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The Principle of Purpose
Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind is about having a plan. If we don’t make a conscious effort to visualize who we are and what we want in life, then we empower other people and circumstances to shape us instead. This habit is about identifying where we want to go and who we want to be. It means defining the personal, moral, and ethical guidelines that represent the life we want to live.
One of the best ways to incorporate Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind into our lives is to develop a Personal Mission Statement. It’s like writing our own personal constitution. It reaffirms who we are, puts our goals in focus, and moves our ideas into the real world.
Developing a personal mission statement means living by design rather than default.
What’s Your Desired Future?
Begin With the End in Mind means to look out across the coming hours, days, weeks, months, and years with a clear vision of your desired destination—and then to proactively pursue that future.
Even if your vision for the future changes, having an end in mind for a meeting, project, or a lifetime gives you more clarity about where to start and how to adapt.
There’s no better time than today to decide where you want to be tomorrow.
“It is incredibly easy to work harder and harder at climbing the ladder of success only to realise that it’s leaning against the wrong wall.”
Assume responsibility and focus on the things that can be influenced rather than what can’t.
Define clear measures for success and create a plan to achieve them—in the next few hours, over the next few months, or across a lifetime.
Listen, understand, and honor others’ perspectives, and have the courage to express thoughts and feelings respectfully.
Leverage different perspectives to solve problems, innovate, and achieve more than any one individual alone.
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