Module One – Creating a Life Vision

Example Vision/Mission Statements

Read a couple of examples of Vision/Mission Statements below to get an idea of what you’ll be creating. The following two examples are from Chapter/Habit Two of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey.

Succeed at home first.
Seek and merit divine help.
Never compromise with honesty.
Remember the people involved.
Hear both sides before judging.
Obtain counsel of others.
Defend those who are absent.
Be sincere yet decisive.
Develop one new proficiency a year.
Plan tomorrow’s work today.
Hustle while you wait.
Maintain a positive attitude.
Keep a sense of humor.
Be orderly in person and in work.
Do not fear mistakes— fear only the absence of creative, constructive, and corrective responses to those mistakes.
Facilitate the success of subordinates.
Listen twice as much as you speak.
Concentrate all abilities and efforts on the task at hand, not worrying about the next job or promotion.
-Rolfe Kerr

I will seek to balance career and family as best I can since both are important to me. My home will be a place where I and my family, friends, and guests find joy, comfort, peace, and happiness. Still I will seek to create a clean and orderly environment, yet livable and comfortable. I will exercise wisdom in what we choose to eat, read, see, and do at home. I especially want to teach my children to love, to learn, and to laugh— and to work and develop their unique talents. I value the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities of our democratic society. I will be a concerned and informed citizen, involved in the political process to ensure my voice is heard and my vote is counted. I will be a self-starting individual who exercises initiative in accomplishing my life’s goals. I will act on situations and opportunities, rather than to be acted upon. I will always try to keep myself free from addictive and destructive habits. I will develop habits that free me from old labels and limits and expand my capabilities and choices. My money will be my servant, not my master. I will seek financial independence over time. My wants will be subject to my needs and my means. Except for long-term home and car loans, I will seek to keep myself free from consumer debt. I will spend less than I earn and regularly save or invest part of my income. Moreover, I will use what money and talents I have to make life more enjoyable for others through service and charitable giving.
-Anonymous Woman (who’s got an awesome vision!)

Here is Ben Franklin’s personal Mission Statement:

Temperance: Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
Order: Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
Frugality: Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.
Industry: Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.
Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
Justice: Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
Moderation: Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation.
Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
Chastity: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another’s peace or reputation.

Module Two – Creating a Job Vision

Rewrite your ‘WHYs’

Which of your WHYs does your job with Pointe, and involvement in the Mentorship Program, fulfill? In crafting your Job Vision, specify how your Job Vision connects to your Life Vision.

What impact do you want to make by doing this job? Impact on yourself, those around you, customers?
What do you want out of your experience with Pointe?
What are you willing to put into it?
Write stuff down.

Examples

Core Values: Continual learning, Push on my edges, Unlock life inside of every human
Keep clear priorities, grow, and adapt.
No stress – not attached to stress as a motivator. Replace with decisiveness.
Be a driving, innovative force for change – keep dreams and ideals alive.
Challenge assumptions, push on limits, question everything.
Develop a flexible structure that works and flows with life.
Honey Badger – take initiative, step up, problem solve, no shrinking.
Thoroughness – see things through from start to finish.
100% accountability.
Effective communication. Refine and ignite.
Dance with the fear.
Put in the pain.
Play the long game. No shortcuts.
Enjoy it. ALL OF IT.

My vision is to absorb all the knowledge I can from leaders, customers, and coworkers by asking good questions and listening intently. I will then share this knowledge as appropriate, becoming as much of a giver as I am a receiver. I will develop a growth mindset and never allow failure to lead to discouragement. I will help others succeed through my example and through well-timed advice. I will recognize and acknowledge the need for diverse personalities and different ways of thinking. I will view the mentorship program as an investment in myself extending beyond the time I work for Pointe.
-Marcus Tarr