I was in a discussion last weekend about mission statements and what makes a good mission statement. There were two elements that we discussed that made a lot of sense to me.
1) It needs to be hard
2) The fewer words the better
As examples we discussed Kawasaki’s mission statement “Beat Yamaha.” It’s a difficult motto to achieve and its short.
President John F. Kennedy’s mission statement “Go to the moon.” Again, not easy and yet brief.
My mission statement might be a combination like, 'Beat Kirk to the moon." LOL.
It won't be easy, but it is concise.
Actually, in my writing I try to avoid the competitiveness that can easily creep in especially when I haven't yet achieved 'Inker of the Week' status. Grrr. All competitiveness aside, I think my writing mission would be, “Create a better world.”
Somehow, some way as I write I want to remember the reason I started writing in the first place.
So what's your mission statement?
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I have many different motto's for many different situations. In writing, "Get published", in child rearing, "Survive", in exercise, "Do I really want to be the lady that other people stare at because my butt is so big that I need to wear maternity pants backwards???". Okay, the last one may be a little long, but the point is clear.
ReplyDeleteIn a pinch, I find the Nike motto can apply to almost any situation. "Just do it!"
My marriage's mission statement is: "Make each day the best we can for each other" It's long but it is hard :)It is on my back door as a reminder. For dealing with MS it's "Now or never"
ReplyDeleteI need to come up with one for every day. Maybe for writing it should be "Finish it!"
ha ha ha
ps sorry for dropping the ball yesterday. :(
No worries, DJ!
ReplyDeleteMission statement? Mottos? Most of the time I'm just winging it. I'm with Deb on the "Survive" motto. And I like where you're going, Donna, with the "Create a better world" focus....okay. Here's mine (all encompassing):
"Perfect Practice Makes Perfect"
Okay, I know it's not exactly a mission statement, but let me explain. I think I'm too easy on myself, you know? I let myself get away with a lot of crap. But, in almost everything, if you follow the rules and don't cheat, you reach your goals. And nobody ever got better at anything doing a half-a** job. So, that's that.
Mission statements are great. I have one that is more of a battle cry, but I guess it could work...
ReplyDelete"GETOUTTATHEWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!"
I have no creative juice left this week, so I'm teaming up with DJ on the "Finish it!" vibe.
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