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Personal Mission Statement

Personal Mission Statement
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I’ve always set goals and made sure my plans were in writing.  It does not end when you retire. That may be the best time to map out who you want to be and where you want to go. You have a second chance to scratch things off that bucket list, get organized or mend fences. What will it be?

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Personal Mission Statement –  #659

In my working days, I wrote strategic plans and helped organizations decide what their future should look like. 

When I settled in the Shenandoah Valley to take things easy, I wanted a PERSONAL mission statement; something I could refer to, to see if my days are being spent on things that matter to me. It’s so easy to get side-tracked and whittle time away, when you’re not in a 9 to 5 job.  I wanted to set a course and keep on it.

There’s a quote from Henry David Thoreau.  It so inspired me that I have it in a picture frame in my office.

Thoreau says, “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”

Thoreau was saying to me – “Your Personal Mission Statement should aim you toward your own version of success and contentment. Yours – not anyone else’s.”

If you are interested in writing your own Personal Mission Statement and would like to see a sample, I’d be glad to share mine with you. It outlines the RESULTS I want to achieve from the things I do each day.                                                                  

Just send me an email and I’ll get it out to you. 

Once you write your mission statement, be sure to post it where you’ll see it every day so you can track your progress toward ”success unexpected in common hours.”

P.S.   

To request the sample Personal Mission Statement, send an email to Annette@ConsiderThisRadioShow.com.  Hope you enjoy the process of creating your own strategies.

[Show #659]

Filed Under: Advice and Encouragement, Love and Kindness Tagged With: lifestyle, mission statement, personal leadership, success

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  1. George R. Erdman says

    November 9, 2019 at

    Annette,
    Like you at one point I was involved in writing a mission statement for my business. Subsequently I had to set goals and strategies to accomplish the goals that were consistent with the mission. Then I had to add a corollary, “KEEP ON TRACK”. I find it’s difficult to do so when cursed with curiosity.

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    • Annette Petrick says

      November 11, 2019 at

      Ah but what a blessed curse is curiosity, George. Keeps us energetic and adventurous regardless of limitations. Every new discovery is a joy. Perhaps an addition to the PMS – Stay curious.

      Reply
  2. Mary says

    October 27, 2019 at

    Dear Annette, thank you for the button story. It had so many memories of my aunt’s jar, sad to say it went away with her home. I love your stories.
    Blessings to you and your family.
    Sister Mary Gibbons:
    .

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    • Annette Petrick says

      October 28, 2019 at

      So glad you enjoyed the story. I surely enjoy telling them. Bless you, Sister.

      Reply

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