Comments on: Thinking Through Your Personal Mission Statement http://www.outstandingclub.com/2008/04/25/thinking-through-your-personal-mission-statement/ Ordinary People, Outstanding Actions Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:06:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Layla http://www.outstandingclub.com/2008/04/25/thinking-through-your-personal-mission-statement/#comment-51 Layla Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:07:37 +0000 http://www.outstandingclub.com/?p=18#comment-51 Mission statemetns are critical for visually setting a goal and articulating what is most important and valued in your life/company. Companies and people reflect not only the specific vision and goals but also give a flavor of personality and the culture based on how the mission is written. For example, one of Nike's famous mission statements was simply, "Crush Reebok." This was not a flowery, long, detailed explanation of values but most certainly got to the point of the company culture. I was attending Scimitar Leadership Academy during a summer in college and we had to leave the trip with a personal mission statement. They provided many resources and books telling us how to write a mission statement, what is critical to include in a mission statement, etc. I found myself bound by these parameters and felt that it made the whole process formulaic and missing the authenticity a mission statement requires. This is, afterall, the values on which I am basing my life and goals and should be very personal. After many revisions I felt that I can sum up my values in the following: Love Unconditionally. Live Passtionately. Always Bestow Beauty on Earth. I would encourage anyone to at least give a personal mission statement a try and see where it leads them. You never know what you might learn about yourself when you start physically writing down your list of priorities and goals. Mission statemetns are critical for visually setting a goal and articulating what is most important and valued in your life/company. Companies and people reflect not only the specific vision and goals but also give a flavor of personality and the culture based on how the mission is written. For example, one of Nike’s famous mission statements was simply, “Crush Reebok.” This was not a flowery, long, detailed explanation of values but most certainly got to the point of the company culture. I was attending Scimitar Leadership Academy during a summer in college and we had to leave the trip with a personal mission statement. They provided many resources and books telling us how to write a mission statement, what is critical to include in a mission statement, etc. I found myself bound by these parameters and felt that it made the whole process formulaic and missing the authenticity a mission statement requires. This is, afterall, the values on which I am basing my life and goals and should be very personal. After many revisions I felt that I can sum up my values in the following:

Love Unconditionally.
Live Passtionately.
Always Bestow Beauty on Earth.

I would encourage anyone to at least give a personal mission statement a try and see where it leads them. You never know what you might learn about yourself when you start physically writing down your list of priorities and goals.

]]> By: Outstanding Club » Writing Your Own Personal Mission Statement http://www.outstandingclub.com/2008/04/25/thinking-through-your-personal-mission-statement/#comment-39 Outstanding Club » Writing Your Own Personal Mission Statement Tue, 20 May 2008 16:19:17 +0000 http://www.outstandingclub.com/?p=18#comment-39 [...] Thinking Through Your Personal Mission Statement [...] [...] Thinking Through Your Personal Mission Statement [...]

]]> By: Lodewijk http://www.outstandingclub.com/2008/04/25/thinking-through-your-personal-mission-statement/#comment-10 Lodewijk Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:01:30 +0000 http://www.outstandingclub.com/?p=18#comment-10 Thanks for the link, Iain! I should add that I learned a lot about goal-setting since I translated my mission into goals. The technique still stands, but personally I've been a little too overambitious. But getting great progress nevertheless, because it's aligned with who I am and what I want. Thanks for the link, Iain!

I should add that I learned a lot about goal-setting since I translated my mission into goals. The technique still stands, but personally I’ve been a little too overambitious. But getting great progress nevertheless, because it’s aligned with who I am and what I want.

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