YOUR MISSION STATEMENT-A PERSONAL COMPASS

"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens."  Carl Jung  

"We detect rather than invent our missions in life." ~Viktor Frankl

In last month’s newsletter we discussed getting some clarity on your mission and vision for your life. If you haven’t done this yet, now is the time to write your mission statement which can guide you through turbulent waters and up steep mountains.  Like a compass it guides you and points the way as you make decisions based on whether they line up with your personal mission statement.   Without this compass you may wander around, often from one thing to the next and not quite feel like you’re accomplishing much. Some of you have heard the phrase “the bright, shiny object syndrome” and it may be painfully familiar to you.  Although it can be exciting to do this for awhile, it’s often exhausting and more confusing. There are so many choices.  We can live in “information overload” only so long without paying the price.  

BEGIN NOW!

If you answered the questions last month and did the stream of consciousness writing exercise, go back and re-read your responses.   

•   Are there common themes here?

•  Are there words you’ve written that inspire you? 

 If you haven’t done this yet, begin by answering the following questions: 

1) If money and time were not issues for me what would I choose to do with my life? 

2) What are three important goals I wish to accomplish in my lifetime?   

3) What do I really love to do when I’m working?    

4) I want others to remember me as a person who…. 

5) My gifts and natural strengths are…..(ask family or good friends if you’re stuck)   

6) What do I want to contribute in the future for the betterment of others?   

7) What am I most passionate about?    

Spend some time pondering these questions and writing them down but don’t get “bogged down” here.  If you have a gut reaction when you read a questions write down what comes to you first.  If you don’t know what you’re passionate about, no worries. Try substituting this instead, what I loved to do as a child or teenager was…. 

FIND WORDS AND PHRASES THAT INSPIRE YOU

 Begin to draft your mission statement looking at your responses and common themes.  Keep it simple-two or three lines are fine-use words that get you excited or that have meaning for you. When you read your statement you want it to empower you in your everyday life.  It is used to remind you of what you are here to do. (at least at this point in your life and can always be revised)   

Here are some examples: 

• As a spiritual being, I am already worthy of love, health and financial abundance and I gratefully accept these gifts. 

• I am here to make a difference in the world and by the very act of shifting my consciousness I can see amazing possibilities everywhere. 

• As I love myself fully I extend this love to all I meet and my life is a true blessing as I live authentically and heart centered. 

• (If you have a business/personal statement it might look like this): I am here to help women who are going through traumatic divorces heal faster while getting the support they need using innovative wrap around services. 

You will also want to post your personal mission statement in various places around your home/office so you can read it regularly.   

 Most days I read my statement before getting out of bed and before going to sleep. This is a powerful way to start and end the day and helps me stay focused during the day on those things that keep me in alignment with my personal mission.  Reading it at night helps seed this into my subconscious, which is a very powerful practice.   

Congratulations on writing your PMS (LOL ladies) It may seem like a simple thing that you’ve accomplished, yet it can have huge implications on how you now live your life. Use your PMS to take you beyond you limited thinking and remind you of what you are here for. 

You are magnificent beyond words-may you learn to truly know that in every cell of your body!