Today I booked travel and a ticket for a conference. It was reasonably expensive – $800 plus opportunities – and I felt some anxiety as I made the commitment. Is this the right place to spend my energy and money?

I can best answer that question by looking at my goals. So, as a reference for next time, here’s what I’m working towards with my life:

• Make a great game
• Build a community of players
• Talk at a conference
• Show my work in an exhibition
• Run a scavenger hunt
• Run an ongoing, real-world game
• Go on a date
• Own a space – like a shop or a games arcade
• ✓ Teach programming to children
• Teach more programming to more children
• ✓ Quit my job
• Be financially stable i.e. earn more than I spend
• Be part of a great team
• Build a team that works for profit share
• Build a team and pay them real money