Vision

As you may know, I am a faithful fan of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Franklin-Covey discusses the importance of personal, family, and team mission statements and links to its Mission Statement Builder. An excerpt:

According to Dr. Stephen R. Covey a mission statement is like a constitution by which you make all decisions for your life. Highly effective people shape their own future instead of letting other people, their culture, or their circumstance determine it. A mission statement provides direction and clarity for your life, your family, your team and your organization.

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Benefits of a Mission Statement:

• Gives you a greater sense of meaning and purpose.
• Guides your day-to-day decisions.
• Helps you design your life, your family, your team or your organization instead of having it designed for you.
• Provides focus.
• Clarifies what is most important.

The Mission Statement Builder provides a completely different template for whether you’re working on a personal, family or corporate mission statement–highly recommended. Give it whirl.

Image by Matthew Fang