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Real-world 'Mission Statements:' What's yours?
Merlin Also | Mar 27 2006
Okay, I officially admit it. I think personal Mission Statements are goofy. There, I said it. Danny O'Brien says geeks seek out situations that allow them to act like robots; my corollary is that business guys tend to embrace things that let them behave like corporations. Both are silly. One's funny and endearing. The other is kind of weird and creepy. (/$0.02) So. My challenge to you: give me your _real world_ Mission Statement. NOT based on pie-in-the-sky, best-of-breed, net-net, top-of-mind, uplevel thinking, etc. etc. For real -- if past is truly prologue and your actual behavior were turned into a retrospective statement of purpose, what would yours be? And no bullshitting. Here's mine: Quote:
I will waste unbelievable amounts of time on trivial obsessions, drink generous portions of low-priced spirits, and spend the better part of every day listening to indie rock and typing about "Productivity." I will also watch "Family Guy" repeatedly on my TiVo. I will like Stewie best. Okay, now you. 17 Comments
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 Oh god! I can't believe I'm doing thisSubmitted by Lilly252 on March 28, 2006 - 2:53pm.
Though, I must admit that reading the rest of the posts made me feel really good about myself, and a little less lonely. My mission statement: Quote:
I will spend an inordinate amount of energy trying to make myself believe that my kindness and good heartedness will open doors for me, all the while getting very upset and bitter when these doors get closed. I will keep myself in intentional denial about my finances, studies, ambitions, weight, friends, families, and everyone else whose life I touch, and look like an idiot when things fall apart. I will spend too much on the internet while I have a mountain of things to do that will help me snap out of the denial of my existence (see above list). I will spend endless amount of energy saving the world while I can't save myself, and then feel bitter because of it all. Okay, that's really seriously depressing. Dude, the world doesn't owe me anything. Why do I hold such a freakin' torch to myself?? Sheesh! Someone please tell/send/yell me something to make myself "snap out of it"! » POSTED IN:
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