004: Find Your North Star: How To Create A Personal Mission Statement
The Intentional Advantage
Tanya Dalton
4.8 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2017
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we will be talking about the importance of mission statements. Having a mission statement is the key element in focusing on your priorities and will help you find your purpose. Having a personal mission statement gives you permission to get rid of the distractions and go for the goals that are important to you
Listen now and discover:
What is a personal mission statement?
How having a mission statement is going to help give you direction, gain insight into your life and will create more focus on your priorities.
How the incorrect reporting of Alfred Nobel's death lead to the Nobel Prize.
Why every decision we make for our business must first pass our mission test.
Three steps to crafting a personalized mission statement that will transform your life, your business, and your relationships.
Key Quote: ""When you integrate your personal mission statement into your weekly planning it gives you a way to keep that vision constantly before you."
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Productivity Paradox. Join Tanya Dalton as she helps you discover your passions and priorities through the power of productivity. |
| 0:08.2 | Tanya has transformed her personal productivity mission into Inkwell Press, a seven-figure business that has already changed the lives of thousands of fiercely loyal fans. |
| 0:18.2 | To get her free checklist, five minutes to peak productivity, simply register at |
| 0:22.7 | Inkwellpress.com slash podcast. |
| 0:25.6 | And now, here's your host, Tanya Dalton. |
| 0:29.7 | Hello, hello, everyone. |
| 0:31.5 | Welcome to Productivity Paradox. |
| 0:33.5 | I'm your host, Tanya Dalton, and this is episode four. Today, we are focusing on mission statements, |
| 0:41.4 | and we are going to be working together to craft a personalized mission statement just for you. |
| 0:47.6 | A mission statement is going to help give you direction, gain insight into your life, |
| 0:53.6 | and will create a little bit more focus on your |
| 0:56.2 | priorities. But let's back it up for a second and start with a story, okay? Imagine yourself |
| 1:02.9 | sitting down to a nice breakfast on Saturday morning. Maybe you're munching on your toast while |
| 1:09.1 | jelly drips on the table and you scroll through your phone looking at the morning's news. |
| 1:14.6 | Now, imagine your surprise when, as you're scrolling down, you see your own name on the screen. |
| 1:20.6 | An announcement of your death. |
| 1:23.6 | How would this impact you? |
| 1:25.6 | What would that article say about your legacy? |
| 1:28.9 | How do you think you would be remembered? |
| 1:31.3 | And most importantly, how would you feel about how you're remembered? |
| 1:36.2 | Now, I know this seems a little bit far-fetched, but I'm going to be honest with you. |
| 1:40.9 | This little fiction is based off the true story of Alfred Nobel. |
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