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The Path

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The Path

Creating Your Mission Statement

Hyperion,

15 min read
10 take-aways
Audio & text

What's inside?

Using Christianity to create a better mission statement for your outer company and your inner self.

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Editorial Rating

7

Qualities

  • Controversial
  • Well Structured
  • Inspiring

Recommendation

Laurie Beth Jones’ survey of the basic principles of creating mission statements and vision statements is accompanied by her personal observations. She includes stories about clients, business associates and friends, and stories from the Bible. The book focuses on ways each individual can develop a personal path to guide him or her through professional and personal life. The book is written in short, easy-to-read sections. The basic message about missions and goals is familiar. Many readers will find that this book offers a quick and useful guide to creating an overall plan, within an inspirational and spiritual context. However, some may admire her strong Christian orientation and others may find themselves uncomfortable with it. As she notes, her personal mission is to "recognize, promote and inspire the divine connection in myself and others." She fulfills that mission with the book’s underlying Christian message. getAbstract recommends this book to those who wish to develop a personal plan and who are interested in including a Christian-oriented spiritual dimension in that process.

Summary

The Importance of Having a Mission

Having a clearly defined mission is important because it gives you a guiding purpose that helps you initiate, evaluate and refine all your activities. For example, Jesus had a clear mission and all his activities were based on his mission statement, which was not to condemn, but to give life.

Having a mission has helped many people turn their lives around, even when they found themselves in difficult, even life-threatening, situations. A mission can be especially helpful to a CEO. Since the average corporate executive only spends four years with a company, you may find that having a mission can provide a guiding focus if your life changes. It can help you land on your feet again.

The mission statement is a corporation’s most powerful positioning tool. A personal mission statement can be your individual guide to making decisions in your work and personal life. If your mission is clear, any job you hold is no longer an end unto itself. Instead, a job becomes the means of achieving your mission. You can create your mission statement in a few hours. It doesn’t have to take months or years. Think of your personal mission statement...

About the Author

Laurie Beth Jones is the author of two U.S. bestsellers, Jesus, CEO and Jesus in Blue Jeans. She is a speaker and consultant who conducts seminars worldwide. She is the founder of Jesus, CEO, a non-profit organization. Its mission is to "recognize, promote and inspire the divine connection in all of us."

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