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Personal Mission Statements

What are Personal Mission Statements?

Personal Mission Statements are —

brief descriptions of the things you want to focus on in your life.
the things you want to accomplish and who you want to become.
ways to focus your energy, actions, behaviors and decisions towards the things that are most important to you.
purposeful promises that carry you towards your goals.

As you accomplish your life journey, your goals will change. So aim to revise your statement every three years.

Benefits of A Mission Statement

A statement will —

define who you are and how you will live your life.
give you a sense of purpose.
define the actions and goals that will achieve your vision.
Serve as a yardstick to measure your progress.
Allow you to assess your values. If, for example, one of your values is honesty, you will know if you're going against your vision by being dishonest.

If you want to start living into your desired future, take time to write your statement. Don’t rush the process. Put your statement where you can read it on a regular basis to stay inspired. Remember that the things you think about the most become your reality.

A well thought out, goal-focused result is like having an achievement coach who will give you the focus, direction, and accountability you need to accomplish your career, financial, and personal goals.

An excellent statement will take a few rewrites. It will reflect your values and directions. Your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the statements by which you measure everything else in your life.

What should you include when writing a solid statement?

When writing a Mission Statement you should —

describe your best characteristics and how you express them
have specific, measurable outcomes
have a specific deadline

Some suggestions for creating your statement —

1. Write your roles as you now see them.

2. Start a collection of notes, quotes, and ideas you can use as resource material for writing your statement.

3. Identify a project you will be facing in the near future. Write the results you desire and what steps will lead you to those results.

4. Begin your statement by thinking about where you want to be when it is fulfilled. That is, begin with the end in mind.

For help with writing your statement have a look at Writing a Personal Mission Statement.

The Difference between Personal Mission Statements and Vision Statements

Vision statements describe your own unique vision of what an ideal experience in each of your life areas would be like. They focus on the future and represent an ideal outcome.

Personal Mission Statements are based on your current situation and what you need to focus on in the next one to three years to help you move closer to your long-term vision. While vision statements are passive, focusing mostly what you want to experience, mission statements are active, focusing on your actions, behaviors, habits and character.

Mission and vision statements are complementary to each other. Vision statements show you an idealized description of your ultimate destination, while mission statements represent your chosen path to get you there.

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