Mistakes happen.  And sometimes we’re the ones who make them.  Make mistakes consistently enough and some people start to feel as if that’s just what they do.  And they may even feel like a failure. Instead of feeling that way, here’s a point of view that I’d like you try on, in anything you do, there is no failure, only feedback.  Think about that for just a moment.  What does that mean to you? Of course, most of us would prefer to not make mistakes, but they happen and the key is to learn from them so you don’t have ...

Once you’ve got your mission statement down in writing, here are some things that you can do to make it even more effective. #1:  Make sure it focuses on something greater than you. For example, the statement, “To make myself as rich as possible,” is too self-focused and illustrates a “means” value rather than an “end” value.  A means value is something that is important as a means to an end.  In the above example, one might ask, “Money for what purpose?”  In addition, the “rich as possible” mission statement may be unfulfilling in the long run.  At some point, the ...