Tuesday, October 30, 2007

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

I received an e-mail this afternoon from a friend of mine who requested that I edit an essay she wrote to help her get into graduate school. She entitled the project, "Statement of Purpose." Basically she listed the impactful experiences that have built who she is, what she hopes to accomplish, and how graduate school is a necessity for her to achieve her goal of bettering herself as an educator.

As I read through the essay it occurred to me that everyone should have to write a Statement of Purpose for their life. To really understand why we are pointed in the direction we are heading, what we truly hope to find at the end of the path, and what we need to get there. I'm going to give it a shot. It will probably take me awhile, but, if I'm comfortable doing so, I may post it here after it has been completed. And if anyone reading this feels compelled to do so, please send me yours at postmaster@myironicfate.com and I'll post it here.

2 comments:

A. Joe said...

I might just do that...when I figure out what my purpose in life is. I never had to write a statement of purpose for the college I'm in. All they asked for were my grades in my A level and the interview/entry test process :s

Anonymous said...

Very cool idea