| Martha Graham, dancer, choreographer, and foremost | | | | vision of a desired future. By working with their |
| American pioneer of modern dance once wrote, | | | | mission and vision statements they were able to |
| “Some men have thousands of reasons why they | | | | develop goals which they wrote down. |
| cannot do what they want to, when all they need is | | | | The writing, repetitive reading and focus on your |
| one reason why they can.” We have all at one | | | | mission statement and vision statement will help you |
| time or another lost the focus of our intention for our | | | | determine more clearly your HOW – how will you |
| life, our work, our goals. Time goes by and some of us | | | | accomplish your true purpose and your desired |
| are reminded that we did have dreams, we did have | | | | future? Once you have your key statements |
| the time to achieve our desired future. But we | | | | defined, break down each statement into its various |
| didn’t. Given time we will remember a host of | | | | sentences and phrases. Look at each sentence and |
| plausible reasons for having missed “the mark.” | | | | phrase to help you think of strategic activities that you |
| Not so, for others it seems. They saw their mission | | | | can implement and if achieved, would advance you to |
| and their vision of the future and kept to their desired | | | | some goal that would tell you that you have achieved |
| path. Sometimes that path took what would appear as | | | | that particular part of your purpose or desired future. |
| a step, or even two, backwards –a tactical shift in | | | | Repetitive thinking and focus on your mission |
| their career that ultimately provided confidence for | | | | statement and vision statement will allow the “how |
| other successes. What kept them on focus was a | | | | to do it” to become more open to you and the |
| mission statement that clearly stated their reason for | | | | more you do it, the more strategic ideas and actions |
| existence – their true purpose in life. What kept | | | | will flow to you. |
| them going and energized each and every day was a | | | | |