Personal Mission Statement: Influences in my Life

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What's your mission? Four tips to help give your business a clearer direction in 2014 It's still 2013 as I'm writing this, but by the time everyone else reads it, we'll be into 2014 and kicking off the New Year, working to make good on the resolutions and plans we promised our businesses. W hat's one area to take a closer look at? The company mission statement. Typically defined as a formal summary of what your organization intends to do in both the short term and long run, mission statements also tend to be woefully outdated thanks to their very definition. Formality and a lengthy summary can't hold our attention span the way a downto-earth and easily tweetable statement can. Now this isn't to say you need to write everything in 140 characters or less. But if you don't already have one in place for your business or you have a really stale statement that no longer gels with the direction your company has taken, it might be time to conduct some early spring-cleaning and overbaul your mission statement. Aim for real and actionable, but also sligbtly lofty As mentioned in Jnc, mission statements should contain the following four SOCIAL MEDIA: To learn more about MyCorporation, like its Facebook page www(dot)facebook(dot)com/MyCorp and tollow on Twitter ©MyCorporation. elements: value, inspiration, plausibility and specifieity. A simple, concise, grounded and fitting statement that addresses a call to action is the key here. It's understandable that your statement shouldn't be too much of a pie-in-thesky plan for your business (steer clear of "we'll single-handedly heal the world"- isms). But a mission statement also needs to inspire just as much as it needs to encourage others to act out on it. Include at least one attainable element tbat sbows how your company can go above and beyond where others may not. It shouldn't just be a description of your business It's easy to muddle together the synopsis of what your brand does with what it aspires to do. VVTiile you do need to mention what it is your business does, keep your overall business description separate from your mission statement — after all, the mission is based on the intentions of your company. Tbink about your statement on an annual basis Making changes to your statement at the start of the year is a great way to kick everything off to a solid start, but it's also important to revisit your mission statement on an annual basis to make ^^gum^t sure it's still a fit for your company. Additionally, revisit the way you put it together from the grammar usage to how comprehensive it is. Sbare your statement with your employees and customers! At my company, we're in the midst of revising our own mission statement and plan to make signs for each employee's desk to showcase the new statement. Whether you decide to redo your statement completely or even if you make just a few small changes, share them with your team members and customers — it's a great and fresh reminder of all that your business stands for. • Deborah Sweeney is th