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January 18, 2010

Are You Mission Critical?

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 9:05 am

A Position of Power or a Call to Service?

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I know a man who describes his ideal job in a simple nine words.

Whatever I do, I want to be mission critical.

When he first said that, I thought he was describing a position of power and adrenalin. Now I see it more as call to service and collaboration.

Are You Mission Critical?

The difference between a truly strategic mission and a shaky vision is the practical and human understanding that we can’t go it alone. Strategy only works when it serves the people who help us grow.

The people we serve have their own missions.

Great service wraps our mission around the mission of the people we serve.

What people do or how they do it is less important than the mission that drives them. If we understand their mission, we can be the catalyst that gets them to realize that goal. That is the definition of mission critical.

How do you wrap your mission around the mission of the people you serve?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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8 Comments to “Are You Mission Critical?”

  1. January 18th, 2010 at 11:04 am
    Ben Curnett said

    Hey Liz:

    I read the perfect quote to fit your blog today, esp considering your last bullet point…

    “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’”
    -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  2. January 18th, 2010 at 11:11 am
    Square-Peg Karen said

    What a question: “How do you wrap your mission around the mission of the people you serve?”.

    I’m making it mission critical today to evaluate my mission using this question. Thanks!

  3. January 18th, 2010 at 11:29 am
    The Baum Group/Dr. Rae and Associates said

    Thank you Liz for this opportunity to share how we wrap our mission around the mission of the people we serve.

    We contribute daily to the quality of your life by using our creativity and enthusiasm to support, inspire
    and encourage you to invest in yourself with less stress.

    We focus on your well-being.

    We help you live the life you want
    by being your total resource for what effects your stress reactions and your well-being.

    We make a difference in your life by delivering products and services — globally.

  4. January 18th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Awesome Ben,
    Total synchronicity. Thank you for leaving that quote.

  5. January 18th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Karen,
    I think you may already be more mission critical than you suspect. Your comment sounds like it. :)

  6. January 18th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Thanks to the Baum Group,
    for always being here with a kind word and participation!

  7. January 18th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
    The Baum Group/Dr. Rae and Associates said

    Our pleasure as always Liz :)

  8. January 20th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
    Robin Dickinson said

    Hi Liz,

    Edgy topic. Thanks.

    Wrapping my mission around that of those I serve is all about ’shared readiness’.

    My mission is to “Help the strong succeed”.

    ‘Strong’ meaning those people who stand ready & open for new growth.

    They say when the student is ready, the teacher will appear - so my mission helps me position myself to be in a heightened state of readiness to ‘appear’ for potential students who are ‘ready’ to grow.

    Best to you, Robin :)

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