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Different phases of life = different motivations.

I knew at age seven I wanted to be a pilot. Didn't know exactly how I would do that, but that's what I wanted to be. No money to go to flight school, no money to go to college, so I got good enough grades to go to the Naval Academy. Then I got good enough grades to go to flight school. Then I got good enough grades to select fighters. Then I got good enough grades to fly F/A-18's on the east coast. Once I got into the fleet, it was all about being the best fighter pilot in the Navy. Then the best test pilot.

Then I retired after 20 years at age 42 and I was lost. No vision. Had a great job making lots of money, which was nice, but no vision. Then I decided to retire at 55 and that is my current vision. To be honest, not much of a vision, but that's what I'm working towards now. Will be 55 next year and I'm on track.

My vision now is to be the best father, husband and pop that I can be. Funny how it took 54 years to get to this and that should have been my vision all along, but it wasn't. My secondary vision is to help save as many dogs as possible. Not sure what that looks like yet, but I will hopefully have many years to figure it out.