My Goals

I’ve read that goals are necessary to achieving a stable path in life and to put things into perspective. That is the main purpose of this page: to list goals I would like to achieve. I hope to complete all my goals before I die but I will not regret it if I cannot because we are only given one life to live and we must make the best of it. My goals will be categorized into short term goals, medium term goals, and long term goals. I hope that after looking at my list of goals, you will create a list of your own.

“The primary cause of success in life is the ability to set and achieve goals. That’s why the people who do not have goals are doomed forever to work for those who do. You either work to achieve your own goals or you work to achieve someone else’s goals.” – Brian Tracy

Short Term Goals (2-5 years) Updated 1/01/24:

  • Plant (5) Oregon White Oaks
  • Attain Platinum certification from the Backyard Habitat Certification Program (BHCP)
  • Help certify (3) houses with the BHCP
  • Helping Alexis graduate middle school
  • Carve an object out of wood
  • Build a piece of furniture
  • Chaperone for an out-of-city event with Alexis
  • Attend a silent retreat
  • Grow our own mushrooms
  • Fill a sketchbook with drawings
  • Learn to read and write Vietnamese
  • Travel back to Vietnam with my family
  • Make a $250 charitable contribution
  • Make this website self-sustaining
  • Spend time in a NE state during the autumn/fall
  • Buildout a camper van
    • Olive completed in March 2023
  • Travel to Europe
    • Went to France for Beth’s 30th birthday
  • Learn to taste wines from a sommelier
    • In France at O’Chateau and it was amazing! The sommelier was so knowledgeable, charismatic, and funny – it was a fantastic experience.
  • Visit Dave Ramsey in Tennessee
    • Went to Ramsey Solutions HQ in December 2021 and got a picture with him
  • Win a Turner Staff Award
    • No longer possible as I left the company in 2021
  • Have Net Worth of $250k before age 31
    • Achieved!
  • Earn a 6 figure income
    • Achieved in 2019
  • Pay cash for a car
    • Completed 1/2/17 – Bought a BMW for $4k
  • Travel to South America
    • Completed 8/18/17 – Went to Bogota, Colombia
  • Become Debt Free
    • Completed 2/5/16 – Paid off $80k in 11 months
  • Graduate from Oregon State University with a Bachelors of Science in Construction Engineering Management 
    • (Completed: Class of 2012)
  • Become a Project Engineer
    • Worked as a project engineer on previous project (completed 3/15)
  • Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering exam
    •  Re-test on April 13, 2013
    • (Completed: June 7, 2013)
  • Become a LEED AP
    • (Completed: November 12, 2012. Score: 184/170.)
  • Learn to drive a manual transmission automobile
    • (Completed September 2014 when I bought my S200)

Medium Term Goals (5-15 years) Updated 1/1/24:

  • Lead or help spear-head a community project/event
  • Give away (10) plants/trees to the neighbors
  • Fund an out-of-state trip for Alexis
  • Take my parents on an international trip
  • Helping Alexis graduating high school
  • Buy a car for Alexis
  • Buy a piece of land
  • Reach the summit of a mountain
  • Make a $1,000 charitable donation
  • Attend a World Cup tournament
  • Fully fund Alexis college fund
  • Become a mentor
  • Learn to play the piano
  • Write a published article
  • Get a patent approved
  • Work as an ex-patriot
  • Travel to Asia other than Vietnam
  • Use public transportation in a foreign country
    • In France and England it was so efficient and an overall pleasant experience – I wish the US could be like that!
  • Help my parents pay off their house
    • Parents paid off their mortgage in 2021
  • Become a project manager (if still working in the construction industry)
    • Joined OHSU as a construction project manager in 2021
  • Max contributions in Roth IRA and 401(k)
    • 25% max contribution in 401(k) on 3/11/16, maxing Roth IRA since 2010

Long Term Goals (15+ years) Updated 1/1/24:

  • Give a significant donation to help the Vietnamese community
  • Take care of my parents in their old age
  • Be able to walk 5 miles
  • Take Alexis on an international trip of her choosing
  • Stay married to my yobo
  • Have a 25+ bottle wine cellar
  • Pay college costs for all of my children
  • Spend 6 months traveling the world in a cruise ship
  • Write a book
  • Become financially independent
  • Have a net worth of over $5 million before 60
  • Still keep in contact with my high school/college friends
  • Build our dream house
  • Create a scholarship fund
  • Donate $10,000 to charity
  • Patent an invention
  • Start my own company
    • BK Group, LLC founded in 2020 and registered in Oregon
  • If I haven’t started my own company, I want to be in a C-Suite position or VP for my respective company
    • No longer looking to climb that high in the Megacorp world

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