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Mission Statements and MentorshipsBy Danielle Mitchell

+Danielle Mitchell

University of Illinois Champaign

Marketing and Sales Professional

Chicago Land Area Coca Cola Melanin Business YouTube: Average Black Girl Dani’s Resume LLC

+Mission Statement

Why? A personal mission statement can help you make

decisions, avoid repeating mistakes and figure out your purpose in life.

Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People wrote:

“Effective people are guided by their own missions and manage their lives according to principles. Ineffective people follow other people’s agendas and manage their lives around pressing matters.”

+Step 1: Brainstorm what’s important to you Typically, these areas include: Relationships • Career • Health • Religion • Finances

• Education • Family. Elaborate on these areas in terms of your aims, beliefs,

principles, progress to date, causes of concern etc.

+Step 2: Draw on External Resources Think about leaders who inspire you, people you’d like

to emulate and those you’d rather avoid. Then, consider how you can apply their teachings, lessons and mistakes to your life.

You can learn as much from failure as you can from success.

+Step 3: Ask Yourself Hard Questions Ask yourself questions like: When am I at my best and worst as parent, employer,

employee, or spouse? Where do my natural talents lie? What’s important to me personally and professionally? What gets me up in the morning and what makes me

want to stay in bed? What does my perfect day look like?

+Step 4: Look the Big Picture

You could write: a list of places you’d like to visit a college course you’re going to take dreams you hope to realize a product you want to create a book you need to write Consider what you’d do if you had unlimited time,

money and resources.

+Step 5: Bring It All Together

Gather all your information in a permanent document, place or source that you’re going to review regularly.

Consolidate your roles, areas of responsibility, values, goals and dreams into several key themes or principles.

The final result could be a mantra or motto that you repeat. It could be a picture or a logo, or it could be longer piece of work that you read every week or month.

+My Example

Lay A Brick Everyday, Eventually You Will Have A Wall. I am at best when I am making a difference for the next

generation to come while having a good time doing it. Melanin Business: To increase wealth in the black

community through group economics. Dani’s Resume: To inspire, guide and help those looking

to help themselves.

+MENTORSHIPS

+MENTORSHIP

is a personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person. The mentor may be older or younger, but have a certain area of expertise.

+SPONSORS

Well respected business professionals in positions of power who have networks of relationships they can call on to influence personnel decisions.

A business professional with a sponsor has a stronger chance of getting hired, promoted or assigned to a coveted project than someone on his own. Think of the sponsor as an advocate in your corner when an opportunity arises in the workplace

+Coach

Coaches are hands on. Working with teams or individual employees, good business coaches use tools such as active listening to identify opportunities for improvement and growth. They point out skills needing development and guide you in goal setting. A coach’s input helps you recognize the obstacles you need to overcome to reach higher. But it's up to you to decide which actions to take to make it happen. 

+MY EXAMPLES

COACH: Bianca Robinson SPONSOR: Victor Ragland MENTOR: Dorian Sanders

+Date With Destiny

Mentor Database Interviews Webinars Application & Essay

Career Preparatory Organizations Answer Questions and Advice

+CONTACT INFORMATION

Website: www.DanielleAMitchell.com Phone: 708-280-3332 Email: Mitchell.Danielle223@gmail.com