“There are costs and risks to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.”

Good Morning! Often, when our attitude is suffering, it is because we have not connected purpose with our actions. Many people make the mistake of believing that only great feats have purpose world peace, feeding the hungry, organizing a protest or petition, holding a fund-raiser, donating to a blood drive.

While these are great achievements, we can also bring purpose to everything in our lives including tasks like doing the laundry or grocery shopping with Mini Mission Statements. For many people, the only real introduction to the idea of mission statements has been through the movie Jerry McGuire.

Mission statements are not stuffy or dry corporate documents, but rather well-articulated visions that are meant to energize people and help us hone in on our core purpose. Most companies use a mission statement to help remain focused on their core values or purpose.

Let’s use grocery shopping for our example.

Since grocery shopping is not my favorite task, I could easily sigh, drag my feet, and pout when I have to go to the grocery store. Or I could use a Mini-Mission Statement like: “Today is the day I always do my grocery shopping. Grocery shopping is a way for me to promote my family’s health by selecting nutritious foods.”Whether it is in work or home life, most people are used to mission statements that are made once, and then occasionally glanced at. I strongly encourage you to make a million mission statements. You can create a mission statement for every errand, every task, or for a goal, for a day, for a week, for a month, or for a life. The more purposeful statements you make, the more focused and energized you will become. The reason is simple: Mission statements clear away all the “mind clutter.” When your mind is presented with a mission, it will like a computer and work to complete it. Successful business people are masters at using mission statements to stay on course while avoiding diversions and distractions. We can use this business template to achieve success in our personal lives. Adapting regular mission statement use in our daily lives will help us stay on course while avoiding diversions, distractions, and destructive thinking.

Today, create a positive mission statement for the majority of the activities you do. A mission statement should be something easy enough to commit to memory and strong enough to give you a purpose. Writing down the statement will increase its effectiveness.

I bring the power of purpose to my daily activities.