Unfulfilled dreams

[eweissenbach]

We all had dreams of things we wanted to do or become when we were younger. Some of those things morphed into goals and you worked hard to achieve them, while others remained dreams that never quite came to fruition. I am happy with my life and wouldn't change the things I did for the most part, and I realized most of my dreams and all my goals, however....................There is one dream that never came to be. I wanted to own and operate a family resort in Northern Minnesota. There were a couple times I thought that it would happen. First, when my kids were still young I considered getting a coaching job in Minnesota, taking the money from my teachers pension, and putting a down payment on a resort. I felt the teaching/coaching job would keep us afloat from a cash-flow standpoint, and offer summers free to run the resort. (Northern Minnesota has a short resort season, basically from Memorial Day to Labor Day) I also thought it would give my kids the oldest of whom was almost a teenager, to learn how to deal with the public and help run a business. I sent off to real estate firms in the area to get information on resorts for sale (no jumping on the computer and getting reams of information instantly in the late 70s) and looked for the teacher / coach position. Well, I did not find a suitable job in the area I was interested in and returned the next fall to my coaching/teaching job in Missouri. The second time it almost worked was when I was a field manager for New York Life in Kansas and the same position opened in Fargo ND, where I had been Managing Partner ten years earlier. My regional VP had verbally assured me that it would be mine if it opened up a year earlier. I put in my letter of intent, and started looking again at resorts in the Minn. lakes area which is an hour away from Fargo. I found one that fit perfectly and was ready to pull the trigger the moment I got the word that the job was mine........Alas, they gave it to a younger guy who was already there, and wouldn't require a $25K - $40K relocation. So, I retired from NYLIC, changed jobs and moved to a lake in NW Mo., which is as close to a resort as I could get, since we have company almost every weekend in the summer. Anyway, too late for a long story, short, but just was thinking about it as I manacured the lawn for the weekend, and wondered what unrealized dreams others have in their lives.

[kentucky blue]

"Don't let your memories become greater than your dreams,you become really old when your regrets take the place of your dreams. The poorest man is not without a cent,but without a dream."It's not too late to go after your unfulfilled dreams ,it's those unfulfilled dreams that keep us all alive.Just stay away from anyone who would belittle your dreams and ambitions."Just Do It."

[2BNTV]

I always wanted to be a sports broadcaster. It wouldn't seem like work.

Some kids dream of being a ballplayer or joining a circus.

In my case I did both - Craig Nettles Yankee third basemen in the Bronx Zoo era. :jester:

[Shirleevee]

I always wanted to be a sports broadcaster. It wouldn't seem like work.

Some kids dream of being a ballplayer or joining a circus.

In my case I did both - Craig Nettles Yankee third basemen in the Bronx Zoo era. :jester:

No No, #9 is/was mine lololol..........

[CaptJohn]

I have many but the recurring one is taking Route 66 across the country in a convertable sportscar like the show that was on in the 60's by the same name. I would have but had to go to college to keep out of Vietnam and then life took over. I'm still going to do that drive. It's on the bucket list.

[eweissenbach]

I have many but the recurring one is taking Route 66 across the country in a convertable sportscar like the show that was on in the 60's by the same name. I would have but had to go to college to keep out of Vietnam and then life took over. I'm still going to do that drive. It's on the bucket list.

Get your vette and go for it John!!!

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[Patty55]

I always wanted to be a sports broadcaster. It wouldn't seem like work.

Some kids dream of being a ballplayer or joining a circus.

In my case I did both - Craig Nettles Yankee third basemen in the Bronx Zoo era. :jester:

Okay, I'm not getting this... You ARE Craig Nettles or you DID him?

If you are Craig Nettles, you were hot. If you did him, was he as hot as all thought he was?

[thistrucksforyou]

I have many but the recurring one is taking Route 66 across the country in a convertable sportscar like the show that was on in the 60's by the same name. I would have but had to go to college to keep out of Vietnam and then life took over. I'm still going to do that drive. It's on the bucket list.

Been on many parts of 66 in many states including california , oklahoma, arizona....You may want to re think it !

[mgm4444]

Okay, I'm not getting this... You ARE Craig Nettles or you DID him?

If you are Craig Nettles, you were hot. If you did him, was he as hot as all thought he was?


LMAO!!! -- I could totally hang out with you, Patty! --- Verrrry funny!!!

[BarryRX]

"Don't let your memories become greater than your dreams,you become really old when your regrets take the place of your dreams. The poorest man is not without a cent,but without a dream."It's not too late to go after your unfulfilled dreams ,it's those unfulfilled dreams that keep us all alive.Just stay away from anyone who would belittle your dreams and ambitions."Just Do It."
Inspirational!!! Thanks. BTW, as you can tell by my avatar, still going after that black belt that was interrupted by Viet Nam in 1968.

[hotrodgirl]

Sigh... My dream was to be on the women's Olympic gymnastics team, many, many, many long years ago! Well, I won lots of meets in my first few years of high school and then realized I had a lot of other interests. I still watch the Olympics (actually watching the trials as we speak). Also to travel the globe. I'm working on that one!!
FYI, John, I did Rte 66 on a motorcycle, as well as all the states with the exception of Alaska, Hawaii and North Dakota! Had a BLAST!

[momesu]

Alas my dream was simply to be loved for who I was. I thought I had realized that dream than found that was not the case. I dreamed of seeing the world and thought I found the person I would share that with, but it was not to be....now I just dream about learning how to be happy with what life has dealt me or maybe still being able to dream about dreams coming true....

[Pturner]

We all had dreams of things we wanted to do or become when we were younger. Some of those things morphed into goals and you worked hard to achieve them, while others remained dreams that never quite came to fruition. I am happy with my life and wouldn't change the things I did for the most part, and I realized most of my dreams and all my goals, however....................There is one dream that never came to be. I wanted to own and operate a family resort in Northern Minnesota. There were a couple times I thought that it would happen. First, when my kids were still young I considered getting a coaching job in Minnesota, taking the money from my teachers pension, and putting a down payment on a resort. I felt the teaching/coaching job would keep us afloat from a cash-flow standpoint, and offer summers free to run the resort. (Northern Minnesota has a short resort season, basically from Memorial Day to Labor Day) I also thought it would give my kids the oldest of whom was almost a teenager, to learn how to deal with the public and help run a business. I sent off to real estate firms in the area to get information on resorts for sale (no jumping on the computer and getting reams of information instantly in the late 70s) and looked for the teacher / coach position. Well, I did not find a suitable job in the area I was interested in and returned the next fall to my coaching/teaching job in Missouri. The second time it almost worked was when I was a field manager for New York Life in Kansas and the same position opened in Fargo ND, where I had been Managing Partner ten years earlier. My regional VP had verbally assured me that it would be mine if it opened up a year earlier. I put in my letter of intent, and started looking again at resorts in the Minn. lakes area which is an hour away from Fargo. I found one that fit perfectly and was ready to pull the trigger the moment I got the word that the job was mine........Alas, they gave it to a younger guy who was already there, and wouldn't require a $25K - $40K relocation. So, I retired from NYLIC, changed jobs and moved to a lake in NW Mo., which is as close to a resort as I could get, since we have company almost every weekend in the summer. Anyway, too late for a long story, short, but just was thinking about it as I manacured the lawn for the weekend, and wondered what unrealized dreams others have in their lives.

Hi Ed,
If that's what you still want, in your heart of hearts, it's not too late. Right? But what if... what if, had you known about TV then, you'd have dreamed of one day living here instead? Or what if that's your preference now?

In that is the case, perhaps it would be wise, "to dream and not make dreams your master".

Ed, you didn't say. Do you still want to own and operate a family resort in Northern Minnesota? Because if you do-- much as I want you to live in TV and for you and Mrs. Oldcoach to be our friends-- I want the Minn. family resort for you even more.

[uujudy]

Okay, I'm not getting this... You ARE Craig Nettles or you DID him?

If you are Craig Nettles, you were hot. If you did him, was he as hot as all thought he was?

Hahaha! Thanks for the laugh, Patty! :1rotfl:

[eweissenbach]

Hi Ed,
If that's what you still want, in your heart of hearts, it's not too late. Right? But what if... what if, had you known about TV then, you'd have dreamed of one day living here instead? Or what if that's your preference now?

In that is the case, perhaps it would be wise, "to dream and not make dreams your master".

Ed, you didn't say. Do you still want to own and operate a family resort in Northern Minnesota? Because if you do-- much as I want you to live in TV and for you and Mrs. Oldcoach to be our friends-- I want the Minn. family resort for you even more.

No Phyllis, I'm too old to take on the workload of a resort. One of the myths of people who go to resorts and dream of owning one is that they would be on vacation all the time. Well, I realized that was not the case because I had a close friend who owned one, and he worked like a farmer, sun up to sun down. Besides that, I have found the resort that I want to spend much of my time in and it is in Central Florida, not Minnesota. BTW, Lila and I and our three kids, spouses and six grandkids will all spend the first full week of August at a family resort in Minnesota, as we have for many years.

[CaptJohn]

Been on many parts of 66 in many states including california , oklahoma, arizona....You may want to re think it !

I think you're probably correct in that I realize most of it no longer appears as it did in the 60's and I might be smarter to leave it in my dreams instead of having it disappoint me by the reality of it although it still might be an experience, just a different one than the original. Tell me your opinion of why I would want to rethink it. Since you have the experience of being there I would value your input. Thanks.

[CaptJohn]

Get your vette and go for it John!!!

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Thanks for finding that picture. Actually I used to have a 63 split window coupe Stingray Vette. That part of the dream came true!

[CMANN]

I must say that any dream that I had that was not fulfilled was probably a dream not worth having or I would have fulfilled it.

[Posh 08]

No Phyllis, I'm too old to take on the workload of a resort. One of the myths of people who go to resorts and dream of owning one is that they would be on vacation all the time. Well, I realized that was not the case because I had a close friend who owned one, and he worked like a farmer, sun up to sun down. Besides that, I have found the resort that I want to spend much of my time in and it is in Central Florida, not Minnesota. BTW, Lila and I and our three kids, spouses and six grandkids will all spend the first full week of August at a family resort in Minnesota, as we have for many years.

If you haven't read it:

Don't Stop The Carnivale by Herman Wouk

available Amazon

Will make you glad that you didn't do that resort.

[bluedog103]

I always wanted to be a sports broadcaster. It wouldn't seem like work.

Some kids dream of being a ballplayer or joining a circus.

In my case I did both - Craig Nettles Yankee third basemen in the Bronx Zoo era. :jester:

Graig Nettles

[Patty55]

Graig Nettles

Okay, anyone want to take on my second question?:evil6:

[Villages PL]

Sometimes the seeds for a dream get planted early on by one parent or another. My father was a tool and die maker and I worked for him for a few years and really enjoyed working with him and learning. Then I got an apprenticeship at Dictaphone Corporation making precision gages and I decided it wasn't what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

Going back to when I was a kid of about 11 or 12, my mother was interested in business and investing. She would go to her broker's office several times per week to watch the ticker board. She developed friendships with others who did the same so it was like a social event to go there.

When she found out there was an opening for a broker, she put in a good word for my brother and he became a stock broker. So when I was very young I always heard lots of talk around the house about investing. I thought it was mostly going in one ear and out the other but the seeds were being planted for me to eventually become an investor.

Lots of different things happened in the mean time but that would be too long of a story. The bottom line is: I eventually became an investor and without it I would have been a bum (comparatively speaking). I certainly never dreamed I'd be where I am today, rubbing elbows with the rich and famous. :)

Oops! The subject is "unfulfilled dreams". Well, I can say that a lot of smaller dreams were unfulfilled along the way.

[jgbama]

I think you're probably correct in that I realize most of it no longer appears as it did in the 60's and I might be smarter to leave it in my dreams instead of having it disappoint me by the reality of it although it still might be an experience, just a different one than the original. Tell me your opinion of why I would want to rethink it. Since you have the experience of being there I would value your input. Thanks.

CaptJohn, I didn't see where responded. My guess would be Route 66 is like many of the towns we traveled through when I was a kid. . . drying up because of the interstate system. I've always wanted to see parts of it myself, as we grew up "getting our kicks on Route 66"! I've seen some shows on tv that showed parts of Route 66, and from what they showed it would make you cry. Much of the areas they showed almost looked abandoned or at least closed up. Just my opinion.

[swrinfla]

For many years - indeed, even now - my wildest dream was of winning the lottery - any lottery.

Somewhere along the line someone reminded me that "You've got to buy a lottery ticket to win!" Bummers!

I guess the only lottery I ever won was when I was drafted in 1958. But, I didn't even buy a ticket for that, now did I?

On the other hand, that turned into almost 30 years of service and helps me live the lifestyle I adopted when I came to The Villages!

SWR
:beer3:

[CaptJohn]

CaptJohn, I didn't see where responded. My guess would be Route 66 is like many of the towns we traveled through when I was a kid. . . drying up because of the interstate system. I've always wanted to see parts of it myself, as we grew up "getting our kicks on Route 66"! I've seen some shows on tv that showed parts of Route 66, and from what they showed it would make you cry. Much of the areas they showed almost looked abandoned or at least closed up. Just my opinion.

Yes, I've seen a couple of those sad shows also. Biggest problem might be where to get gas and where to stay along the way without going in an RV (sleep under the stars?). It's a good thing I like ghost towns also! :laugh:
Also thought it might be interesting to follow the Lewis and Clark trail out west.

[manaboutown]

I grew up two very short blocks from Rte 66 where it passed through my town in New Mexico. My father managed a grocery store on Rte. 66 when we first moved there from New Jersey. We regularly took roadtrips on 66 to SoCal and a couple of times took it east on the way to Maryland. My father had been a traveling salesman so he taught me a lot about two lane highway driving, some of it on 66. I even have a Nelson Riddle 33 rpm album with the theme song. As I heard it the actors wanted to drive a Ferrari since they felt a Corvette was not exotic enough. Of course they lived in Southern California and did not understand how middle America could consider a Corvette exotic.

Unfilled dreams: My life has zigged and zagged in so many ways at so many times other than missing out on becoming an astronaut nothing much comes to mind. Since I deferred traveling the world to have and raise a small family I have been traveling internationally for the last 15 years or so which has always been a dream of mine. So long as my health, my eyes and ears and my feet and legs hold up I will continue to do so.