Programming Yourself for SuccessYour mission statement is always written in the present tense, as though you
have already become the person that you have described. It is always positive
rather than negative. And it is always personal.
Program Yourself Correctly
Your subconscious mind can only accept your
mission statement as a set of commands when you phrase it in the present,
positive and personal tenses. “I am an exceptional salesperson,” is a
perfect example. After every sales call, you should quickly reread your mission
statement and ask yourself if your recent behavior was more like the person you
want to be, or less? As a top sales performer, you are always comparing your
sales activities against a high standard and adjusting your activities upward.
You’re continually striving to be better. Every day in every way, you are
deliberately working to become more like the ideal person you have envisioned.
Determine Your Mission Statement
Your goal may be, a year from today, when someone asks one of your
colleagues to describe you as a Bookkeeper/ Accounts person, your colleague
will recite your mission statement voluntarily.
The way you have treated your work and people around you, would have been so
exemplary that your colleague will describe you in the most glowing of terms.
Against Yourself
Once you have developed a mission statement
like this, you can read it, review it, edit it, and upgrade it regularly. You
can add additional qualities to it and more clearly define the qualities you’ve
already listed. It becomes your personal credo, your philosophy of life, your
statement of beliefs and a guide to your behavior in all your interactions with
others. Each day, you can evaluate your behaviors and compare them against the
standard that you have set in this statement.
Shape Your Own Personality
Over time, a remarkable thing will happen. As you read and review your personal mission statement, you will find yourself,
almost unconsciously, shaping your words and behaviours so that you are more
and more like the ideal person you have defined. People will notice the change
in you almost immediately. Over time, you will find that you are actually
creating within yourself the kind of character and personality that you most
admire in others.
Take Action
with one of your colleagues at work. What would you want him to say about you?
How could you behave with your current colleagues to be sure that he/she says
those kinds of things?
Second, talk to yourself positively all the time. Feed your mind with positive
messages that describe your goals and the person you want to be.
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