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Comments on: Are Mission Statements / Visualizations All You Need To Be Successful? http://www.fracat.com/blog/2007/09/19/are-mission-statements-visualizations-all-you-need-to-be-successful/ Career Improvement and Job Seeking Blog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:12:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: dsweet http://www.fracat.com/blog/2007/09/19/are-mission-statements-visualizations-all-you-need-to-be-successful/#comment-19664 dsweet Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:12:16 +0000 http://www.fracat.com/blog/2007/09/19/are-mission-statements-visualizations-all-you-need-to-be-successful/#comment-19664 Chuck, We agree on what a personal mission statement is about. So, at least we have that, right? However, a personal mission statement is effectively useless unless you're a "man of action" and are motivated to make things happen. As you undoubtedly know, working on your personal mission statement is hard, hard work. You're going against the flow. You're working against entropy. You're pushing back against most of the natural forces of the universe. There are a lot of folks out there who want to sit back, punch a clock, and have greatness arrive in an e-mail. Preferrably an e-mail that doesn't require a reply, because - you know - they're pretty busy with their latte and all... That's why I say that unless you're committed to making the most of your time, you might as well be writing your personal mission statement in the foam of that latte. Dan Chuck,

We agree on what a personal mission statement is about. So, at least we have that, right?

However, a personal mission statement is effectively useless unless you’re a “man of action” and are motivated to make things happen.

As you undoubtedly know, working on your personal mission statement is hard, hard work. You’re going against the flow. You’re working against entropy. You’re pushing back against most of the natural forces of the universe.

There are a lot of folks out there who want to sit back, punch a clock, and have greatness arrive in an e-mail. Preferrably an e-mail that doesn’t require a reply, because - you know - they’re pretty busy with their latte and all…

That’s why I say that unless you’re committed to making the most of your time, you might as well be writing your personal mission statement in the foam of that latte.

Dan

]]> By: Chuck http://www.fracat.com/blog/2007/09/19/are-mission-statements-visualizations-all-you-need-to-be-successful/#comment-19538 Chuck Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:14:07 +0000 http://www.fracat.com/blog/2007/09/19/are-mission-statements-visualizations-all-you-need-to-be-successful/#comment-19538 Hey Dan. If I'm understanding you correctly, I have to respectfully disagree with the statement, "Are you at peak productivity? Then go for the personal mission statement. Otherwise, start working your way up the productivity tree at the lowest branches." A personal mission statement is about deciding what you want to accomplish, who you want to be, and how you want to get there. That should come before aiming to accomplish as much as possible, right? Seems like we have a different understanding of what such a statement is purposed for. Hey Dan. If I’m understanding you correctly, I have to respectfully disagree with the statement, “Are you at peak productivity? Then go for the personal mission statement. Otherwise, start working your way up the productivity tree at the lowest branches.”

A personal mission statement is about deciding what you want to accomplish, who you want to be, and how you want to get there. That should come before aiming to accomplish as much as possible, right?

Seems like we have a different understanding of what such a statement is purposed for.

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