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Along
the Purpose Path
The Newsletter of
Path Of Purpose Coaching
Issue # 83 February 5, 2008
Helaine Iris, Life and Business Coach
http://www.pathofpurpose.com/
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Vision, Mission and Purpose
Helaine Iris
Every new year brings
with it the opportunity to reevaluate and reawaken your goals
and dreams for your business and life. One of the best
ways I know to do that is to revisit the vision, mission and
purpose of your business.
For most businesses, the
first quarter of the year can be a quiet time, making it ideal
to go back to basics. Here is an excerpt from my book:
Small Business Success for Women that will guide you
through revising, renewing, or newly creating what should be
the foundation you build your success on.
The purpose of Vision,
Mission and Purpose statements are threefold. First, your
statements articulate and make tangible the overarching reason
for the existence of your business.
Second, they serve as a powerful inspiration
tool. Think about the times you are low on energy, overwhelmed
or wondering why you're in business in the first place. These
are all common occurrences for an entrepreneur. What will you
draw upon to get you through and re-energized yourself? What
might happen if you have nothing to draw on?
And third, these statements become an excellent
communication vehicle for the individuals you encounter, from
customers, to loan officers. Think of the power behind a
business that clearly communicates its reason for being.
Vision Statements
Let's distinguish your company's Vision
Statement from the vision essay you created in lesson one. The
intention of the exercise in lesson one was to serve as an
internal tool for capturing your own thoughts and desires
about what you're creating. It serves as a creative way to
brainstorm and begin to make your dream real.
A Vision Statement is an external tool used to
communicate with the public. It paints a compelling picture of
the future position of the company. It's designed to inspire
awe in the reader as well as set the tone and course for those
involved in executing the mission of the business.
Both your internal vision and your Vision
Statement should represent the big picture. When you connect
to that, in either form, as your source of energy, there'll be
no stopping you. Here are a few examples of Vision
Statements:
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Mission Statements
Mission statements define how you will
accomplish your vision. It represents the company's
commitment. Your mission statement should embody the vision
and values of the company. Mission statements are where you
start to show how your dream is going to become a reality.
Here are a few examples of Mission statements:
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entrepreneurs to thrive in their business while crafting a
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Designs
Compass Life And Business Designs teaches
women. It wakes women up, reintroduces them to their
potential, and challenges them to use it.
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Toastmasters International is the leading
movement devoted to making effective oral communication a
worldwide reality. Through its member clubs, Toastmasters
International helps men and women learn the arts of speaking,
listening and thinking -- vital skills that promote
self-actualization, enhance leadership, foster human
understanding, and contribute to the betterment of mankind.
Purpose
I invite you to consider a wider definition of
purpose. Think about Purpose as being the expression of who
you are in the most authentic form. Purpose is about and
informs, "Who I am" distinguished from "what I do".
Here is an example of two different Purpose
Statements from each of the two perspectives. Doing versus
being:
I am in business to influence people and to
help them remember their dreams, overcome their obstacles, and
use their potential. My purpose is to change the world, one
person at a time.
My life of purpose is a life of courage,
creative expression, awareness and abundant possibility
through clear, compassionate love and service.
One statement orients toward doing or
expressing, the other toward the simplicity of being. They're
both powerful. They both take each other into consideration.
Who must you have to "be" to accomplish "changing the world
one person at a time?" And conversely, what would you want to
do, if you were in touch with being "compassionate love and
service?"
Now it's YOUR turn. Dig out and dust off your
Vision statement. Make the time and space in to cultivate and
nurture your purpose as well as your vision and mission. It
will be an endless source of inspiration and a powerful
reminder when you're up to your elbows in business life.
It's YOUR life...imagine the possibilities!
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Suggested
Reading
World Without End by Ken Follett. This
sweeping epic has well entertained me through this cold, snowy
January in New England. Set in fourteenth century
England the story follows the four main characters and the
secret that connects their unfolding lives through difficult
times. Even though it's a well written, incredibly engaging
story I did feel a bit guilty not being able to put down all
1014 pages of this in essence - historical romance novel. I do
recommend it if you're in the mood to be swept into another
time and place. And, It will make you appreciate modernity
even with the apparent challenges that come with it.
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Resources
and Opportunities
The cost of war in Iraq .
I
think it's important to share this. I was staggered
by the reality this video presents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZy04Knmhgc
Consciousness, Culture, and Cosmos
Rupert Sheldrake and Andrew Cohen in Dialogue.
Watch this clip here.
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Closing
Notes
About Helaine: Helaine is a
Life and Business Coach, who has been featured in
numerous publications, including "O" The Oprah Magazine.
She helps entrepreneurs and professionals
accelerate their professional success, while achieving a
more complete and fulfilling personal life. She
combines a broad range of professional experience in her work,
including management positions in the education,
training, retail and international non-profit
sectors. She loves her life and awakens each day excited to make the world a better place, one person at a time.
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