I am reading a book about how to be successful, happy, and just totally awesome, and it said, early on, to write a mission statement for what i want out of life. So, naturally, i post it up here to resort to quick and pain-free without the burden of, like, paper and stuff. I’ve been doing a lot of writing recently, as one can see with my track record in the past few weeks, and I’ve decided to write a novel about how to be a great person. (In progress)
This has spawned a bit of research on the topic, of course, and I have seen a recent surge in that infamous word…productivity.
So here it goes. My personal statement to life. Well for one, i want to be successful. That’s a bit vague.
How about happy.
Hm?
This is a bit hard, so I’m going to try a different route. I want to have a lot of money and I want a companion that I can enjoy it with. Someone I love, respect and like being around. This girl should have these four very notable qualities- smart, intriguing, cute
I have to be attracted to her physically, as well as her being intelligent and worth being around, hence the intriguing.
Regardless, it’s hard to find a girl with those qualities, so I’ll give no time line for that specific goal. But beyond finding someone I love to be around, there needs to be more…
I do not necessarily need to leave the city, Orlando, for any particular reason. That specific decision will ultimately be persuaded by the actions of my two closest friends, my two only friends.
I think my success as a human being would be directly worsened without them.
Long term, I need to be healthy and wealthy. Without these two massive upheavals of existence, I would find life horribly difficult.
I need to build a metaphorical portfolio of my accomplishments, for I understand quit clearly that my biggest fear is being old and thinking…”where has all the time gone?”
I need to prepare myself mentally for that time, and understanding that physical accomplishments can work wonders for derailing that thought.
I want to be close with my sister and father.
I should be prepared for the bad news in life. the catastrophes. i understand their immanency.
There are quite a few things in life that i am slowly trying to come to terms with. This is no surrendering to the psychological elements of life. Understanding where I stand as a person, as in the social implications of what i do.
Who do I want to be?
I want to be happy, have a family that is close, friends that are closer, and the healthy will and body to do whatever is necessary to supplement my happiness.
I think the most strenuous task will be understanding that hard work is necessary. I have the mentality that I am superior to most people, and because I have many things missing from my life, I deserve these things to come.
They won’t. They just won’t. And I am slowly coming o these terms.
I also have a problem balancing out my selfish nature with the selfless. i often want nothing but happiness for myself, and then on the other hand, I pity, feel guilty for being sad, and overall, feel that I should not be upset- for their are those who have it worse.
And then I hate myself. And so on…
There is much mystery to life, but there is also so much that is obvious- solved for you by the pasts of those who lived before.
I have a weekly goal sheet that will be evaluated daily, as far as my yearly goals, they range from awfully specific to the frighteningly vague.
But they all can be accomplished. I realize, with confidence, that flaws can be patched, and I am all but a flawless person, but being able to counter the entertainment and passions of my life with the goal-oriented building blocks of life is…a tender act of discipline.
My mission statement concludes with this: understanding who I am and what i need to do is not only absolutely necessary, but I will live an unfulfilling life without it.
having a portfolio of hobbies
having a network I trust
being successful, mentally and physically
understanding myself and growing
enjoying life
can be accomplished with these goals
short term (by the year)
have a website, personal and business (blog)
complete a short film
find a partner
make music, draw, art
grow panicpop clothing, and work at it
learn real estate, stock market- be the businessman!
appreciate music, learn an instrument!
read read read love learning
write a novel
keep friends close
network
continue going to live music events
as well as long term…
have a popular website of my own
understand film- work in it
uproot a family comfortably
work on art, buy art, draw, make music
be a wealthy business owner
be an investor
play drums well enough to impress
continue learning, reading
be an author
be close with those I love
know people of many skills close hand
host live music events
With all this in mind, and goals set and established, now comes the hard part.
Getting at it.
-ryan merkel-
