The Akashic Field Chronicle

Inspired by our bible study topic at Church earlier today about making the right choices in life, I’ve decided to make a list of long-term life goals. It’s basically your ordinary ToDo list, just in a grander scale. The point is, if you know what you want in life, you’re more likely to actually succeed than if you just sit around waiting for what life throws at you.

Nothing is written in stone of course (just on-line), and most of these will probably end up getting modified or chucked out completely. Still, it’s better I write them out as early as I possibly can. This way, I have a better chance of managing at least a couple of them and not end up disappointing myself (and you, since you’re reading this ).

So without further ado (and crap), here’s my list:

1. Get a PhD from a reputable US university
   
2. Publish in an international journal (hopefully 1 leads to 2)
3. Internship at a multi-national tech corp. (focus on r&d, silicon valley would be great)
4. Contribute to a major FOSS project (starting one would be even better)
5. Start and raise a God-fearing family
6. Get recognized in my line of work (Gawad Chancellor (UP) at the very least)
7. Start a couple of companies (at least 1 tech/r&d venture and 1 other)
8. Get a US patent for one of my ideas
9. Become an IEEE Fellow
10. Publish a couple of books (at least 1 EE/Academic related and 1 inspirational)

The list is ordered according to when I see myself achieving each goal, the first one being the soonest.

Here are a few things that didn’t make top 10 (i.e. secondary goals):

1. Learn to sight-read sheet music
2. Get a nice house with a devoted music room
3. Get invited as keynote speaker in an international conference
4. Visit at least 20 different countries of the world
5. Meet Andrea Corr in person