I would say that my biggest goal in life at this point is to become a full professor. I have found my work as an adjunct professor to be greatly rewarding in terms of the people that I have taught and mentored over the years. However, my current position doesn't really pay me a living wage, nor does it allow enough savings to provide for affordable health coverage or possible retirement. If I were able to obtain a full professorship then I would have not only the financial resources to make this profession a full career, but I would also have the academic freedom to modify my courses in such a way as to teach the courses in the manner that I deem most suitable. So currently that is my most pressing goal in life, although as of late it seems more like a hopeless dream.
An alternate goal of mine would be for me to become a successful writer, as I have found the experience of writing creatively to be greatly rewarding and somewhat similar in some ways to my creative impulse in creating new lessons. I particularly enjoy exploring how characters think, feel, and act in given situations and to relate their actions to deeper questions about what it means to be human. This type of introverted emotional exploration, being turned externally onto other people, is something that I feel people do very rarely. Even though the characters and the crises they face may not be real what they can say about our nature is all too real and that is something that I like to lay bare. Aside from the creative and philosophical aspects, I have also found the experience of getting feedback from readers who enjoy my work to be greatly rewarding. It is always nice to know that your work is being enjoyed. I see this goal as a long shot at best, but nonetheless I think that I will try to write an original story (not fanfiction) of some kind in the not-so-distant future.