Should we have reached our personal life goals upon reaching the age of 30?

I think it depends on the goal and how long it takes a person to complete it. I don't think it matters w hat time they finish their goals as long as they do and are happy.

I agree with you. It is impossible reach the personal life goals by 30 years. In fact life starts for the man from 30 when he gets married. Start planning for life and achieve one by one. It will not end even after our life. (experience)

I agree, and at almost 60, I sure wouldn't want to think I'm a failure just because I passed that 30 landmark age some time ago!

lets put it this way. i sure hope you are right as my youngest son is not doing so good with things right now and hes just turned 30 yrs. besides. my 2 oldest kids didnt really get anywhere till they was about 40yrs. are now doing really well with their career and finances.

Well, I'm 31 years old now and though I've accomplished most of the goals that I've had for my life, there are still goals that I have not yet had the opportunity to achieve in my life. I don't think that I'm a failure because I haven't accomplished everything that I would like to accomplish in my life. Those things that I have accomplished are that I've gotten married and had my two children. Additionally, I also purchased my first home three years ago. The main thing that I still want to accomplish in my life is that I want to be completely out of debt.

Well, if a person hit 30 and realizes that they never accomplished things important to them, perhaps it was never meant to be. Sitting there crying about being 30 isn't going to make their dreams come true, and that's probably why they haven't come true yet. People always think, "I wasn't able to do that because I was victimized by a series of circumstances!" and that may be true, but one should never resort to that mentality. In conclusion, try your rear off to achieve those goals. Expect the worst and hope for the best. Realize that failure is going to happen from time to time. Learn to appreciate the challenge. Life does not end at 30.

I feel that sometimes people think that they have to accomplish something by a certain age and they engage in desperate acts to do so. For instance, gambling to gain enough money before they are 30, dating the wrong type of guy and engaging in s*xual activity just to snare a man so that they would have children and a husband before they ;become less fertile. Even shows like American Idol give the opinion that hour life is over as a singer if you are over a certain age. So there is no time limit or age limit to what you can do and when to reach your goal. Saying that you cannot do this before often makes one do desperate things that result in them not being able to get what they want - for instance, having children.

It depends on the goals. Spiritually a person begins their spiritual like when they are 25 so if they are to finish their goals in five years that isn't much. A failure is when you haven't put all you have into it. An optimistic viewpoint and alot of trial and error goes along way toward sucess.

I'm way past that age, and I still haven't achieve some of my personal goals. Then I guess, by this definition I am a failure already. I used to have the same views but the day after my 30th birthday, I realized that the sun still came up. And that I still had the same health as the day before. So I just thought I'd still strive to achieve most of my goals, but this time I wouldn't set an age limit on it.

Hi inkyboz: I can't agree more with you. If you are living, there's hope. One of the examples I usually use is Jose Saramago. He publish his first book at age 58! and he won the Nobel Prize Award. He is considered one of the best writers worldwide. And yes he was an amazing writer. ALVARO

I definitely hope not! I feel I have done nothing but wasted so much time, and I have only begun to feel confident enough to start doing something and that my life is only beginning. What I didn't know before, what I thought was a big deal is not so now with what I know. Youth is precious but wisdom is more valuable.

Well, I thought I had everything figured out and that I'm on my way of achieving my life goals but then I got fired last month and everything went BOOM!!! Gone... My father surprised me by telling me that I should not be depressed, life isn't a race, it doesn't matter what happens as long as I would not give up it isn't over yet. So, even though it's hard I'm picking up the pieces of my career and trying to start again, I'm realizing that I have such great family, friends and man, they believe in me. I realized that I was so career focused that I forgot that the people I love are the greatest achievement and treasures in my life... Yes, "All of us have different destinies and it is not cut in stone.", now I can see that, I may have a crappy career life right now but over all I'm still essentially happy...

I agree with you. I think that age is not a factor in accomplishing one's goals. I believe it's because of the way people function nowadays. They want to speed up the process, move things fast, obtain things in an immediate manner. It's like they have this urgent need to be successful - just like that! Well, it's their mind set and we can't really influence them. So to each his own.