Module 1 - Personal Vision and Mission Statements For Business Leaders

Module 1 - Personal Vision and Mission Statements for Business Leaders
By Michelle Pate, MA, MBA

How many times have you worked for a com any and many of your co-workers don!t know what is ha enin" at the to # $ontrast that icture with a com any who is ali"ned and on ur ose% &here is a 'i" difference, correct# Vision and mission statements "ive a com any direction% A vision is how you see your com any makin" a difference in 'usiness% A mission is what you will 'e doin" to accom lish your vision% Many com anies hold vision and mission statement meetin"s while they are creatin" their 'usiness lan% (deally, what the com any creates after these statements ali"ns with their vision and mission statements% )e know that vision and mission statements "ive em loyees focus on the com any initiatives% )hat is e*ually im ortant to develo is ersonal vision and mission statements for each 'usiness leader% )hen em loyees source their words and actions from their ersonal statements, it makes creatin" the com any!s vision and mission statements much more owerful% +ach erson knows where they stand within the com any and their uni*ue contri'ution%
$reatin" a Personal Vision Statement

A com any vision statement descri'es the com any!s as irations and ur ose toward customers% (t!s intended to serve as a clear "uide for current and future courses of action% (f you don!t understand the difference 'etween a vision statement and a mission statement, kee in mind that a vision is what you can see and the mission is what you do%
A ersonal vision statement is owerful, ins irin" and descri tive, and it communicates 'oth your ur ose and your values% )hen you create a ersonal vision statement, you communicate your own as irations in relation to how you want to interact with your world% (t is a statement of your ur ose and your future%
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Peo le write ersonal vision statements with a focus on career, education, health, relationshi s, ersonal develo ment, livin" environment, community activity, or some other area of life that is im ortant to them% )e all have core values of what is most naturally im ortant to us that "ive our life and work meanin"% +4am les are5 dedicated work, erseverance, health, freedom, com assion, fun, kindness, res ect, love, ins iration, s irituality, ersuasion, safety, artnershi , coura"e, truth, lay, vitality% &hink of these values as you develo your vision statement, you will want to include three values that are most im ortant to you% )hen develo in" your ersonal vision statement do some 'rainstormin"5 think a'out what makes you ha y, what is s ecial a'out you, what do you love a'out yourself, what are you "ood at, and what are your s ecial interests# &o "et a 'roader view of yourself from the outside, interview eo le who know you well and ask them what your *ualities are and what they value a'out you% )hen do they see you most ha y and when do they see you most lit u a'out your life# )rite your vision statement in resent tense, as if it has already taken lace% Make your statement a'out the future you ho e to achieve% )rite your statement as if you are already makin" it ha en in your life, that your world is already fulfilled 'ecause you allowed your stren"ths, talents and assions to the forefront of your life% A vision is 6ust that - a vision% (ma"ine your life five years in the future% (ma"ine what your life will look like7 )here do you see yourself in a life where you are authentically em'racin" the true you% (f you could achieve your dee est desires and wishes, what would they 'e# +m hasi8e self worth in this e4ercise% (f you 'elieve you know what you want, challen"e that thou"ht and develo it%
My own ersonal values in my life includes areas such as writin" ro"rams and workin" on 'usiness develo ment ro6ects, sharin" life stories and knowled"e with others, stayin" healthy with dance, yo"a and eatin" healthy, havin" fun and ha ily connected relationshi s with other eo le% &he vision ( see for my life5 9( am a ositive and ins irational contri'ution to my community% :indness and com assion drive my actions toward others% My resence allows others to ursue their dreams and o'tain them;%
Personal Mission Statement

<ou have heard of a com any mission statement= a com any states a romise to its customers which motivates and ins ires them toward their o'6ectives as a com any% A erfect mission statement will outline in clear and succinct lan"ua"e how this com any makes a difference to its customers% Have you thou"ht of creatin" a ersonal mission statement# (f you looked at your life as a 'usiness, and you are the $+>, this makes sense% (n a way, this is similar to one!s life ur ose, at least for this s ecific cha ter in your life% &o create a ersonal mission statement, ask yourself, what is my reason for livin", how do ( make a difference, and what are my o'6ectives at this 6uncture in my life# A ersonal mission statement "ives you focus, direction and accounta'ility as you work toward your ersonal, career and financial "oals% Because a ersonal mission statement "uides you to roactively create the results you want in your life, it can hel li"ht your way as the difficulties of life come a'out% )hen you follow your ersonal mission statement, you will know what to acce t and what to avoid as you move throu"h life% )e all know how to set a "oal= decide to take a course of action, to achieve a result% A ersonal mission statement takes this conce t one ste further, 'y statin" a key ersonal characteristic, a s ecific, measura'le result, and a tan"i'le deadline to accom lish the "oal 'y%
A ersonal characteristic may 'e the stren"th of disci line you have, erha s your intelli"ence, creativity, technical skills, knowled"e, mental determination, hysical stren"th% A s ecific measura'le result is the "oal you want to achieve% )hen you state a "oal, you say somethin" like ( want to "et into sha e 'y runnin"% A s ecific measura'le result would 'e - my "oal is to run ? miles within ?. minutes three times er week and lose ten ounds% And you must add your deadline% @or e4am le, 9in three months ( will accom lish 4444 and 4444;% &he followin" is a com lete ersonal mission statement% My mission is to use my mental determination and hysical stren"th to run three miles within ?. minutes three times er week and lose ten ounds 'y the end of three months%
So then you monitor your ro"ress over the three month!s time, kee track of the times you run and how far and within what time arameters% (f you lose track of your o'6ective, you review your mission statement and "et 'ack on track% How would a $+> monitor this ro6ect# Like their 6o' de ended on it% A $+> will take char"e, re"ardless of the economy and market conditions, re"ardless of if they have time for it, re"ardless of if they even know how to do it% $+>s don!t wait to "et the 6o' done until other eo le or e4ternal factors chan"e% &hey know their 6o' is to fi"ure it out and accom lish the mission% Like the $+>, you must for"e ahead and make it ha en if you want to live the life you want% Asin" this formula, ( created a ersonal mission statement which states, 9My mission is to e4 ress my creativity in an en"a"in" and ins irin" manner to launch my four hour 'usiness education and marketin" seminar to small 'usiness owners resultin" in B1C.,... in ersonal income and -CD increased revenues for my clients 'y the end of -.11;% ( have stated my key ersonal characteristic which is my creativity e4 ressed in an en"a"in" and ins irin" manner% &he s ecific measura'le result is my four hour 'usiness education and marketin" ro"ram resultin" in B1C.,... in ersonal income and -CD increased revenues for my clients% &he deadline is 'y the end of -.11% )ith this mission statement, ( can roceed to lan out my year, the time ( s end in develo ment, marketin" my ro"ram, and deliverin" it to otential and si"ned clients% )hen ( am tem ted to move in another direction, ( "o 'ack to my ersonal mission statement, to "et focused 'ack on my ro6ect%
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After you create your ersonal vision and mission statement, you will want to do some in*uiry into a value statement which e4 lains what is im ortant to you% Also, lookin" at a S)>& analysis, you can start to see where your Stren"ths and )eaknesses are as a contri'utor, and what > ortunities and &hreats are out there for you in the world% More a'out this in our ne4t module%
A'out the Author

Michelle Pate is a writer, wellness coach and marketin" e4ecutive who lives in $alifornia and loves the 'each and racticin" Bikram <o"a% She also develo s we'sites, 'lo"s, and hel s 'usinesses romote their roducts and services% She has an MA in holistic counselin" sycholo"y and an MBA% Michelle can 'e reached at 0.1-0?1-11C? or michelle ate22Eyahoo%com

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Personal Mission Statement

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