I found this old mission statement a little while ago. I remember typing it up in the computer lab at the junior high, but I don't remember which class this was an assignment for. I was either 14 or 15 when I wrote it. There are a few of these that make me roll my eyes, and the whole thing is pretty cheesy, but I'm surprised at how many of these tenets I still agree with. Maybe I haven't changed all that much these past 10 years . . . .
Mission Statement
Imperfection
is a virtue, because it gives you something to do every day.
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To use make-up is to look made-up.
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It is a
scientific law that you will fall down. But there is no law that says you can’t get
back up.
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Learn to
laugh. In this messed-up world, it’s the only way you’ll
maintain sanity.
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Over-confidence
is a bad thing. Self-doubt is a bad thing. But closing your eyes and hoping it
all goes away doesn’t work either.
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Sing.
When people complain about it, sing louder so that you can’t hear
them.
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If
someone else’s standards are lower than yours, make them
come to you. NEVER bend down.
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Nothing
was ever accomplished without someone taking a risk.
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There is nothing to fear but fear itself . . .
and Tairsa Brown.
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Don’t change
yourself to blend in with the crowd. The last thing we need is one more
chameleon in the world.
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If
someone laughs at your writing, they obviously didn’t read
it right.
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Do not
embrace a life where you spend so much time trying to become who the world
wants you to be that you never become who YOU want to be.
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In all
seriousness, have a sense of humor.
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Be the
same person with your friends that you are with your parents. It’ll avoid
awkward moments when the two groups meet.
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If you’re having
a bad hair day, don’t worry. No one will notice;
they’re all too busy worrying about their hair.
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Find
something to believe in. When the hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, and tsunamis
of this world swarm you, it will be the tree you hold to for dear life.
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To be
wise is not to be learned, but to be learning.
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Laugh at
least three times a day. You’ll be surprised how much happier
you’ll be.
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