mission statement

A mission statement is a concise summary of an organization's or person's purpose and aims. It is most often used by organizations in strategic planning and can be used by almost any type of business, organization or venture.  The desire to create personal mission statements increases its popularity as a tag.

For organizations, a mission statement seeks to describe the organization, its purposes and its methods.  Many use the mission statement in promotional materials or on their web sites.  Personal mission statements, in contrast, basically summarize what you want to do with your life or in the near future. In either case, the goal is for the statement to be succinct, meaning it may require a great deal of thought to be effective and meaningful.

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• Merry Christmas

  
  WHITE WATCH — Authority: 126
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• Mixing Business with Porn and Charity: John M Carr and Steve Crow

  
  Community Standards Inc. | New Zealand — Authority: 412
  Many will now know that American citizen John M Carr is co-director, along with “Porn King” Steve Crow, of Eden Digital Ltd, a NZ registered company that sponsored and bank-rolled the recent “Boobs on Bikes” porn sleaze promo on Queen Street, Auckland, and its three-day follow-up Erotica Lifestyles Expo held ...
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• Duluth CPA Asks…What is Your Mission Statement…Taking Christianity Into the World

  
  Accounting News and Notes — Authority: 133
    Duluth CPA Asks…What is Your Mission Statement…Taking Christianity Into the World   Recently I was asked what our Mission Statement was. I knew what it was but it was advantageous for me to reduce to simple terms. Might I suggest as you begin the New Year that you crystallize your visions and thoughts to ...
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• BGC Mission Statement

  
  Fyrebug Make Your Own Game! — Authority: 482
  A word-find containing most the Boys & Girls Club of Lewistown’s Mission Statement for Volunteer Orientation.
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• The Mission of Revolution (Through the Eyes of a Monk)

  
  My World — Authority: 129
  Revolution exists to help people find their way back to God. The other day Katie pointed this out me: “Considering “good old sin” in the sense that the ancient monks understood it, exposes the vast difference between their worldview and our own. These days, when someone commits an atrocity, we tend to sigh ...
  2 weeks ago

• Video: Write a Life Mission Statement!

  
  Beyond Blue — Authority: 479
  Since Anthony Scioli suggests writing a life mission statement as a way to build hope, I thought Id republish my video on this very exercise. You may have had to memorize the mission statement of your corporation or school. But have you ever wondered what your own personal mission statement would say? After ...
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• Zuppa: The Next Course

  
  Odin's Aviary — Authority: 109
  Traditionally, we know what our Zuppa del Giorno show is going to be at least a year in advance, if not more. That seems funny to write, especially with how much I write about the process starting from nothing at the beginning of the rehearsal process. Yet both are true. We never start out with a show, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Business values, vision and mission

  
  The New Professional's Leverage Points — Authority: 124
  My take on another few popular management words: Values are about whats important to the organization (perhaps the triple bottom line of people, profit, planet – if you are so inclined) Vision connotes a stretch-future – a grand picture of the successful future Mission is perhaps closely synonymous with ...
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• There is Hope in Politics – The Australian Sex Party

  
  Geek, Actually — Authority: 121
  I have just been made aware of a new political party here in Australia, The Australian Sex Party. They are running candidates in the two bi-elections tomorrow and I really think all the geeks, gamers and liberally minded folks out there need to take a look before casting your vote tomorrow. You can find out about the ...
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• Personal Mission Statement – Values – Vision – Validation

  
  Hypnosis Melbourne — Authority: 144
  A personal mission statement aligns with your life experiences, expectations, goals, dreams. It outlines what is important, what will not be compromised. View original here:  Personal Mission Statement – Values – Vision – Validation Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Post this on Diigo Buzz ...
  5 weeks ago

• Pretend the word “solution” doesn’t exist. Now, what do you actually do?

  
  inmedia Public Relations Inc. - High tech public relations — Authority: 106
  At the peak of the dot-com and telecom bubble at the beginning of this decade, my wife, who is also a technology marketing strategist, and I often amused ourselves by imagining the response we might get if we created an entirely fictitious company and put up a website that employed all the utterly meaningless buzz ...
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• My Life Mission

  
  Small Town Pastor — Authority: 133
  “Making Real Followers of Jesus” My life mission is to lead others to begin or deepen their relationship with Jesus and His church.   June 1, 2010 … 1.      I can honestly look at myself and say that I am growing in my relationship with Jesus through Daily Quiet Times and the habits ...
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