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Another approach to defining Vision and Mission is to pose two
questions. Firstly, "What aspirations does the organization have
for the world in which it operates and has some influence over?",
and following on from this, "What can (and /or does) the
organization do or contribute to fulfill those aspirations?". The
succinct answer to the first question provides the basis of the
Vision Statement. The answer to the second question determines
the Mission Statement.
MY MISSION
Great people are ordinary people with commitment.
“Men and women fail in their life, not for lack of ability, or brains,
but simply because they have never organized their energies
around a central goal.” (Elmer Wheeler.)
So, just what is YOUR personal mission?
- What is the purpose of your existence?
- What gets you out of bed on a cold winter's morning?
- What force drives you to action and productivity?
It's never too late or too early to do some serious thinking about
what it is that drives you and what your personal mission is or
should be. In all likelihood, this is the most important thinking
you can do, to make a difference in how you take charge of your
life!
Determine what it is you want in life, and make it CLEAR and
SPECIFIC.
This is precisely the purpose of your mission statement.
Your mission is the reason for your existence. It acts as a
beacon—a clear and specific objective that everything else is
guided by. When it is known, understood, accepted and
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