Mon 11 Dec 2006
I wrote my mission statement a couple of years ago before I met my wife and well before my son was born. It’s pretty good and has served me well to keep my values clear.
Lately I’ve been taking parenting classes and restitution theory has come up. I’ve also been involved in trying to change the culture at my work and paying a little attention to Tim Sanders. This has led me to look at my Personal Mission Statement more closely. He just posted a series of videos entitled “The end of suffering.” In these videos he talks about developing a quality mission statement. He believes the only truly useful mission statement is one that ties into reducing other peoples suffering. Not ending hunger or bringing about world peace, just ending the suffering we all go through in our everyday lives. It’s the only concept that we can grab onto that will guide us in all circumstances. My personal mission statement is not totally centred on this idea, but the tool at Franklin Covey’s website does a decent job. Over the next few months I’ll give my mission statement a tune up and I’ll be thinking about how I can bring about the end of suffering.
The End of Suffering part 1:
The End of Suffering part 2:
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