# In this life of yours, what do you hope to achieve? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 11, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310 "2009-03-11T15:02:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/41 "2009-03-11T16:30:37Z")
Maybe you should edit and post you got a $69,800 raise instead…assuming you worked every week. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/42 "2009-03-11T16:34:01Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Maybe you should edit and post you got a $69,800 raise instead…assuming you worked every week. 🙂 Ha. You’re ridiculous. I still love you. What I want to know is what LZ wants to be doing in 10 years? Do you see yourself being with me? ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/43 "2009-03-11T16:35:30Z")
> [@Beck](#): > > I hope you don’t believe everything you hear on the news. I know everyone is all DOOM AND GLOOM about the current state of the economy but our business YTD is up from last year. Which was up from the year before. > > To answer your question…I do. I have a PhD. do you really have a phd? and 75k is a lot for being 22 ---
**Author:** ![Estorvito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/estorvito/32/7234_2.png) [@Estorvito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Estorvito)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/44 "2009-03-11T16:35:43Z")
> [@Beck](#): > > I’m a finance and business manager at toyota dealership. I earn a salary but a majority of my earnings are based on how well the dealership performs as a whole and in my department. > > It’s really nothing. There are people in my position at local dealerships that make $170k. It just depends on a lot of factors. In a couple years, I will have enough experience to have earned a pay-plan that will earn me $125k. From there, the possibilities are endless. > > There are months where you make $20k. Others you might only make $3k. It depends. hmmm… Interesting :tspry: ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/45 "2009-03-11T16:35:48Z")
I will probably be CTO at the current company I work at…or back in DC in the basement of the Pentagon keeping computers safe…or with you Beck… ---
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/46 "2009-03-11T16:40:31Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > do you really have a phd? and 75k is a lot for being 22 I do have a PhD. **P** apa **H** as **D** ealings. I’ll have his business when he decides to give it up. He has a great foundation and crew already. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/47 "2009-03-11T16:49:25Z")
i was wondering how a 22 year old would have 8 years worth of college schooling =p ---
**Author:** ![almostBrett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/almostbrett/32/5249_2.png) [@almostBrett](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/almostBrett)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/48 "2009-03-11T16:57:42Z")
i plan to buy my own this this spring… which is something ive been working at for the past few years… But my real goals are to conquer the sport i’m in, and save as much money so i will never have a 9-5 and eventually start a company that i can have fun with edit- i want my name to be remembered when it comes to sleds ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/49 "2009-03-11T17:09:30Z")
be a leading designer in geo-transfer design ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/50 "2009-03-11T17:14:27Z")
I would like a wife to share my life with eventually but am not too sure about kids. It is really important to me to be around my parents as they grow old and I have some amazing friends in WNY so I will probably be staying there for good. I would like to work hard and build a good career but as I get older I want to be much more “Dude” like as I remember before I started making good money and life was more simple I feel i was happier. ---
**Author:** ![Pauly](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pauly/32/7493_2.png) [@Pauly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pauly)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/51 "2009-03-11T17:16:24Z")
I’m curious to see the change in attitudes 10 yrs down the road. When i was younger i had ambitions to set the world on fire and make a killing. At this point i’ve realized that money isnt everything. As long as you make enough to cover your bills and take a decent vacation and provide for your family. Life is good. I dont make a ton of money, but i’ve got a great wife and kids, a decent house, a few toys and i’m not in debt up to my eyeballs- Life is good ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/52 "2009-03-11T17:19:22Z")
> [@Pauly](#): > > I’m curious to see the change in attitudes 10 yrs down the road. > When i was younger i had ambitions to set the world on fire and make a killing. > At this point i’ve realized that money isnt everything. As long as you make enough to cover your bills and take a decent vacation and provide for your family. Life is good. > I dont make a ton of money, but i’ve got a great wife and kids, a decent house, a few toys and i’m not in debt up to my eyeballs- Life is good This is what I want…maybe exchange the kids for more toys but I am still young and my mind might change. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/53 "2009-03-11T17:28:40Z")
The concept of leaving the world with a “Legacy” is often misguided and foolish. On their death bed, people are often claimed to say things like: “Will anyone remember me?” “what have i done with this life?” “have i lived my life to the fullest?” etc etc etc. The problem here is that this is a concern or a problem for a mere fraction of one’s life. If one lives their life day to day, happily, Jam as an example, even if he asks these questions on his deathbed, so what? He only spent a miniscule of his life bothered with these problems, contrary to those people who cannot enjoy life because they are so overwhelmed with becoming an emperor. I would much prefer to enjoy 90 years of life and live the last few days bothered by those questions, than live my entire life bothered by those questions and be incapable of enjoying anything. ---
**Author:** ![khoveraki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoveraki/32/5131_2.png) [@khoveraki](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/khoveraki)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/54 "2009-03-11T18:16:45Z")
what did you want to hear exactly? I think what you wanted to hear was people tell you your plans are really great? and I’m sick of people using question marks after commas ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/55 "2009-03-11T18:30:43Z")
win ---
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/56 "2009-03-11T18:35:33Z")
> [@khoveraki](#): > > what did you want to hear exactly? I think what you wanted to hear was people tell you your plans are really great? > > and I’m sick of people using question marks after commas You’re regressing. ---
**Author:** ![khoveraki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoveraki/32/5131_2.png) [@khoveraki](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/khoveraki)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/57 "2009-03-11T18:36:24Z")
> [@Beck](#): > > You’re regressing. you wax poetic on a car forum ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/58 "2009-03-11T18:45:57Z")
> [@91MR2](#): > > I used to think money bought happiness…I still feel that way to a degree, but I’ve also realized more that the people you surround yourself with are what determines how happy you are, ultimately. All the money/cars/what-have-you, don’t really mean much if you have no one around you to share it with. I’ll go a step further on what I said, since this seems to be a worthwhile thread… As much as cars have been a tremendous passion/hobby of mine, it’s always been the people in the scenes that have made it all worth doing. Between all the Lotus folk I’ve met throughout the country, the good old days of BTC and UBRF meets, and even the early days of NYSpeed, the amount of lifetime friends I’ve made in those areas FAR outweigh the nuts and bolts of any car I’ll own. Cars will always come and go… So that said, being happy to me is who I have around me. It’s amazing how we all grow up and develop. A couple years ago, all I wanted was to make great money, and buy cars, and the thought of a family scared me big time. I pretty much achieved that, and it didn’t leave me where I thought it would. But, I’ve expanded my horizons a bit, I’ve travelled a bit, and I’ve met a few women in that time where I really was able to look at the situation totally opposite. I think it’s all part of maturing. Not that it’s for everyone, I’m just saying, it’s incredible how we can change as we grow. I hope for great happiness now…whatever path that may be. I know it’s not just about cars and money for me anymore though… ---
**Author:** ![kenmxz13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kenmxz13/32/5288_2.png) [@kenmxz13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kenmxz13)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/59 "2009-03-11T18:59:57Z")
> [@Beck](#): > > I love you Joseph Mendola. I hope to see you soon. Everytime I stop by the Ritz, I am greeted by The Beast and Sachs. You’re always missing. wait…how do you know Joe Mendola? ---
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310/60 "2009-03-11T19:04:03Z")
> [@kenmxz13](#): > > wait…how do you know Joe Mendola? :biglaugh: is joe mendola so prestigious that i’m incapable of knowing him? we’ve been friends for years and i lived with him for a bit. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-this-life-of-yours-what-do-you-hope-to-achieve/64310.md?page=4)