I posted on my Instagram that my next post was going to be about finding your mission in life, well that was about six or seven posts ago. Here I am though going to share something that had helped me in so many ways, I wouldn’t even hesitate to say it has changed my life. The tool I stumbled across while trying to find a day planner for OneNote is the free Time Planner Template by Dean Gardiner. This tool isn’t simply a day planner, it is a life planner. It helps you figure out what your personal values and core beliefs are and from there to develop a mission statement for your life. When you have that mission statement you can plan your goals accordingly to support that mission. It helps you to say no to the things that don’t align with your purpose and to find the time for the things that do. It brings so much clarity and purpose that it is remarkable. It also has areas for formulating your goals that will support your mission.
He hasn’t updated the site since 2009 but don’t think that it is outdated, you can still download the template and it comes with in depth instructions on how to complete each section and how they relate to each other. Read on for the core values and mission statement I created. There are more sections such as questions to ask yourself daily to make sure you are on track, your daily state of being which are kind of like affirmations, and much more.
Crimson’s Core Values:
1. Happiness
2. Kindness
3. Community
4. Optimism
5. Evolvement
6. Wisdom
7. Creativity
8. Adventure
Crimson’s Mission Statement:
“My mission is to be happy by following my pillars of happiness which are love, kindness, gratitude, community, and evolvement. By practicing these pillars my mission is also to make others happy by sharing love, being kind and grateful and helping to build a sense of community in all that I do that affects others. I will strive to add positivity to the world on whatever scale opportunity provides. I will endeavor to change challenges into opportunities.”
I have found that when you know what your mission is, it becomes easier to focus on what is important and what eats away at your time that you can say no to. I could go on and on but that would make this blog post unbearably long. I simply encourage you to try it out for yourself.
Until next time…missions, visions, and values aren’t just for corporations they are for individuals too.
~ Crimson