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What To Do?

31 Sunday Jan 2016

Posted by dianasschwenk in Diana's Enormous Book of Quotes, In My Opinion

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“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
~J.R.R. Tolkien

Sounds simple, right?

Whether you’re trying to prioritize tasks for today, or you’re searching for your life-long calling, all you have to do is decide what to do within the time you have been given.

Because we don’t have forever. Time is finite.

Recently, I have reconnected with a group of folks online who grew up in the seventies in my hometown.

At 16, it feels like life is so long, like you have forever to decide what you will do with your life. Although some kids knew way back then the direction their lives would take, I would wonder for many years to come.

And even then, I ended up having to focus more on Who I would be rather than What I would be.

That’s where developing a personal mission statement really made a difference. Once I figured that out, no matter what my job is, or what my circumstances are, I am doing what I’ve decided to do every day for as long as I have been given.

~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~

Do you have a personal mission statement?

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Fire

24 Wednesday Oct 2012

Posted by dianasschwenk in Hump Day Chronicles

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Some time back when I was working on my personal vision and mission statement, I did an exercise that was meant to give me action words that could later be applied to my personal statements.

My vision and mission statements are featured on my blog. In case you missed them, they are:

VISION: Igniting the power and passion in others…

MISSION: I relate with, promote and speak community wherever I am…

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But today I just want to share about one part of the process that led to these statements.

In this exercise, I had to choose which element (Earth, Water, Air and Fire) I most related to.

I chose Fire.

The next step was to think about the characteristics of fire and write them out as if they described me.

Below is what I ended up with:

I, Diana, am Fire

Burning

Bright

Blazing

Renewing

Spreading

Consuming

Orange

Red

White

Blue

Powerful

Hungry

Warming

Wild

Catchy

Then I had to write down what fire does as if it was what I do.

I burn, warm, light, mesmerize, dance, crackle, hunger

I purify, save, destroy, comfort and excite.

~

I, Diana, am Fire

Igniting the power

And passion in others

I give warmth

On cold, wintry nights,

And clear the way

For new beginnings.

It was truly a self-discovering journey for me and eventually led to the writing of my vision and mission statements.

Which of the four elements best describes you?

What are its characteristics?

Can you apply them to yourself?

Who are you?

20 Wednesday Jun 2012

Posted by dianasschwenk in Hump Day Chronicles, In My Opinion

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Maybe you’re an oil and gas executive, or a waitress, or a teacher, a pilot, an athlete, a taxi driver, or you’re in between jobs?

No?

Perhaps you’re a Ph.D student, or an electrician, a mail carrier, a business owner, a soldier, a dog walker, a writer, a pizza delivery man?

That’s not you either?

A homemaker, a board member, a chef, construction worker, politician, salesperson, an accountant, a missionary, an actor, a musician?

Well it doesn’t really matter.

Because that’s not who you are anyway.

That’s what you do.

So who are you?

In a previous job my boss started a process where he met with all his direct reports to develop role descriptions as opposed to the usual job descriptions.

One of the first questions he asked me was, “What do you want people to say about you when you’re not in the room?”

I thought about it for a moment and responded with, “I want them to say, wow, she’s one classy lady!”

This statement immediately influenced my interactions and relationships, both at work and in my private life.

And it inspired me to create a personal vision/mission statement. (More on that later)

The Tweet from @UndertheNeonSky that inspired this post

Once my ‘Role Description’ was completed, I met with my direct reports to go through the same process.

They told me the things they wanted people to say about them when they left the room, things like:

she delivers on what she says she’s going to do;

she has great ideas;

he really knows his stuff;

I feel like I’m the only person in the world when he talks to me.

To my delight it gave me a clearer idea of who they were.

This simple exercise of discovering who I am saved me a lot of heartache when I left that organization.

An organization I’d been involved with for 20 years.

One I’d invested a whole lot of sweat and tears, along with my co-workers, to make more successful.

One who’s mission and people I still very much care about.

Sure it was hard to leave, but I knew who I was – my confidence and purpose in life were not tied into that specific job.

The benefit of knowing who you are and being able to articulate it is empowering.

Chances are that you already live out who you are –  and have been doing so since you were a kid.

I know that when I developed my mission and vision statements and looked back on my life,

all the pieces seemed to fit together and finally make sense.

Writing out who you are in concise language

empowers you to more quickly assess and make decisions on the opportunities and struggles that come your way at work and in your personal life.

My personal vision and mission statements you ask?

I unabashedly display them on my blog, but in case you missed them, here they are:

Vision: Igniting the power and passion in others…

Mission: I relate with, promote and speak community wherever I am…

Short and sweet.

All encompassing.

Transcending any job description.

I can’t say enough about the benefits of knowing who you are and strongly encourage you to find out, if you haven’t already done so.

Remember this: You are not who you are because of the things you do. You do the things you do because of who you are.

What do you want people to say about you when you leave the room?

And tell me…I really want to know.

Who are you?

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