You know, setting expectations for yourself when you're young for what you want your life to be when you're old is great, but it can be a bit like providing est

You know, setting expectations for yourself when you're young for what you want your life to be when you're old is great, but it can be a bit like providing estimates for how long a project will take when you have barely started it. You made an estimate when you had the least amount of information. Now that you have accumulated more information, the most productive course of action is to revise the estimate and work towards to meet that goal.