Chris Brogan is at it again. Chris Brogan, who I really have no idea of, is apparently a very famous person on the Internet and the social media scene. Dude apparently is an inspiration to many, esp. with his annual New Year post “My 3 Words for 20XX”.
In 2011, his 3 words were: Reinvest. Package. Flow.
For 2012, his 3 words are (or will be?): Temple. Untangle. Practice.
Well, Mr. Brogan, I guess I have to thank you for inspiring the head honcho of my company to ask all of us to come up with 3 words to laser-focus our energy/ambition/breathing towards. Unfortunately, the fist thing that jumped into my mind was:
Move. That. Bus.
And then I was stuck. I shook my fists at your well-defined cheek bones, Ty Pennington! The rest of my ideas were more like a plea for help from an insane asylum:
I do everything.
Like your mom.
Kill me now.
Let me out.
Set me free.
HELP ME PLEASE!
So I put out a call for help to some of my ladies and they, like Jimmy John’s, delivered, in more ways than one.
From Elly @ Bugginword:
Evangelize. Inform. Seduce. Innovate. Inspire. Support is for bras, dudes.
Distract. Disarm. Destroy.
[Can we just describe you instead?] Pure, undiluted possibility. <— Seriously, with friends like this, who needs bras?!
How about “Social Media Whore,” Lin? I mean whore in the nicest possible way. Obviously. <— She gets me. She really really gets me.
From Wicked Shawn @ WIcked Girls Think It, Do You?
Wrangler of assholes.
Excite. Conquer. Devour.
Taker of souls.
Giver of (helping) Hand (jobs) “your choice”
From Kelly @ Dufmanno’s Blog:
Fight, win, destroy. [that would be mine] —> Yes, Kelly, nobody would dare to doubt it.
Astound, problem flatten, monarch in training.
Create, confound, excite. [I’m getting a great visual of you with flames shooting out of your eyes but you probably don’t do that at work. Can you pretend you are a prehistoric warrior goddess with a battle axe because that just adds pages of job titles to your resume.] —> Srly, I have the best ladies in the world ever. No bras! Woohoo!
Destroyer of enemies.
Thwarter of evil.
Creator of animal pelts…
From Sue @ Lagunatic:
Instigate. Resonate. Fascinate.
Can you submit “I like boobies” just to see what they say? —> So. Fucking. Tempting. Unfortunately my family’s health insurance depends on my employment…
From Vapid @ A Vapid Blonde:
Divide. Conquer. Unite. (or Untie, if they are hot)
Solver. Slayer. Soother.Rockstar Fire Fucker… (not sure they would like that one)
Personally my mission statement would be Cocktail Maker, ShakHER.
From Amanda @ Brilliant Sulk:
How about a fun, interesting seminar: Noose making 101
From Patty @ Patty Punker:
drop kick this (motherfucker)
my shit rips!
veritable meth lab
old like deniro (or pacino, you pick)
Then Elly (aka Ms. Bugginword) followed up with this email:
Is anyone else craving INXS now? Can you deliver your three words with a boom box, some posterboard, and a giant black marker?
Yes. Yes. Yes! Remember these and the awesome music video?
Hallucinate
Desegregate
Mediate
Alleviate
Try not to hate
With my ladyfriends’ encouragement, support and blind faith, right now, sitting in my official corporate profile is my 3 word mission that says:
Desegregate. Mediate. Alleviate.
