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From Stephen Covey, author or The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

"Creating a Personal Mission Statement will be, without question, one of the most powerful and significant things you will ever do to take leadership of you life. In it you will identify the most important roles, relationships, and things in your life - who you want to be, what you want to do, to whom and what you want of give your life, the principles you want to anchor your life to, the legacy you want to leave. All the goals and decisions you will make in the future will be based upon it. It's like deciding first which wall you want to lean your ladder of life against, and then beginning to climb. It will compass - a strong source of guidance amid the stormy seas and pressing, pulling currents of you life."

So today we'll look at making a personal mission statement. Now< those of you who work for big corporations may be groaning about now. Company mission statements can be long winded and confusing - I know I've worked for that kind of company too but a good mission statement gives you direction and clarity about who want to become and what you want to achieve.

Some examples of company mission statements are:

Mary Kay Cosmetics - "To give unlimited opportunity to women"

Walt Disney - "To make people happy"

Ben & Jerrys - "To make, distribute & sell the finest quality all natural ice cream & euphoric concoctions with a continued commitment to incorporating wholesome, natural ingredients and promoting business practices that respect the Earth and the Environment"

Coca Cola - "To Refresh the World in body, mind, and spirit. To Inspire Moments of Optimism through our brands and our actions. To Create Value and Make a Difference...everywhere we engage"

As Stephen Covey says think about what is important to you in your life. These can be your values or qualities that you want to develop and then how you will develop them. It will clarify not only what you want in your life but what you will actually allow in your life. Personal mission statements are not cast in stone. They can be amended as you grow into the person that you want to become.

To inspire your own personal mission statement here is one personal mission statement that changed the world.

"Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:

* I shall not fear anyone on Earth.* I shall fear only God.

* I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.

* I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.

*I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering."

Mahatma Gandhi

So take some time out to write out your personal mission statement and read it every morning so that it can guide you through your life.