The Mission revealed ;-)
December 3, 2007
Yesterday, I wrote about how I finally managed to write my mission statement (after trying to for months), that post was not all bad but it missed a minor thingy.. the mission statement itself ;-)
As promised, here is the end result. I know it might sound a bit pretentious, high-browed or maybe even downright arrogant, but that’s not the intention. It’s just what happens if you want an ambitious mission I guess :-)
My Mission
I believe that the defining feature of a worthwile life is to live it according to a good and ambitious mission. There is no predetermined goal in our lives or any prearranged plan, nor is this life a simple preamble to a better ‘after-life’. We live now, and only during this life. Everything we want to do or want to be we should do or be now!
The essence of leaving a good life is to do well for others and myself in a way that is as positive and meaningful to everyone involved, which over time develops into a legacy that will determine how much my life has meant to others. I refuse to live my life according to a work-eat-watch tv-sleep routine.
Integrity
For me the most important value is integrity. To live life with honesty. good intentions and good actions. I love how it feels to be completely honest and want to be able to keep feeling that way.Do Good
In every situation and at every time I promise to myself and the world to the thing that I feel is the right thing to do. This is the only way to make a positive impact and maintain integrity. The personal consequences are of secondary importance only.
Positive
I admire loyal positive people with vision, passion and the persistence to make things happen. Those are the people to keep around me, Those are the people to be inspired by.
My general attitude should be appropriately humble, strongly empathic, resourceful and very calm/organized even in very stressful situations. Towards those close to me I want to be fun to be with and caring/loving.
Self-Development
I will always keep trying to improve myself in every aspect of life. Improving myself makes me a more capable person, which increases my capacity to do good actionsGoals
I will always make, have, keep and achieve goals that I set for myself. The most importantt of which are in this document and will be kept up to date.
All goals should follow my guidelines for integrity, doing good, being positive and self-development.
- To have a life that makes people ask “You did all that?” more and more often
- To directly improve the life of at least 1000 people significantly
- To visit every country and learn at least one important life lesson in each one
- Develop and maintain meaningful relationships with everyone I care about
- Die without regrets
I am not a saint, nor will I ever be. I will most likely slip up once in a while. This is not good, and I won’t stand for it.. but I will not be sidetracked from this mission as long as I live.
I am open about this mission and will distribute it so that others can hold me accountable for its contents and my actions.
“The worst state of being is remembering the future”
Signed,
Me.
So there you have it, it might not be the most original text ever written, but it’s who I am :-) And as you can see all the elements I discussed in yesterday’s article are there. The goals, values, philosophy, the accountability to those around me. The quote at the end is there as a ‘mission reminder’ and it sums up the lifestyle quite well I think.
I found it a difficult and fairly confronting process, but inspiring in a way. One I certainly recommend.
Cheers,
–
Wafel
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Lovely piece, and cool that you share it with everyone, since stuff like this would be considered quite personal by a lot of people. Kind of proves your determination to make this happen hence “so that others can hold me accountable for its contents and my actions.”
Liked reading it, and it puts some stuff to work in that head of mine :P
Hey Dennis! Thanks for the encouragement!
I’ve thought about whether or not to discuss my mission here for a long time. As you say.. it is quite personal.
But then again, I decided that if you don’t even stand for your own goals in public.. they’re not worth much. So here we are :-)
Thanks again!
Cheers!