Comments on: Personal Mission Statement Group Writing Project http://groupwritingprojects.com/blog/personal-mission-statement-group-writing-project/ The Original Home of Group Writing Projects Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Results from the Personal Mission Statement Group Writing Project } Group Writing Projects http://groupwritingprojects.com/blog/personal-mission-statement-group-writing-project/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Results from the Personal Mission Statement Group Writing Project } Group Writing Projects Tue, 27 May 2008 12:08:11 +0000 http://groupwritingprojects.com/blog/personal-mission-statement-group-writing-project/#comment-174 [...] Club’s first group writing project was the ambitious Personal Mission Statement Group Writing Project. The final results and happy winners were just [...] [...] Club’s first group writing project was the ambitious Personal Mission Statement Group Writing Project. The final results and happy winners were just [...]

]]> By: Jacob Share http://groupwritingprojects.com/blog/personal-mission-statement-group-writing-project/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Jacob Share Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:54:14 +0000 http://groupwritingprojects.com/blog/personal-mission-statement-group-writing-project/#comment-143 Iain, I have to admit that I like this project. Anything that encourages people to take a serious look at themselves and make improvement is a good thing in my book. Iain, I have to admit that I like this project. Anything that encourages people to take a serious look at themselves and make improvement is a good thing in my book.

]]> By: Iain Hamp http://groupwritingprojects.com/blog/personal-mission-statement-group-writing-project/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Iain Hamp Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:53:11 +0000 http://groupwritingprojects.com/blog/personal-mission-statement-group-writing-project/#comment-140 An important learning from this Group Writing Project that I’ve had – first, find people interested in reading your content, <i>then</i> host a Group Writing Project. The good news for you is that there are <b>two</b> US $25 Amazon gift certificates as prizes, and so far only <b>one</b> person has submitted an entry. If you are good with math, you’ll realize your odds of winning one of the prizes if you submit your entry are not at all shabby right now. In case you’re wondering what the point of writing a personal mission statement is in the first place, here are a few thoughts: • It can help your focus in getting a job aligned well with your strengths and interests • By being aware of the things you value most in life, management of resources like time and money becomes significantly easier • You create a potentially powerful filter to look at what life has to offer through, and decide if an opportunity is something you want to take advantage of or if it would just be a distraction to what you’d rather be spending your time on As stated in the <a href="http://www.outstandingclub.com/2008/04/20/what-is-your-mission-statement-a-group-writing-contest/" title="What is Your Personal Mission Statement? - Outstanding Club" rel="nofollow">original post</a>, simply <a href="mailto:iainhamp@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">send me an e-mail</a> with a link to your entry, or post a comment in the original post for the group writing project so I can find your entry. Do that by <b>Wednesday, April 30, at midnight Pacific Standard Time</b> and you stand a nice chance of winning a US $25 Amazon gift certificate! An important learning from this Group Writing Project that I’ve had – first, find people interested in reading your content, then host a Group Writing Project. The good news for you is that there are two US $25 Amazon gift certificates as prizes, and so far only one person has submitted an entry. If you are good with math, you’ll realize your odds of winning one of the prizes if you submit your entry are not at all shabby right now.

In case you’re wondering what the point of writing a personal mission statement is in the first place, here are a few thoughts:

• It can help your focus in getting a job aligned well with your strengths and interests

• By being aware of the things you value most in life, management of resources like time and money becomes significantly easier
• You create a potentially powerful filter to look at what life has to offer through, and decide if an opportunity is something you want to take advantage of or if it would just be a distraction to what you’d rather be spending your time on

As stated in the original post, simply send me an e-mail with a link to your entry, or post a comment in the original post for the group writing project so I can find your entry. Do that by Wednesday, April 30, at midnight Pacific Standard Time and you stand a nice chance of winning a US $25 Amazon gift certificate!

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