To have a massive positive impact on the world.
Ask HN: What is your “mission” in work and life?
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#22Just yesterday I offered "So Good They Can't Ignore You" to someone about to start their professional career. Mostly as a counterweight to the mainstream advice.
I recommend watching Bret Victor's "Inventing on Principle" [0] for a very interesting variant on the theme of "your mission in life & work".
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#23I live in a country (Italy) that has been crushed and whatever mission I might’ve ever had or sense of accomplishment I might’ve ever earned has been superseded by a never-ending sense of dread and struggle to not drown in a decaying world.
I have very little time for glib self-improvement or self-coaching. I’m starting to wonder what purpose all of this could possibly serve (”none at all”, comes my self-reply).
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#25Right now it's to find my mission. There are so many things I care about and want to improve in the world. But funding the intersection of those causes and my skill set still feels elusive.
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#26Just leaving everything better than I found it.
Making life a bit easier for my family.
Making life a bit easier for my co-workers.
Making life a bit easier for my friends.
Making life a bit easier for the strangers at the grocery store.
Making an impact on the environment where I can.
Just leave the world a little better than you found it.
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#27I live in a country (Italy) that has been crushed and whatever mission I might’ve ever had or sense of accomplishment I might’ve ever earned has been superseded by a never-ending sense of dread and struggle to not drown in a decaying world. I have very little time for glib self-improvement or self-coaching. I’m starting to wonder what purpose all of this could possibly serve (”none at all”, comes my self-reply).
Are Italy's problems related to the hyper socialism in the country? It's something I have heard many Americans say about Europe.
Re: Ask HN: What is your “mission” in work and life?
#28I live in a country (Italy) that has been crushed and whatever mission I might’ve ever had or sense of accomplishment I might’ve ever earned has been superseded by a never-ending sense of dread and struggle to not drown in a decaying world. I have very little time for glib self-improvement or self-coaching. I’m starting to wonder what purpose all of this could possibly serve (”none at all”, comes my self-reply).
Are Italy's problems related to the hyper socialism in the country? It's something I have heard many Americans say about Europe.
It’s easy for Americans to be misinformed as to the cause of the struggles Europe faces, and likewise for Europeans knowing the plight of Americans.
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#29My mission is to:
“Empower engineers and technical leaders with the tools and mindsets to perform at their highest levels, so that they create the meaningful impact they’re capable of.”
That mission started with me writing and self-publishing The Effective Engineer three years ago. And then recently I co-founded a company Co Leadership (coleadership.com) to focus on leadership development full-time.
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#30For me: work, life, family, everything is built on these foundations (albeit imperfectly):
Q. 1. What is the chief end of man? A. Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
http://www.reformed.org/documents/WSC.html
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8 ESV)