prospects, or the lack, thereof here in Ory-gone...unless of course you are going to Portland Maine, or Portland Australia. They just gave a huge percentage of the workers at HP in Corvallis the choice of a severance package, or the possibility of a layoff, in which case they would receive two-weeks pay instead of severance. .....oh yes, and be prepared to spend a lot on housing.
Is Seattle much different?

[One]

the next five year-
1. Finish college
2. Go to Seminary?
3. Go on many missions around the world.

within the next 10 years-
1. Finish seminary
2. Get married
3. hopefully have at least 1 or 2 kids.

[mgb]

Five years? The plan for tomorrow is still open.

["InsertNameHere"]

1) Finish college
2) Off to Law School
I'm a very fickle individual. I'm not good with long term plans but these are the only two that I am going to follow through with...

[int]

Funny you asked. My mom called me today and gave me a guilt trip on my "plan" this morning.

Keep working until it pays off better than it currently is. Support my family as best as possible and change things as they need changing, for the better. That's it. Now let me get back to work.

[shaytana]

Right now I am saving up money. I don't know what for yet, but it will be a big change.

[kooliganka]

A very timely question... I have a job interview coming up! I never know what to tell them. I have a 2 week limit on plans.

My real goals are as follows:

1. Get a job and stay there for more than 6 mos

2. Buy a house

3. Start popping out babies

Of course I do realize that when any one of the above happens and I start to feel settled, I will panic and introduce radical changes to my plan. Such is life.

[airjaw]

[Edit] Get rid of some of the material things I've accumulated over the decades.



*Gasp. and throw away all the nostalgic memories?

[Nighthawk]

*Gasp. and throw away all the nostalgic memories?

I know ... it's tough. I still have the jump boots I wore at age 19 when I went thru paratrooper school. They are a quarter century old now ;)

[songbird36]

This year - work on self-development, do a poetry course at tech, and spend time with kids and my ageing father (before he dies)
Next and following - Study graduate bridging programme for Clinical Psychology (p/t)
Year 4/5 - Graduate diploma in Clinical Psychology leading to an internship (hopefully)

[aklight]

It is a major goal of mine to not need a job. I'll be getting income from a variety of different things that won't require much work to keep them going. I'll have many assets and not many liabilities. I'll probably live in a state with better weather, I might be married, I'll definitely be having a blast doing whatever I want to. I might be semi-famous and semi-rich, but those are only bi-products of what I really intend on doing.

[bergenski]

Worst friggin' question to be asked: Where do you see yourself in five years? Absolutely loathe it.

[Nighthawk]

A big constant in my life is that ... 5 years down the road ... I've never been anywhere near where I expected I would be. Sometimes better, sometimes worse, but never ever what I expected.

[Google Monster]

The same place or something very different. Depends on whether or not I fail my current goals.

[Ferrus]

Dead from chirrosis if all goes to plan.

[fripping]

1. finish school
2. go back to china to teach english, move in with old girlfriend
3. become very alienated and depressed after a year or more, leave china again
4. work at target
5. become an alcoholic
6. die

[de groz]

Girlfriend
Travel
Financial freedom

In five years my life will be totally different.

[mr. treat]

my five year plan: don't die.

[Snowflake]

In about a year and a half I'll be graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

After that I'd like to move out of my parents house (if other circumstances don't make me do so before I graduate). I'll need to find a job.

An apartment is a must. If my job pays well enough, I'll consider buying a small house or a condo. Ideally though, I'd like to save as much money as possible.

Potentially I'd like to meet someone and start a relationship, but this isn't really a goal.

[Pooja]

(This is my goal-)

1 year:
job, save up
move out from parents' home
do well in more advanced biology/chemistry classes
study for LSATs

2nd year:
Take and hopefully, ace, LSATs
graduate college

3rd year:
Start law school
Move into new city

4th year:
find a law firm to intern at for summer
continue with law school

5th year:
graduate law school
interview with biotech or pharma companies, or IP firm.
get job
maybe move to new city

(oh, and a boyfriend had better factor into all of this ;) )

[Leftfield]

Given that I have no idea where I will be in five months... um...

I'd like to have settled down by the fifth year, have found a real woman that makes me complete, have a real job/career that I enjoy, have a real life that doesn't invovle materialism, have published a short story, have paid off all my debts... therefore, I can be ultimately satisfied with my life and prospective future from there.

[mr. treat]

new five year plan: marry indian law school graduate.

[Snowflake]

:ph34r:

[Pooja]

new five year plan: marry indian law school graduate.

ok, I'll hunt you down in 5 years.

[mr. treat]

ok, I'll hunt you down in 5 years.

be careful, i might hold you to that.

[Wotton]

Move back to the US and get a Master's degree. (And, I imagine, take a few courses beforehand so they'll let me into a master's program.)

I'd like to buy a house and learn to drive eventually, but that's part of the 15-year plan, not the 5-year plan. I try not to rush myself.

[R0b1N]

Pay off debts and get a bit of money behind me, then take on a buy to let mortgage while i don't have to pay rent.

[eyebyte_atWork]

In about a year and a half I'll be graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

After that I'd like to move out of my parents house (if other circumstances don't make me do so before I graduate). I'll need to find a job.

An apartment is a must. If my job pays well enough, I'll consider buying a small house or a condo. Ideally though, I'd like to save as much money as possible.

Potentially I'd like to meet someone and start a relationship, but this isn't really a goal.

EE - wow - I hear thats becoming so competitive that you would probably need a MS or even a PHD for a good future career in it.

I have known some double E's that switch to software development after college because it was much easier to get better pay.


Good luck to you. As long as you wait before getting married I think you should do fine.

[Leftfield]

EE - wow - I hear thats becoming so competitive that you would probably need a MS or even a PHD for a good future career in it.

I have known some double E's that switch to software development after college because it was much easier to get better pay.


Good luck to you. As long as you wait before getting married I think you should do fine.

Yeah dude, that is why I transfered during my third year from EE to Business, I knew the competition was very strong (growing against me) and I was only a middle of the pack student in EE, it wasn't that much fun. Now I am in the top 10% or higher in Business and work/study way less.

Having 121 c. hours on the resume as an EE is still getting a lot of attention from the technical-business companies in America...

[Imen de Naars]

There are two alternatives:

1)Get Bachelor and Masters in Economics, in order to find a mindless job in some corporate shit keepin in mind as aim to go up the ranks and become the owner of the world.

2)Try to do the "big jump" in cycling, and fight for a place in a pro team.

The second option is the one I'd like the best, but it's incredibly harder than the first.

[Xenophon]

I plan on finishing my Master's in Mechanical Engineering by the end of the year, then I want to get a job working at Bosch working on automotive powertrains (I think that I already have one lined up). I want to do that for a few years and hopefully start a long-term relationship.

After that it is pretty much up to what my girl-friend wants to do. I want to gain experience working as a control engineer. In about 10-15 years after I have lots of experience working on different projects I want to start a control system consulting firm with a friend of mine.

[last_caress]

1. Collect underpants
2. ???
3. profit!

[Shimpei]

1. Collect underpants
2. ???
3. profit!

A suggestion:

2. become a "swollen member" again :)

[Birdsnest]

To pay off all debt
To open a savings account
To put a patio in
To update the furniture in the house
To get a stove with a convection oven that will roast chickens and bake pies at half the time.
To get wardrobe in good shape
To pare down what I own
To seek jobs on West coast
To find an artistic hobby, watercolour or ink drawing

[TelecomClone]

lol "plan."

[cryingmime]

what do you generally think you'll be doing over the next five years?

two chicks at the same time.

r

[Lurker]

What an intimidating question. :mellow:

[aether]

1.Survive
2.Maintain health
3.Take classes
4.Earn more money
5.Have sex
6.Travel

[songbird36]

lol "plan."

Reminds me of the famous John Lennon quote:

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans"

[Ferrus]

What an intimidating question. :mellow:
Intimidating question are however very instructive.

[nomir_dva]

Finish college or find a better alternative to higher education, find a minimally unpleasant means of supporting myself, try to figure out what I want out of life.

In other words, I have no hope of developing a five year plan.

[Lurker]

Intimidating question are however very instructive.

Now I'm being told to come up with a five year plan!:banghead:

[Ferrus]

Now I'm being told to come up with a five year plan!:banghead:
It's good for you. Chop, chop.

[Lurker]

It's good for you. Chop, chop.

You J, you.

[Ferrus]

You J, you.
No I'm not, I merely gain a vicious pleasure from acting like once to other P's...

[Lurker]

No I'm not, I merely gain a vicious pleasure from acting like once to other P's...

Sadist.

[Ferrus]

Sadist.
I try.