2006 Lofty Goals

Ever since Tom Cruise declared his mission statement in Jerry Maguire my older brother has been hounding me to create my own personal mission and share it with him. He’s relentless; it’s as if he’s transformed in the Billy Graham of continued education audio a.k.a. motivational speakers. I’ve had several reasons for putting off.

1. This one is obvious, check the blog name, It Reeks of Effort.
   
2. If put off long enough, like shoveling snow, you won’t have to do it. Unfortunately my brother's persistence didn’t melt away.
   
3. I don’t want to share my mediocre intentions with anyone, especially him.

After years of nagging he forwarded me a link to a Nightingale-Conant Mission Statement Builder.

If you’re not familiar with these turkey’s they are a cornucopia of self help dribble (or is it drivel). I considered hiring a temp to fill this out because it would require … say it with me ‘Effort’. The final blow to my will was him telling me he had to put his dog down and I figured this would be a nice change of subject. I hated that dog and to sit around and reminisce about that yappy mutt would make me puke. Listen closely … Shhh … yes … you can hear the faint beat of my heart.

Without further adieu I present you Robert D. Sire’s 2006 Personal Mission Statement.

My purpose is to express my mule like stubbornness to change, attentioN too detale and know-it-all attitude by resisting any suggestion for change, by half-assing my way through life and by staying the way I am. My goals are; to be a guest on the Jerry Springer Show, work just hard enough to not get fired from my job at the DMV, and maintain this blog in between online gambling and downloading free mp3s. By doing this I wish to obtain at least $10/hr by Wednesday, February 07, 2007.

Hooray for me!

RDS