Don't let somebody else run your life. Any individual needs to find his/her own calling or purpose in life. You need to announce your ambition to the inquisitor or let them know you have better plans if you don't wanna reveal much. Here is the most important part, always avoid being seen in the eyes of the next person that you are a lost ship drifting on an open sea else they might take you for a loser. The funny thing is that most of the people, who try to be too demanding of you, are the ones who have more failed and miserable lives than you.  As long as your words or deeds are not unduly inconveniencing somebody else, you are free to do whatever your heart desires.

But on the flip side of it, working toward a goal should mainly come from within. The motivations to succeed can be fueled by the prospects of all the little perks like fine clothes, cars and chicks that literally fall upon your feet once you become successful.