Want Some Cheese with that Whine?

I think my business card should read - Complaint Processor

There are some days that I absolutely love my job...you know like 1 day a week. The other 4 days I spend a lot of time listening to students about how they got screwed at an intramural game. Today, well today I received 4 emails from participants complaining about a multitude of things. Two of these emails were 2 pages long. What should I do? Listen and try and eleviate the students issues. What have I been wanting to do...especially lately? Scream, "sac up you pathetic little shit...trying being grateful for the opportunity to play." But I dont, I put on my smile and take on each complaint as though it doesnt bother me. Unfortunately, days like today remind that I am making very little strides in the game of college student development, and it makes me think that I persued the wrong career.

I'm reading a book titled the success principles. The very first success principle is, be 100% responsible for you life. Check...got it. Number 2 is, define your life purpose and live within it everyday. Wait a minute...dont got it. Is my life purpose to allow 19 year olds to verbally bash me and the program that I am working so hard to create? I think not...this is really starting to bother me that i dont have a life purpose. I can't even go onto success principle #3. It's devastating :)

There is a worksheet in the book to help you develop your life purpose. Feel free to define yours as you read my blog. Step one: write down two of your unique personal qualities such as enthusiasm and creativity. Step two: list one or two ways you enjoy expressing those qualities when interacting with others, such as to support and to inspire. Step three: Assume the world is perfect. What does this world look like? Write your answer as a statement. Step 4: combine the first 3 steps into a single statement.

So, I guess mine would look like this. My purpose is to use my sarcasm and bluntness to make fun of other people and go out to bars in a world that is always sunny, without financial restrictions and full of beautiful men. Funny...