This year in the midst on the annual corporate executive fulfillment of self importance for my workplace I was asked "Name One Professional Goal For 2013" which I immediately pencil whipped with a cheeky 'I plan to reduce the overall number of complaints I receive in 2013' scarily enough that answer was approved by both my shift supervisor and department director. I had no idea that so few people in 2012 disliked me. I am honored.
Then the next question "Do you have a personal goal this year?" for some damn reason I stopped and actually processed this question, was it because it was phrased so differently from the vulgar easy-to-import-to-spreadsheet outcome columns questions? Decidedly not, it was because I had to be repulsively honest and say 'No I do not' and see at how painfully empty that looked.
I knew I could do better, certainly owed it to myself to attempt it. In my reflection of how I spend my time out of work I looked to my hobbies, video games, fishing and tacklecraft. Despite the format of the newly profound question I approached it just the same as the rest of my performance review with
"I want to be the very best, like no one ever was" or " I will conquer the World...of Warcraft" and it sounded just... sad.
With humor abandoning me I was left with that same crushing honesty and decided that I would have a personal goal;
"In 2013 I will document the catch of all the Game Fish of New Mexico, attempting this on homemade tackle. In keeping with the subject, my year starts April 1st and ends March 31."
I'm happy to say I have a personal goal, and love to see the reaction it generates at work.
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