Update: Bloggers who’ve picked up the meme so far: Cobb and Mark La Roi.
Hube responds.
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Note: There are four “tagee” bloggers listed below. If you respond on your blogs, let us know by sending a trackback to this post. I’m using Friday memes as an opportunity to look back on my life and figure out what I’ve learned, re-strategize my goals, and look to the future with these lessons and new goals in mind. I hope the posts help you do the same with your lives.
1) What haven’t you done yet in your life that you’d really like to do someday? Why? Will you do any of those things in the near future? Are you making progress toward them?
— I want to get married and have children, write books (published books), and visit western Europe someday.
Everybody wants to be married, right? Married people are healthier and happier, and I prize the companionship above all. And children are a blessing, a gift from God. Being blessed more than I am already would be amazing. God willing, these not-yet events will happen in the near future. Am I making progress toward them? That, loyal readers, is in The Vault. 
— People take you more seriously if you’ve written a book. Being a published author builds your credentials and helps establish you as an expert, especially if you’re writing about a niche business topic. If a publishing house believes in you enough to buy your book, others (TV and radio show producers, influential people, etc.) will be more interested in what you have to say, IMO. Also, it takes discipline to write a book, and that’s a quality we should all strive for. Am I making progress? Yes.
— Who wouldn’t want to go to Europe? As a closet anglophile, I’d love to live in England for a couple of years, then tour the rest of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The United States is a baby compared to these countries, with recorded histories and heritages that go back thousands of years.
Am I making progress toward this goal? Well, unless someone invites to me to speak at a conference in one of those countries and pays for traveling and lodging, I doubt I’ll go anytime soon. As a new business owner trying to build a steady income and client base, I can’t afford it. 
Yet. 
2) If you could completely start your life over from scratch, what would you do differently the second time around (if anything)? Why?
— I wouldn’t take that first drink, and I’d start writing for publication sooner. Why? A clearer head, fewer regrets and mistakes, more productive years professionally and personally…
3) What do you think you’ll be like when you’re 70, 80, 90, possibly even 100 years old? Where do you think you’ll be living, and what activities do you think you’ll enjoy?
— At 70 and beyond, I’ll be a thoughtful and generous grandmother spoiling my grandchildren, God willing. Still writing the occasional article, I’ll be enjoying a financially secure retirement, having reaped the rewards of 10+ books, national tours, and speaking engagements. Hopefully, my anonymous charitable donations and endowments will help change the lives of once-desperate and hopeless people.
4) What ages do you think have been the best for you so far? Why? What do you think of your current age…are you enjoying it? Are you looking forward to your next birthday?
— Approaching 30 was good. At 29, still drinking, I set a goal to be sober by the time I was 30. It worked. Turning 35 lit a fire under me. I finally put pen to paper and starting writing with publication in mind. It worked. Thirty five years were quite long enough to be unpublished.
— My current age? At 39, I know 40 is fast approaching. I don’t know how I feel about that yet, but I think being married with children would make it seem less…scary. I don’t know if scary is the best word, but there you go.
Tagged: I don’t usually tag people when I do memes, but I’ll make an exception today:
- Tami Gill
- The Colossus of Rhodey
- Mark La Roi
- My new blog pal (and new blogger), College Jay
Related post: Friday Meme: Seven Years Ago I Was…
(Hat tip: meme)
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Coming next week: Part III of How to Avoid a Blogosphere Scandal: No Sockpuppetry!
Part I — How to Avoid a Blogosphere Scandal: Disclose!
Part II — How to Avoid a Blogosphere Scandal: Don’t Plagiarize!
