Are You Ready To create your own Financial Goals?

Some people have financial goals to travel more;

Orlando is the world's most popular travel destination. Disney made the place a mecca in 1971, when it opened Walt Disney World, with the Magic Kingdom as its centerpiece. It was a big hit, synonymous with fantasy, fun, and family entertainment.

And that's not all...

"To travel around the world for one year"

"To spend the summer in Paris studying art"

"To save enough money to travel for four months"

"To spend a year in the Peace Corp"

"To sail the South Pacific"

"To catalog new plant species in Cameroon's rain forest"

"To help chart migration paths of elephants in Kenya"

"To learn about coastal ecology of British Columbia"

"To study forest desiccation in Tanzania"

"To learn how to 'rough it' "

"To explore the coral reefs of the Cayman Islands"

"To take a bike tour through the wine country"

"To drive the entire length of the Pacific Coast Highway"

One individual in our meeting had this financial goal and vision for himself:

Backpacking through Europe can be the experience of a lifetime he said. Not only is it an opportunity to see other countries, meet new people, and experience other cultures, but you also have the freedom to do so many new things on any given day.

It's the greatest first-hand history and geography lesson you could ever receive.

You could do it during a summer vacation from college or as your retirement gift to yourself — on a shoestring budget or going first class all the way-you'll be creating wonderful and exciting memories that you'll have for the rest of your life.

The only difficult part of the trip is actually having to carry your pack, but you'll probably be so distracted by all the amazing new sights and sounds around you that you'll forget about the backpack altogether

Learning to play golf and play the courses around the world is a financial goal someone once told me they had set for the future:

While golf is one of today's most popular and fastest-growing recreational pursuits, and it has become a valuable venue for anyone who wants to make new contacts and establish relationships in a relaxed atmosphere.

Even if you have never hit a 250-yard drive, you can golf on a par with your friends with the right equipment, the right instruction and some practice.

Others have set their sights higher by wanting to play their dream courses like:

"To play Pebble Beach"

"To make par at Augusta National"

"To play the Old Course at St. Andrews"

Other financial goals involve just wanting to relax, recharge and re-connect on a beach so their goals included:

"To spend a month in the Bay Islands"

"To go to Tahiti"

"To photograph exotic birds in a rain forest"

"To take a two-week Windjammer cruise in the Caribbean"

"To spend two weeks with my metal detector in Cape Cod"

"To vacation on the French Riviera"

To buy a boat

Another financial goal is buying a boat should be an enjoyable learning experience. Because boating is an expensive sport, you should consider both the rational and the emotional aspects of boat ownership.

This leads to goal setting:

"To teach my son to sail"

"To buy a sailboat within the next 6 months"

"To refurbish an old sailboat"

"In the Grand Scheme of things, money's not that important. It's significant only to the extent that it allows you to enjoy what is important to you. And not worrying about your finances is critical to having a life that excites you, nutures those you love, and fulfills your highest aspirations."

Bill Bachrach, author Value-Based Financial Planning

And for others it is all about setting finacial goals to acquire property:

To own property

"To buy a vacation home on the beach"

"To buy a house for mother"

"To own a cabin in the woods"

"To two houses for rental properties"

"To own a home here and in England"

"To buy lakeside property in Canada"

"To own a home and boat on lake"

"To build a cabin on a lake"

"To build a fishing lodge"

"To live in a houseboat"

"To act as our own general contractor"

"To design our dream house"

"To build a cabin with my brothers"

"To buy a sweat-equity home"

"To build a home addition"

"To own a home in the country"

"To restore an old farm house"

"To design and build a solar energy home"

"To buy horse property"

"To own 500 acres of land"

"To buy land for a vineyard"

Setting financial goals is the starting point to laying the foundation for a completely doable plan to lead you into an inspiring financial future. What are your goals? Luckily with the Successful Wealth Approach it's never too late to create your own unique financial goals: now is always a good time to get started. Contact us and get started.