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Old 04-23-2017, 10:58 PM
eddief eddief is offline
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dude, the best mission statement ever. own it.

"I may be an asshole on the forum, but my whole life and career are dedicated to helping the poor, the homeless, and victims of domestic violence and abuse. mostly kids, or at least, thats where we see the biggest impact."

benevolent assholes are hard to find.



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Originally Posted by livingminimal View Post
I dunno. I may be an asshole on the forum, but my whole life and (second) career are dedicated to helping the poor, the homeless, and victims of domestic violence and abuse. mostly kids, or at least, thats where we see the biggest impact.
I eschewed a career in entertainment that could have been pretty lucrative for this life. I started that and gave it up after a few years, doing PR and marketing and doing it pretty well.

Now, I work hard I guess, but often times it doesn't feel like it.

I don't really know how or why I got into this work, honestly. Everyone has some "mission moment" I never had. I just grew up thinking that people had to be helped, and it was something I could do, and do well, and kind of always knew I'd get there.. I cant imagine ever helping to make someone else rich. Thats impossible for me. Even when I was in Ent it was mostly self-employment or a small firm.

There never was a mission statement for me, never was some sanctimonious proclamation. My parents were working poor and divorced when I was 12, but I didn't have a bad or truly hard life.
I dunno. despite all that. no mission statement. I just want to be a good dad and good at helping people.

and an asshole on the forum.
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