Mission

I would very much like to take this opportunity to share something very personal and dear to me. As I have mentioned before, establishing your intentions is an important factor in shaping your morals and your person. A few years ago I first read 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey (which I can't speak highly enough of) where he encourages everyone to write their own personal mission statement. Businesses have mission statements to verbalize their intentions as an organization and I thought it would be a great idea if I did the same. I STRONGLY recommend it, it feels so empowering to put into words what you stand for. I've changed it since the first draft, as my priorities have changed since then. My mission statement will never stop changing or improving just as I do personally.

It means so much for my goals of serenity, balance and wellness that this constant reminder of who I am is written and established, yet fluid and changeable. Not everything is written down. I have so many labels and responsibilities and goals that I didn't want it to read like a list. This is where your personalization comes in, write it how you feel it should sound. I wrote this for me:

"My first and foremost responsibility is to myself. To remember that I cannot be of service to anyone else unless I am whole. I will balance and fill my life, therefore years, days and seconds acting on situations and opportunities rather than being acted on. I will be content with who I am, not complacent with what life gives me. I will always continue to learn, reflect, and absorb. I will listen just as thoughtfully as I speak. I will learn from the mistakes of others without sacrificing my own experiences. I will lead with respect, grace, and integrity. I will cherish the values that were taught to me just as strongly as I cherish my family for instilling them in me. I will uphold my values when faced with trying times, accept that they may change, and never stop evolving. "

I hope that I have been able to inspire, motivate, or change some one's perspective through my experiences just as I am inspired, motivated and influenced by others. Everything I share here is through my own lessons and continuous struggles of which I embrace all of them although sometimes unwillingly at first. Thank you for inspiring me!