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Understanding your mission in this life is key to understanding how to become the leader of your life. There are a lot of misconceptions about “your mission though.” I feel the word itself can sometimes be intimidating for a lot of people. But think of it this way, if a company or brand does not have a mission, then are we going to understand it, let alone support it? Probably not. That’s one of the reasons I feel discovering and having a personal mission is one of the four components to being the leader of your life.
You might realize that you are completely clueless right now as to what your mission in life is at the point. That’s OK and probably why you are reading this. Another aspect about learning and crafting your mission is that it is completely OK for it for adapt and change. We do as individuals as we grow and learn, so it’s completely normal and expected for our mission to as well. For instance, when I was in my twenties, my mission was to inspire young women to pursue careers and financial independence. A personal mission for me was to live that life; have a successful career, have financial independence, and be a strong role model for young women. Now that I am older, my mission has evolved. Perhaps it has not changed entirely but it has evolved. My mission is to help women step into their leadership and become the leaders of their life.
In my opinion, as we evolve, our mission statement or personal mission evolves too. It evolves as we evolve through the stages of our life. We actually find this with companies and teams too and that’s OK. But, if we do not have a mission statement to guide us then we could find ourselves a bit lost as leaders of anything, including the leaders of our lives. So, how do we figure out our mission statement? Well, there’s a reason I talked about values in part one of “be the leader of your life” because understanding what values are important to you will shape your mission statement. Once you have identified your values, then you can begin to really craft and have fun with the creation of your mission statement.
In my opinion, that is exactly why values are the core of it all because now, you can build upon them. Now, you can build your mission statement. Values for most people typically remain tried and true, so as missions, visions, and purpose evolve; you will always have your core values to keep you anchored in my opinion. I’ll use myself as an example. My core values are honesty, integrity, determination, equality, courage, independence, courage, success and did I mention determination? I’m sure I have left a few out but these are the main ones. You get the picture. But how did my values develop my mission? Or do I only have one mission? Do you only have one mission?
Remember starting out in my career, all I knew is that I wanted to make a lot of money and mentor and support other women. As I saw and experienced situations, people, things, etc… I developed my mission. I actually realized how great it made me feel to be so honest and to act with integrity. I observed and felt how my determination was not only a value, but a superpower for me. I enjoyed being independent and providing for myself and found great success. I valued this within myself and others. I could go on but I think that helps to paint by journey and reflection about values. Some of the most poignant moments were when my values were challenged by others. I look back now and realize that is truly when my mission was born. But, I also see that is when it evolves, when it is challenged. It grows and evolves.
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