There is tons of discussions similar, but …
what are some of your goals as designers?
My end goal has always been-
“Grand Emperor of the World”
I’m right on schedule too. Sweet.
I’m still waiting for that one great idea that I come up with that will make me millions while I sleep.
I let you know when that happens!
professional shadetree/hammock tester
I want my name in history books - even hundreds of years from now.
I want to feel proud and without regret about how I chose to spend my life.
I WANNA ROCK !
My goal is to never settle. Be endlessly changing and growing. I want to be a designer that people have heard of, someone people respect worldwide. I think I would also like to teach design, while continuing my personal design persuits. I want to be busy with design, but not overwhelmed with being busy.
Love the sarcasm here… we are definitly short on sarcasm as designers… 
Oh yeah- my goal… smell like kiss…
http://www.strangenewproducts.com/2006/05/kiss-fragrance-for-men.html
My own space shuttle;
~200 million in the bank;
A status as a near-deity for my godlike inventions that have so vastly changed the world.
A house on a mountaintop would be nice, too.
Seriously? I’d like to end up doing something new and revolutionary. Something more than making useless injection-molded objects for the rest of my days. Something like point #3 in the above list. And it wouldn’t hurt to be able to live comfortbalyat the same time.
True Love ™ would be nice too, but I’ll refrain from turning this into Myspace. 