Mission Statement Quotes

• The most effective way I know to begin with the end in mind is to develop a personal mission statement or philosophy or creed. It focused on what you want to be (character) and to do (contributions and achievements) and on the values or principles upon which being and doing are based.

  Stephen Covey

  Philosophy, Character, Focus

  Stephen R. Covey (1994). “Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day”, p.108, Simon and Schuster

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• Without a mission statement, you may get to the top of the ladder and then realize it was leaning against the wrong building!

  Dave Ramsey

  Ladders, May, Realizing

  Twitter post from Mar 22, 2011

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• A mission statement is not something you write overnight... But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life.

  Stephen Covey

  Life, Change, Writing

  Stephen R. Covey (2015). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, p.159, Mango Media Inc.

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• If you don't set your goals based upon your Mission Statement, you may be climbing the ladder of success only to realize, when you get to the top, you're on the WRONG building.

  Stephen Covey

  Climbing, Goal, Ladders

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• An empowering mission statement has to become a living document, part of our very nature, so that the criteria we've put into it are also in us, in the way we live our lives day by day.

  Stephen Covey

  Empowering, Purpose, Way

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1997). “First Things First Every Day: Daily Reflections- Because Where You're Headed Is More Important Than How Fast You Get There”, p.248, Simon and Schuster

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  Begin with the end in mind.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspirational, Success, Determination

  Stephen R. Covey (2000). “Vision: Defining Your Destiny in Life”, Franklincovey

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• A personal mission statement becomes the DNA for every other decision we make.

  Stephen Covey

  Dna, Decisions We Make, Purpose

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.180, Simon and Schuster

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• It's not enough to have values without vision ; you want to be good, but you want to be good for something. On the other hand, vision without values can create a Hitler . An empowering mission statement deals with both character and competence; what you want to be and what you want to do in your life.

  Stephen Covey

  Character, Hands, Empowering

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.113, Simon and Schuster

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• Creating and integrating an empowering personal mission statement is one of the most important investments we can make.

  Stephen Covey

  Creating, Empowering, Important

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1997). “First Things First Every Day: Daily Reflections- Because Where You're Headed Is More Important Than How Fast You Get There”, p.250, Simon and Schuster

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• Most corporate mission statements are worthless. They consist largely of pious platitudes such as: "We will hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism and ethical behavior." They often formulate necessities as objectives; for example, "to achieve sufficient profit." This is like a person saying his mission is to breathe sufficiently.

  Russell L. Ackoff

  Risk, Example, Management

  Russell L. Ackoff (1986). “Management in Small Doses”, Wiley

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• You basically get what you reward. If you want to achieve the goals and reflect the values in your mission statement, then you need to align the reward system with these goals and values.

  Stephen Covey

  Goal, Needs, Want

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.286, Mango Media Inc.

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• Where you allow your attention to go ultimately says more about you as a human being than anything that you put in your mission statement.

  Merlin Mann

  Attention, Missions, Humans

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• That's kind of the mission statement for the label: to try to do great music that touches people's hearts.

  Ricky Skaggs

  Heart, People, Trying

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• Always begin with the end in mind.

  Ellen Muth

  Goal, Mind, Personal Vision

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• Every cabinet minister gets a mission statement from the Prime Minister.

  Brian Mulroney

  Cabinets, Prime, Ministers

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• There is something to be said about a pastor and a church that develop a missions statement and the people take ownership of it. They get their identity, purpose, and energy from the unique place their church is to be in that community.

  John C. Maxwell

  Unique, People, Community

  Source: enrichmentjournal.ag.org

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• If we took the mission statements of 100 large industrial companies, mixed them up while everyone was asleep, and reassigned them at random, would anyone wake up tomorrow and cry, 'My gosh, where has our mission statement gone?'

  C. K. Prahalad

  Wake Up, Gone, Tomorrow

  Gary Hamel, C. K. Prahalad (1996). “Competing for the Future”, p.145, Harvard Business Press

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• I define personal success as being consistent to my own personal mission statement: to love God and love others.

  Joel Manby

  And Love, God Love, Missions

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• To ensure that your work is also a play, I recommend that you develop a personal mission statement. This will help you find what it is to enjoy so much that you lose track of time when you're doing it.

  Ken Blanchard

  Learning, Play, Track

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• Most people believe that great leaders are distinguished by their ability to give compelling answers. This profound book shatters that assumption, showing that the more vital skill is asking the right questions…. Berger poses many fascinating questions, including this one: What if companies had mission questions rather than mission statements? This is a book everyone ought to read—without question.

  Adam Grant

  Book, Believe, Skills

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• One of my mission statements with all of my art has been to stop the world for people. I want to stop the worrying and stop the world.

  Jim Carrey

  Art, People, Worry

  "Jim Carrey On His 'World Stopping' New Book". Interview with Jarett Wieselman, www.etonline.com. September 24, 2013.

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• we must never forget that people buy into the leader before they buy into a mission statement.

  James Hunter

  People, Leader, Never Forget

  James C. Hunter (2008). “The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership”, p.174, Crown Business

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• A polarizing mission statement forces the reader to choose between two sides of a line drawn in the sand. Rare is the business owner who has the courage to craft such a statement.

  Roy H. Williams

  Two Sides, Crafts, Lines

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• From very early on, I've realized that and I have a mission statement with my songs to entertain, to encourage and to challenge the Body of Christ. That's always kind of the focus of the songs that I write for myself.

  Jonny Diaz

  Song, Writing, Focus

  Source: www.beliefnet.com

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• I am guided by the vision of what I believe this show can be. Originally our goal was to uplift, enlighten, encourage and entertain through the medium of television. Now, our mission statement for The Oprah Winfrey Show is to use television to transform people's lives, to make viewers see themselves differently and to bring happiness and a sense of fulfillment into every home.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Happiness, Uplifting, Believe

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