Once you build your Personal Mission Statement, you are set on path of greatness and now depend how much you are stuck with it and live by it.
Next step after development mission statement, you need to identify key and important people and functions in your life.
Remember that balance life is key of successful life. We need to keep balance in all roles. It is also greatest challenge of modern world. Management Guru Stephen R. Covey says:
“Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really? True effectiveness requires balance”.
Do you have idea how you can know about vital people and contribution of your life? Just think!!
Let me tell you now.
Referring to previous exercise of celebrating 80th birthday and you had imagined those people around you, are really important relations. After thinking those people you can now imagine key areas of your life and that each area will be key role of your life.
For example, on 80th birthday people would be children, spouse, colleagues, community workers etc. Suppose Sarah and Adam are two supposed individuals who are keen to change their life and do something extra ordinary.
now their roles will be:
1. Adam as Husband
or Sarah as Wife
2. Adam as Father
or Sarah as Mother
3. Adam as Director
or Sarah as Assistant
4. Adam as community worker
or Sarah as Designer
5. Adam as sportsman
or Sarah as sport lady
6. Adam/Sarah as Student
7. Adam/Sarah as Friend
so on.
Usually, you can choose 5-7 key roles, around which your life should be circulating with.
However, in my opinion above mention roles are very traditional and look ordinary. Ideally ordinary. is not?
This step will make each role very special in your life.
For example, if you have identifying husband or wife, you can give new title As Caring partner.
Let’s try to give new and extra-ordinary titles to above supposed roles:
1. Adam as Hubby (Husband)
Sarah as best friend ( Wife)
2. Adam as DAD (Father)
or Sarah as Mom (Mother)
3. Adam as Catalyst for Change (Director)
or Sarah as great department supporter ( Assistant)
4. Adam as great humanistic leader (community worker)
or Sarah as creative art lover (designer)
5. Adam as super sportsman (Footballer)
or Sarah as fitness expert (sports lady)
6. Adam/Sarah as keen Learner (student)
7. Adam/Sarah as Empathic listener (Friend)
Congratulation! you have learn how to develop key roles of your life.
Remember, that all these role(s) and people should be in your imagination when you would celebrate your 80th birthday and also these roles may also be involved in your personal mission statement. ideally your mission statement should have indicated your roles of life.
You can also interpret these roles and can write your own definitions because it is your life. you can ask several question to yourself and write their answer on your diary.
Q1. What is this role meaning in the life?
Q2. Why this role is important for me?
You must have unique roles as your life is unique. In this world you are really different person and you need to define your role(s).
Awesome!
Now you will be have more control on your life and will also resolve the problem like work-Life balance.
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In next article, I will discuss with you about goal settings of your life which is very crucial for your life. Please be remembered this article and video demonstration are part of series of “How to live by Effective Time Management Principles”.
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