Comments on: Mission statement…fluffy shit? http://www.thinknuts.net/2006/04/04/mission-statementfluffy-shit/ Do mountains need rescuing that often? Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:32:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: taffyboy http://www.thinknuts.net/2006/04/04/mission-statementfluffy-shit/comment-page-1/#comment-146 taffyboy Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:01:06 +0000 http://www.thinknuts.net/2006/04/04/mission-statementfluffy-shit/#comment-146 Heh, no I have plenty of ambition. It's partially in my perofessional bit - "I will expand into whatever role I choose for myself...". I tend to reach higher than I should most of the time. :) Indeed the whole thing is focused very much on personal. I value money very lowly, other than the fact that it lets me do what I want to do in life. I treat jobs as ways to get cash - if it's somethign I enjoy, then bonus. This is partially historical. Two years ago I took my partner for granted, and got too excited by new work opportunities. Now I'm single. This mission statement was a direct result of the self-appraisal following that event and so it probably reflects a bit of a backlash. However, the fact that I haven't felt it necessary to change it in two years is perhaps more of an indication that it's not so much an overreaction to a bad time, but more of a complete paradigm shift in my own little world. If I could, I would live without earning money. The fact that modern society prevents me from doing that *and* enjoying what I like doing means I have to do it. Such is life. :) Heh, no I have plenty of ambition. It’s partially in my perofessional bit – “I will expand into whatever role I choose for myself…”. I tend to reach higher than I should most of the time. :)

Indeed the whole thing is focused very much on personal. I value money very lowly, other than the fact that it lets me do what I want to do in life. I treat jobs as ways to get cash – if it’s somethign I enjoy, then bonus.

This is partially historical. Two years ago I took my partner for granted, and got too excited by new work opportunities. Now I’m single. This mission statement was a direct result of the self-appraisal following that event and so it probably reflects a bit of a backlash. However, the fact that I haven’t felt it necessary to change it in two years is perhaps more of an indication that it’s not so much an overreaction to a bad time, but more of a complete paradigm shift in my own little world.

If I could, I would live without earning money. The fact that modern society prevents me from doing that *and* enjoying what I like doing means I have to do it. Such is life. :)

]]> By: apel http://www.thinknuts.net/2006/04/04/mission-statementfluffy-shit/comment-page-1/#comment-145 apel Tue, 04 Apr 2006 16:55:01 +0000 http://www.thinknuts.net/2006/04/04/mission-statementfluffy-shit/#comment-145 All those things sound like something a person can live with. I particularly like the bit about keeping cynicism at bay. It tends to poison everything. What I'm missing is perhaps a bit of ambition. It all seems very focused on relationships and not much on advancing in your career, earning more money or becoming more financially secure. If you want to live your life with an emphasis on relationships rather than on career and finances, then your mission statement reflects that. That's good. But if being more financially independent might help you enjoy life more, it might be good if it was reflected in your mission statement. Just some food for thought. All those things sound like something a person can live with. I particularly like the bit about keeping cynicism at bay. It tends to poison everything.

What I’m missing is perhaps a bit of ambition. It all seems very focused on relationships and not much on advancing in your career, earning more money or becoming more financially secure. If you want to live your life with an emphasis on relationships rather than on career and finances, then your mission statement reflects that. That’s good. But if being more financially independent might help you enjoy life more, it might be good if it was reflected in your mission statement.

Just some food for thought.

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