My Mission is to change the lives of many
I have “Driven to Change the Lives of Many” tattooed on my body. So, this is something I am pretty serious about. I am a firm believer that Change is a very good thing, and that I can be someone who helps others to change. The Lives part addresses the length of the change that I want to make. And the Many part addresses the number of Lives. Overall, I am very satisfied with this mission, and it helps me to make decisions about interactions everyday.
My Vision is to make things people want to use
I’m not sure I can say this better, but I want to make things. Good things. Things that other people want. I’m not talking about selling widgets or designing websites, but in a larger sense of being a creator of quality things. Things I can be proud of for a while.
My Values are as follows
- Value Quality over Quantity
- Value People over Things
- Value Time over most other resources
- Value Change over Stagnation
- Value Money over as little as possible
- Value the Future over the Past
- Value a Real Person over an Online Persona
- Value Trying over Quitting
- Value Yes over No
That list may look crazy to you, because it sure looks crazy to me. These are as much goals as they are actual practices. I am horribly competitive and that tends to get in the way of many of these, but still, they are what I value. But, I can embrace hypocrisy and say “Yes, I suck at some of these, but that doesn’t mean I don’t believe in them”. For a list of things I do day-to-day, I invite you to come shadow me and just watch, because I don’t have the time to make that list.