Mission Statement
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One's Mission generally includes both Purpose and Passion.

PURPOSE (your responsibility to contribute to others) - What your natural gifts and strengths allow you to experience, create and contribute in a way that makes you more valuable than someone else trying to do that same type of work. 

PASSION (your desire for personal fulfillment) - What your experiences and personal preferences lead you to want to experience, create and contribute.

Some people come from an environment where these two are harmonious, but there is no guarantee that these to are the same. If your Passion is the result of personal trauma or your Purpose was not supported or encouraged by those responsible for your development they may be quite different. At it's most extreme, therapy may be the first step in addressing the pain that has created this. I highly recommend the course, The Mastery of Self-Expression to understand the difference between the two. www.the-mastery.com  

Choosing to make something you are challenged by the focus of your income will consume an incredible amount of energy for the return it provides. The further your gifts are from what you are trying to create value in, the less likely one will be to generate value, including financial value. For example, your passion may be to be a jockey, but if you are 7'4" and weigh 350 lbs it is certainly not your purpose. In this example, the individual is free to spend all of their time, money and energy pursuing their passion of being a Jockey AFTER taking care of their immediate responsibilities (Income Now). There even is the possibility that they may never fall in love with their Purpose, but apply themselves to it 100% so as to enjoy their passion as much as possible.

I see many examples of people misinterpreting what Wealth Guru's says from the stage as being, "You can become a Millionaire doing anything you are passionate enough about. Simply choose a Passion about and the money will begin to flow in." This is NOT the message. The message is, "If you are prepared to do WHATEVER IT TAKES you can uncover your purpose, create significant value for others, experience wealth as one of the results of the value you create for others and then put that wealth towards anything you are Passionate about." This is the way you can have it all! 

Coaching is certainly a tremendous tool to help one uncover their purpose and value to others. Working through life to get to the point where Purpose and Passion are connected is one of the fundamental aims of coaching. 


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Define your gifts, strengths, interests and passions. 

This is where your Million Dollar Value is going to come from.


Your Gifts - Raw Talent. Abilities you were born with that you have no control over, you're just good at them
(Your looks Your brains Your physical abilities Your ability to connect with others Your charisma What else?)


Your Strengths - Developed Talent. Natural abilities you have further refined
(Your looks Your brains Your physical abilities Your ability to connect with others Your charisma What else?)


Your Interests - Developed Knowledge - Areas of strength or associated with positive experiences in your past that you have chosen to master

Your Passions - Developed Knowledge - Areas often associated with negative experiences or challenges from your past that you have chosen to master.

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EXAMPLE Graham White - Aug 31, 2005 

YOUR GIFTS - Raw Talent.  Abilities you were born with that you have no control over, you're just good at them 

Put in order the following with a description of each.  I encourage you to start with a number from 1 - 10 indicating how strong each one is for you.

Your looks    Your brains    Your physical abilities    Your ability to connect with others    Your charisma    Anything else? 

1.   (15) Intellect - High IQ, quick mind, exceptionally creative, brilliantly intuitive 

2.  (10) Anything else - ADHD gives me an ability to hyper-focus and be exceptionally intense and passionate. 

3.  (7)  Looks - 6,4" with relatively aesthetic bone structure and decent muscle proportion 

4.  (7) Physical Ability - Fairly athletic, but not a born "gifted" athlete 

5.  (2)  Charisma - Naturally I show up good for a fleeting instant, then ADHD makes me overwhelming and unbearable. 

6.  (1)  Ability to connect with others - I am an Introverted Thinker.  As an INTP, I am naturally almost sociopath in my lack of care for what others think
 

YOUR STRENGTHS - Developed Talent.  Natural abilities you have further refined 

Put in order the following with a description of each.  I encourage you to start with a number from 1 - 10 indicating how strong each one is for you.

Your looks    Your brains    Your physical abilities    Your ability to connect with others    Your charisma    Anything else? 

1.  (9)  Ability to connect with others - I have pushed myself for a number of years to turn my weakness into my strength.  I have learned to connect to my heart and attempt to see that every time I interact with someone that they walk away better for the experience. 

2.  (9)  Charisma - Hard to measure for yourself, but based on results I believe I show up as a leader that others trust, are motivated by and whose actions others desire to model 

3.  (10)  Intellect - I have chosen to sharpen and develop my mind in areas that have meaning and significance to others. 

4.  (9)  Looks - I have worked for years on my slouched posture, spent 4 years as a body builder and have intently studies what is sophisticated, attractive and "cool" as it relates to my appearance.  Although this is very challenging for me to focus on because I don't care how I look, I recognize how important first impressions are now.  I aim to  "Show up" at 110%.  That includes my appearance. 

5.  (9)  Physical Ability - Because of the time spent in the gym and in sports, I appear to be a fairly natural athlete at whatever I do now.   

6.  (?)  Anything else - ADHD is something I am constantly working to find the up side to.  It's strengths are tremendous, but so are it's challenges.  It continues to be a source of energy as a challenge in the areas of organization and inter-personal and relationship skills. 

 

YOUR INTERESTS  

Developed Knowledge - Areas of strength or associated with positive experiences in your past that you have chosen to master

        List your top 3 

1.  Taking complex ideas, knowledge and theory, simplifying it and systemizing the instruction of it   

2.  Philosophy, psychology, personal development, science, invention, innovation, character development, charisma, power, choice   

3.  Systems & Marketing 

YOUR PASSIONS 

Developed Knowledge - Areas often associated with negative experiences or challenges from your past that you have chosen to master.

        List your top 3 

1.  Creating systems and tools that significantly decrease that amount of energy required for the creation of results.   

2.  Defining the specific steps and order needed to achieve any result. 

3.  My family

MY PURPOSE - To simplify what is complex and teach the system to a mass audience that can immediately benefit and experience dramatic results.

MY PASSION - To clarify processes to those struggling to achieve results (particularly those living with the pain of failure and confusion) who are unclear as to the order of the steps, amount of time, money and energy required and foundation that needs to be in place to create the greatest likelihood for success. 

My Mission Statement.  You may copy and edit the blue to create your own if you like. 

To find happiness, fulfillment, and value I, Graham White choose to:

LEAD a principle centered life by being the type of person who:

    Empowers all to seek, find and ACHIEVE their Incredible Potential,
    Encourages others to strive for their own level of Excellence.
    Never giving up those ideals that are integral to who I am,
    I continue to work on having tremendous Patience and Graciousness.

I regularly FOCUS ON what is most important in life to me:

    Helping Others ACHIEVE Their Incredible Potential,
    Raising a Family In Balance,
    Maintaining Health & A High Level Of Fitness,
    Travel & New Life Experience,
    Developing & Sharing Financial Skills.

I consciously REVERE admirable characteristics in others, such as being balanced, sensitive, giving, wise, selfless, and principle-centered, and attempt to implement similar characteristics in my own life.

I ACKNOWLEDGE my strengths and continue to develop talents as a person who is intelligent, insightful, confident, open-minded, and visionary.

I am willing to HUMBLE myself by acknowledging that I can be disorganized and inefficient with my time, yet I constantly strive to transform my weaknesses into strengths.

I ENVISION myself living as a person who:

My cherished friends count on to be Integral, Wise, and Loyal
My relatives see as Supportive, Generous, and Committed
My family knows is Sensitive, Other-focused and Forgiving
Others experience as Congruent, Gracious and Inspiring

Graham White

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