Designing your life with clarity means you are clear about your choices, how they affect you and others. A simple way of putting purpose and clarity into your life that allows you to drive the choices you make is by creating a Mission Statement and/or Vision Statement.
On August 16, 2010, I wrote the following Mission Statement:
To inspire others to be and become their personal best. To live my life with integrity, gratitude, excellence, and passion in all my personal and professional dealings, interactions, decisions, and actions. To love what I do, the people I am with, and myself.
This is my written Purpose Statement, which was written on the same date:
My purpose in life is to use my outgoing and dynamic personality to guide and inspire others to create a more beautiful and nurturing life that encourages one another to interact with love, compassion, and kindness.
To be honest, I am disappointed in myself that I have not had these posted in a place I can view them every day. These are beliefs that I hold at my core. However, it is easy to stray the path when life takes it turns and you need these reminders the most. I also found it interesting that, to date, I would not change a word.
Two examples that are all about the care and respect of people are medical and dental. I have been deluged with appointments for the past month going to UC Davis Medical and Cancer Centers in Sacramento, and Laguna West Dental Care in Elk Grove. I have been completely transformed in my thinking of going to medical and dental appointments. I have always dreaded and feared going to the doctor and the dentist. While I just completed two years of intensive work done on my teeth, I have to admit my experience with Dr. You and his staff at Laguna West Dental Care has always been a treatment in care, respect, and sensitivity. The kindness, professionalism, and absolute courtesy that I have received from UC Davis’ Medical and Cancer Centers are bar none.
Needless to say, my experiences with these two professions in the past have been very uncomfortable and my concerns dismissed. How unfortunate as they hold the keys to our very health.
I want to share with you both of their Mission Statements because, in my experience, they live and execute it every day with aplomb.
UC Davis Health System
Our Mission:
Improving lives and transforming health care.Our Vision:
A healthier world through bold innovation.
Laguna West Dental Care
The mission of Laguna West Dental Care is to help patients by recommending the most appropriate dental treatment that is in the patient’s long term best interest, delivering the service with utmost professional skills, and working with the best laboratories—all done with patient comfort, first and foremost.
Have you considered creating your own personal Mission, Vision, Philosophy, and/or Purpose Statements? Have you actually written down what you stand for and what you represent? How do you want others to see you, what do you want your legacy to be? How can you strive for something you haven’t defined? Take time today to write down your own Statement and start living your life with more clarity and purpose of direction.
With great affection to my Sparklers!
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