Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi's mission is captured in a short list of active statements. You can craft your mission in this style, starting each sentence with "I shall" or "I will."

 

Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:

  • I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
  • I shall fear only God.
  • I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
  • I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
  • I shall conquer untruth by truth.
  • And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.

Mahatma Gandhi.

Mahatma Gandhi's mission statement clearly highlights his beliefs and who he was as an individual. It had a specified time frame and undoubtedly states actions that he was willing to take to change the course of his life and the lives of others.

Gandhi's personal statement addressed three of the most important points required to write a career or personal mission statement.

  • Purpose
  • Values
  • Actions

Gandhi's mission statement not only changed his life and the lives of everybody that met him, it propelled him into the history book. Your mission statement can do the same for you ? maybe not in to the history books but unto your dream job.



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