What are some of your current short-term and long-term goals?

[Datboi65]

As of right now, I'm mostly in the gym during the summer for a bulk, and I'm trying to get better at boxing.

Long-term, I want to be a doctor. I also want to be fluent in 2 other languages, and I might consider starting a blog/social media work at some point down the line.

What about you?

[FunkyMonkee]

First, finish this project I started in late Jan.. I'm HOPING I can be done with it (at least phase 1) by the middle of next week! Then, I have a few more CD's of Beatles outtakes I need to turn into MP3's so I can get that project finished in the next year or to. Then I have to finish editing the Woodstock concert, now that I FINALLY have THE ENTIRE concert, so I can finally listen to the ENTIRE thing this Aug. on the anniversary. Then, I've got a garage full of shit I need to sift through and throw out, and a few truckloads of clothes that need to be sold or just pitched. Then, I can start bringing up all of MY stuff from the storage unit and keep what little money I've got coming in! Then, I need get to work on the couple of books I started writing to get those published, already!! With all of my recording gear here, I can get back into my various recording projects and start doing more voice acting in movies and such. There's also a ton of stuff I wanna try to sell on eBay. Never a dull moment, here!!

[Datboi65]

Aye man! Sounds like you're enjoying the process. Let us know when you start voice recording for movies, that sounds dope. All the best👍🏾

[FunkyMonkee]

Thank you! Yes, I like doing recording projects. I've already done two movies and came VERY close to getting a cartoon series! I never got to see the finished version of the one movie and the other only just saw online a few months ago. If I had a better context of what he was looking for, I could've done better but, all I got from him were the bare basics and a script of the 16 different characters I was supposed to voice. Having seen the movie a few months ago, I'm not thrilled with my bits but, he could've asked me to do them better!

[Datboi65]

16 different characters? Damn. That takes some dedication. Do they all sound similar, or do you have to make extreme vocal adjustments for each character?

[FunkyMonkee]

Some KINDA sound similar, most, I can tell, are me but, there''s one or two voices that I'm NOT sure are me! Most of the time, he wanted each voice to have a different accent so, I did one as a Russian, one as a Liverpudlian, I think there was a Scot, I'm pretty sure I did a German, a hillbilly, a southerner, so, I was all over the spectrum. Most of them only had one or two lines.
Not really any extremes, I'm always getting different voices an accents without hardly even trying so, I just figured I should try voice acting. Don't know why I never thought of it a LOT sooner!! I've only been doing this kind of stuff for the hell of it most of my life! I could've been Mel Blanc, by now!!

[Datboi65]

Now that you mentioned accents, I guess I does kinda make sense. I thought it was more in the territory of voice-switching, but it's still impressive nonetheless.

Reminds me of this dude:

https://youtu.be/riwKuKSbFDs

[FunkyMonkee]

Yes, there's voice switching involved.. In the one movie, they wanted my character to have a raspy higher voice with an Irish or Scottish brogue. So, that's what they got! In the cartoon, they wanted a guy that sounded just like Shrek mixed with the son from, "Throwing Mama Off The Train". He was supposed to sound like he was really stupid so, I combined both voices and made him sound stupid!

[FunkyMonkee]

He's pretty good. I can do a bunch of them. He got a few of the just a tad wrong, though. In the Canadian one, he say any of the "out" words right and in surfer (actually called, Valley), he said "man" WAY too much. I don't think Valley people even use, "man" since they have, "dude". I think it was number 20 that he labelled wrong. It's basically Cajun English, mostly from New Orleans area. It tends to sound more like this. https://youtu.be/TJrxhHUzB_c

[Datboi65]

Yeah, Cajun English definitely sounds interesting. Usually the overuse of the word "man" takes place more in the inner-city, so I guess it does make sense that Valley people use "dude" more. Good thing I don't live in a frat house 😂

It sounds like you know your stuff man. Best of luck in the future, and I wish you the best 💪🏿

[FunkyMonkee]

Thanks loads! Right now, it's gonna depend on if I can get my recording gear up here. I'd even attempt to do the recording at my storage unit where the gear is but, it's all metal and concrete so, the sound would bounce all over the room and there's nearly ALWAYS somebody a few rooms over running motorcycles or cars in the building while I'm there so, I couldn't even do it there. It's a 2 mile walk and I'm not about to walk 2 miles to get there and find out I can't record.

[Phoenix98]

Continue writing poetry and poetic esq short stories

Mastering oil painting traditional Japanese and Chinese ink painting, traditional American, dutch masters, Spanish golden age, oil painting, etc. I have a good start in oils due to my latent natural talent for art and my father being a master painter.

Join the artists guild and attempt participate in a very elite and high end painting competition that can kinda set you up for life if you win it or get in the top number of participates. It gets you connections with a lot or rich and powerful people.

Create enough paintings that I can start selling them online via through artist sites but also my own personal online art business.

Reaching 180lbs of solid muscle, low body fat percentage. Pretty doable.

Getting married and having a family ( hard one to achieve but trying )

Down the line I might start a business or start up personal training again but privatized not sure.

That's in the pipeline for the next 10-20 years or so.

[Datboi65]

Gotta respect the hustle and the dedication to your craft. It's definitely one of those things that requires a lot of patience, precision and absolute focus. I was never good at art class, so you sir deserve a salute 👏🏾 Glad to see ambitious people on this portal, that definitely makes me wanna try harder in my own journey to get my desired outcome.

[Phoenix98]

Thank you.

[melanieeeB]

Short-term: finish my future education, start to study at a university, start my business besides my full time job, finish writing my book and keep discussing with myself if I should release it or not

Long-term: I don't have any final goals, it all depends on how my short term goals will proceed lol
But I'm thinking about a house with garden, a dog

[Datboi65]

I do also plan on writing a book at some point. It's almost like the cliché next move when people make it lol, but I understand the significance of that.

[melanieeeB]

That sounds good, why not? I started writing mine last year and it's almost finished but it's actually more for me lol

[Datboi65]

Well, I was thinking that I first need to become successful, before I start writing a book, so I would say in the next 15 to 20 years. I want to tell my story, but I can't write the book while I'm still going through the events haha.

[melanieeeB]

You could still start and just keep writing while you uhm like grow

[ShaTTeredMasterpeace]

Short-term: get back to my pre covid body. I started back at the gym and am working my way back into the gymrat lifestyle/routine that I loved before this stupid ass virus came.

Long-term: finish writing my book, get it published, hope the world loves it. Continue healing and staying mentally sane. Having a baby.

[Datboi65]

Yeah, COVID is a bad mofo. I cannot tell you whether or not what I experienced was COVID because I didn't get tested at the time, but I was bedridden for an entire week and missed out on my clinical classes that are mandatory. Yikes. Luckily, the doctor allowed it.

You will get there no worries 💪🏿

[ShaTTeredMasterpeace]

Bro I've had this shit THREE times and I got the vaccine lol. I'm over it.

[Datboi65]

Damn. Well, I'm glad that you're doing better now.

[ShaTTeredMasterpeace]

Thank you!

[Cherry234]

Right now my short term goal is to get a job. I'm applying now since I graduated from college almost 7 months ago. Long term I would like to have a boyfriend and get into better physical shape. I'm in somewhat good shape now but I really want to learn kettlebell exercises. They burn a lot of calories. I want to be able to perform an hour long kettlebell workout eventually.

[Datboi65]

That's interesting. I used to do calisthenics back in the day, and I've now switched to lifting weights. We don't really have kettlebells in my gym, but I was under the impression that people most use them for squats. Anyway, all the best in your physical transformation journey 💪🏿

[Cherry234]

Thank you

[Pinay_ako]

My long term goal is to keep continuing my weight off and live healthy. Also to be able to move countries and settle somewhere sunny, no winters and not live like a hamster on a wheel…

Short term: find a rental before I can finally decide where I want to stay for my forever home 💕

[dophix]

What about our country lol🤣

[Datboi65]

I like hamsters 🐹 😂

All jokes aside though, I know what you mean, that North winter can be brutal sometimes. All the best 👍🏾

[Pinay_ako]

Thanks 😊

[Tiptoetamm]

Short term maintain my weight tone up a bit. Long term savings for a nice property and I really want to get a tiny home on wheels or a small home something I can add on to if I need to on a nice piece of property somewhat off grid solar panels for electricity composting toilet if there isn't a septic and a well. I'd like to buy property with a septic and well already in place. Something in the country. I'm so tired of neighbors being super close and having a damn landlord

[HighValue]

Over this coming year I am going to pay off the last of my credit card bills that I had due to dental work years ago when I didn't have insurance.

[Datboi65]

That does remind me that I need to get dental work done. Credit card loans have a very high interest rate, upwards of 20%, so that's absolutely impressive that you managed to pay it off. Congrats on that achievement.

[HighValue]

The best way to pay them off is when you get the no interest transfer offers, use that to transfer it and pay no interest, but continue to pay the higher monthly payment so the total debt goes down over time.

[Datboi65]

Thanks for the tip, I actually didn't know about that. My dad always told me to never use credit cards because of the high rate, even though you could get certain benefits from.

[Bluethinker456]

Short-term: Having a more regular working out schedule, finish my Master thesis

Long-term: Finding new hobbies that interest me, being less socially anxious

[Datboi65]

Congrats on getting your masters! Keep fighting the good fight 💪🏿

[Bluethinker456]

Thanks!

[BHooper]

I myself am like you with the short term goals. I've recently lost a lot of weight so at the moment I'm working on building up some muscle and getting better at boxing (I love the sport). My long term goal is to hone my skill of writing and eventually publish a book.

[menina]

Short term: finding a job, start doing exercise, changing my diet, meeting my friends again and meeting new people.

Long term : moving out, leaving the country where I live, learning more languages, travelling all over the world.

[driven159]

I have reached my long-term goals now it's time to enjoy them as long as I can and enjoy my retirement

[Worldwonder]

Do you believe that once goals are achieved you don't feel the need to set new ones? Personally when I accomplish something I always feel that more could be done so there I set a new goal...

[driven159]

@Worldwonder my goal is to catch big fish that is what I live for

[Datboi65]

I'm glad to hear that. I once heard a wise man talk about the 20-20-20-20 rule, and it goes like this:

Your first 20 years, don't get into any trouble.

Your next 20 years, make as much money as possible in your field of interest.

From your 40s to your 60s, start thinking about creating a business and/or side projects.

60s to 80s is the time for retirement/politics and whatnot. Seems like you are there, so congratulations on your hardwork sir.

[Babygirl_S]

Short-term:Keep my body in a good shape
Long-term: Find a great husband

[Jamesshinobi]

short term goal, stack those sats.

long term goal, stack whole coins

[Jltakk]

Upgrade my bike
Move out of parents place
Get a partner
Lose weight

[Anonymous]

So You admitted to wanting to become Evil well I’m just Filled with Joy that you even admitted to wanting to Abuse Patients.
I appreciate that.
I for 1 when Armageddon happens
I plan on Becoming King a God of the new world.
Just kidding did you really think i would Tell you what my goals
Like Bruh

[Datboi65]

I beg your pardon? Doctors don't abuse patients,
unless they want to get their license suspended and spend the rest of their life in prison. I'm sure you're aware of that. Sounds like a troll.

[AlexM007]

Health, happiness, time.

[malwins]

I Need to Save 25k

[panamared1]

get to level 2

[Anonymous]

I’ve given up on goals.

[Datboi65]

You still have time left in this world. Colonel Saunders did not become successful until his 70s, that was the time he created the world-renowned KFC. As long as you are breathing, you can keep trying. I believe in you homie, believe in yourself.

[Anonymous]

None, trying is useless for me

[Datboi65]

May I ask why that is? There's never a time when trying is useless, no matter what the circumstances are. You have to dig deeper and try more.

[Opinion Owner]

I've tried everything for over 10 years, all it leads to is wasted time and disappointment

[Datboi65]

I almost gave up on med school twice. I had a tough time my first year, but I stayed in and completed it with a decent GPA. Another time I had a setback because of attendance, and it was very serious at the time, enough to a point where I wanted to quit. Without going into much detail, that got resolved as well, and my second year went just as fine. The point is, nothing in life is easy or guaranteed. You have to do whatever that you don't like, to get to where you want to get in life. The way I see it, I need to go through all the biochemistry, histology, physiology, anatomy, parasitology, immunology, genetics and so on to become a doctor. It's not easy, it's very painful, but it's possible. Similarly, you have to dig deep in whatever field you have picked for yourself, and try harder than you ever have before. It's only considered as wasted time if you give up with out completion. I know a guy that switched careers from getting a masters in mechanical engineering, to medicine and he is 34. It's never too late to go after your goals, so you need to try harder. If you don't know the way to go, take one step at a time. It's always better to start and then plan later along the way, over not starting and looking at the hurdles that you will have to overcome. I wish you all the best sir, but you have to believe in yourself.

[Anonmehahaha]

I ain't telling you

[Datboi65]

Then why you here?

[Anonmehahaha]

To answer and ask questions you idiot ye not stupid enough to tell my goals to some random dude calling himself "datboi65"

[Datboi65]

You of all people making a joke of someone's username is hilarious. Go play somewhere else, troll.

[Anonmehahaha]

Learn English boy

[Anonymous]

None whatsoever

[Datboi65]

None because they are all done, or none because you haven't thought of any?

[Opinion Owner]

Haven't thought 💭