What is a mission statement
Expert sources (3)
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A TRANSFORMATIVE Guide To Designing Your Dream Life | Sahil Bloom x Rich Roll
Rich RollAuthor and podcaster - 2
James Clear, Atomic Habits — Strategies for Mastering Habits
James ClearAuthor - 3
Courage In A Fractured World: A Conversation With Brené Brown Finding Ground In A Divided World
Brené BrownVULNERABILITY RESEARCHER
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Summary
A mission statement acts as an inclusive umbrella concept for all areas of life, providing a broad framework that individuals can use to measure their decisions.
A mission statement works as an umbrella concept, or a kind of holding company, for the different parts of your life. Rich Roll describes it as something broad enough to apply across everything you do, so you can measure your decisions against it, rather than something tied to a single job or vocation 1. The point is a higher-level sense of purpose that stays inclusive of work, family, and the other areas of your life instead of being exclusive to any one of them.
Create a personal mission that works as an umbrella for all areas of your life, not just work: define a higher-level purpose (for example, to create positive ripples in the world) and use it to guide decisions across work, family, and community.