Vision&–vs)&Personal&Mission&
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What&is&the&difference&between&a&vision&and&a&mission?&
Vision:'
Vision&communicates&an&ideal&end&result,&a&vision.&It&reflects&values&and&
beliefs,&and&should&inspire&and&challenge.&
Perhaps&the&best&example&of&a&public&Mission&Statement&was&made&back&
in&1960,&when&John&F.&Kennedy,&referring&to&the&U.S.&space&program,&said&
that& we& would& put& a& man& on& the& moon& by& the& end& of& the& decade& —&a&
clear& goal& with& a& specific& timeline& for& its& achievement.&&And,&despite&
enormous&challenges,&by&mid)1969,&Neil&Armstrong&had&taken&that&"one&
large&step&for&mankind."&
Another&is&a&young&aspiring&teacher:&&I& want& to&be&selected&as&Alaska’s&
Teacher&of&the&Year&in&my&first&five&years&of&teaching.&
Personal'Mission'Statement:'
A&personal&mission&statement&is&a&brief&description&of&what&is&imp or ta n t&
to&you,&what&you&want&to&focus&on,&what&you&want&to&accomplish&and&
who&you&want&to&become&in&a&particular&area&of&your&life&in&the&near&to&
long&term&future.&It&is&a&w ay &t o &foc u s&y o u r&e n erg y ,&a ct io n s,&b eh a v io rs &a nd &
decisions&towards&the&things&that&are&most&imp ort a nt &to &you .&
A&personal&mission&statement&is&a&purposeful&promise&that&carries&y ou &
towards&your&goals.&
A&personal&mission&statement&is&a&tightly&focused&explan at ion &o f&ho w &t o&
achieve&your&personal&vision.&
Over& the& years,& your& circumstances& will& chang e.& Your& priorities& will&
change.& Your& goals& and& dreams& will& change.& That's& okay& )&because&
change& means& growth.& As& you& grow,& transform,& a nd& broaden& your&
horizons,&allow&yourself&the&freedom&to&expand&and&refine&your&mission&
statement.&