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Mission Statement

What is My Mission? We all have a mission in life: an inner urge to pursue an activity or perform a service. And it’s up to all of us to discover what guides us, inspires us, and motivates us to get out of bed every morning.

Some of us are daunted by the word “mission” and immediately think of Mother Theresa, Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela – people who had grand visions for a better world. But does you mission have to change the world? Of course not. It only has to change YOUR world. Your mission statement is your written permission to do what is most important to you, most exciting to you, most YOU.

Unit Objectives – This unit will give you the insight and step-by-step process to create your own mission statement. By the conclusion of the unit, you will possess a personal mission statement that reflects your highest values. Finding the You that You Always Wanted to Be As the popular 1996 film Jerry Maguire opens, the protagonist, played by Tom Cruise, is grappling with a number of issues that make him question the person he has become. These issues offend his set of values. Sports agent Maguire goes so far as to say he hates himself – and then corrects himself to say he hates “his place in the world”.

So, he writes his own mission statement. Among the values he refers to are “simple pleasures,” “protecting clients in health and injury,” “caring,” and being “the me I always wanted to be.” Above all, the mission statement inspires him to say: “I’d started my life”.

Jerry Maguire says that the people in his business, including himself, had forgotten what was important. Writing a personal mission statement offers the opportunity to establish what’s important in our lives – in not just our careers, but our personal lives too. Stephen Covey, in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, refers to crafting a mission statement as “connecting with your own unique purpose and the profound satisfaction that comes in fulfilling it.” A mission statement can help you to become the “you you always wanted to be.”

A personal mission statement based on your vision and values becomes a personal constitution, the basis for making both major, life-directing decisions and those daily decisions that need to be made amid the circumstances and emotions that affect our lives.

With a sense of your own mission, you have the essence of your own pro-activity. You have the vision and values to direct your life. You have the power of a written constitution based on correct principles, against which every decision concerning the most effective use of your time, your talents, and your energies can be effectively measured.

Dreaming and Scheming The following questions are designed to assist you during the ‘dreaming and scheming’ process of designing your mission statement. They should provoke thought and get you thinking about your “own unique purpose”.

Describe yourself in one word.

Name three things you would do if you knew you couldn’t fail?

What are your greatest strengths?

Complete your motto: “In _________________________________ I trust”

Write down three things you deeply enjoy doing.

What qualities do you most admire in others?

Who is the one person that has made the greatest positive impact on your life?

Why was this person able to have such a significant impact?

What have been your happiest moments in life? Why?

Complete your motto: “Life, liberty and the pursuit of _____________________”.

Describe three qualities you think are essential in a life partner.

When you daydream, what do you see yourself doing?

Examine your work life. What activities do you consider of greatest worth?

Examine your work life. What activities do you consider of greatest worth?

What talents do you have that no one else really knows about?

If there were two rules everyone had to follow, what would they be?

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I have a wood stool that I’ve sanded and would like to repaint and add real leaves to. I want to keep the natural essence and color of the leaves but am not sure how to go about applying them or making sure they don’t dry up or crumble with time. Is it a matter of preserving the leaves first or just sticking them to the wet paint, letting it dry then applying a varnish to on top?

Soak the leaves in a solution of glycerin and water- 1 part glycerin to 2 parts water. Leave them for about 6 days and the color should stay indefinitely, just dry them thoroughly before applying them to your project. You could also spray them with an acrylic craft sealant. I would allow the paint to dry and use an adhesive to stick them on before applying clear polyurethane.

Needle Felting. Fans of felting will these funky accessories, made out of vibrant shades of pure wool. Corinne Bradd shows how to use cookie-cutters for modern shapes, ideal for stitching on a handbag or fastening to the front of a special greeting.

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Or is it better to use a site where many people are selling their items? I would like to launch a small craft selling business online and was curious if my best bet would be something like yahoo small business to put my things out there or if I should instead go onto one of those online marketplaces? Does anyone have any input or info. on this?

Personally, for someone just starting out, I would recommend going with a free blog and a marketplace like Etsy or ArtFire.

If you join a marketplace, you have the chance that someone will find your crafts just by browsing and searching the main site. You can also find support in their forums. If you need something free, ArtFire does offer a limited basic membership.

The free blog is where you will do some of your marketing for your shops at the bigger marketplaces. I do recommend getting your own domain name for use with your blog. It gives your customers something easy to remember; and, it establishes a better identity for your new business. As you grow, you already have the domain and can build on it, eventually opening your own storefront if desired.

Keep in mind that even though you are using an online marketplace, you still need to market yourself just as much. The marketplaces help to speed things up a little, since they make it easier to get listed with Google Shopping, for instance. But, they are not a miracle solution. You will still need to find ways of advertising yourself both online and off.

For this crafty craft you will need the following supplies:
6 wire hangers (preferably off uniforms of some sort)
Twist ties
Zip ties
Hot glue gun with glue
One strand of garland (possibly two)
One strand of 100 count mini tree lights
An assortment of miniature ornaments (the bigger the variety, the better)–Give your tree some ‘tude!

I probably will not answer any comments today, people! I decided to put off work so I could get one more craft in there, and it was a VERY bad decision. Work has piled up like nobody’s business. I suck!!

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really would like to know with out taking a expensive course some where.or any good books that teach this would be quite helpful.thank you so kindly everyone.

From what I cold gather all of these sites are free but if they are not sorry

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http://www.sbearstradingpost.com/leathercraftkits.html

http://www.craftsitedirectory.com/leather/index.html

http://www.craftsitedirectory.com/leather/leather3.html

http://www.onestopcandle.com/leather/leatherinstr.php

http://www.onestopcandle.com/leather/carveinstr01.php

http://www.ohboydenterprises.com/InstructionsTrickBraidLeatherBracelets.html

I would like to use things from around the house rather than throw them away. Do you know of any good websites, with great photos and instructions for those types of crafts?
Thanks Katie, that website has tons of ideas, just skimmed through it quickly.

Any more good websites???

Craftbits has some good ideas:

http://craftbits.com

You can become a member (but you don’t have to) and there are a lot of good projects, too.

hope this helps best of luck

Billboards Signage is a sort of placard that holds the message. For Example, it is regarding creating the awareness of the brands, about the company’s products and services. Thus, utilizing billboards as an advertising tool is a smart move as it is a cost-effective way to market your products and services outdoor.

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Learn the technique for making a Chinese staircase bracelet in this free video clip about craft ideas for kids.

Expert: Madison White
Bio: Madison is eleven years old. Several years ago, she started her own company selling various handmade items. She has made Flip Flops for Raven and Dolly Parton.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

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Websites is a set of web pages consisting of texts, images, audio or video components that are hosted on web servers accessed through browsers by internet. In present times nearly all business have website of their own, basically to cover all target customers that cannot reached by any physical store or shop. Most of the potential buyers trust internet for searching the information, if you don’t have your website chances of loosing the prospective clients increases.

Any well-designed website does require detailed planning and then its skilled execution. Web consulting firms are necessary part for setting up business solutions by designing them in a consistent manner with right kind of management philosophy. A web consultant identifies target customers, frames internet marketing strategies, execute usability testing, offer good copywriting services, plan out search engine optimization and achieves higher rankings in search engines.

No matter how attractive the website is and well-built it is, all goes in vain if it does not get enough web traffic. Usually most of the website visitors utilize the search engines to find out information on the products/services of their need. These professionals know how to position your website in the search engines so that they get maximum visibility. Web consultants are experts in building up websites that are cost-effective and fulfills all your business requirements.

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There are different types of website business that can be handled well by the website consultants. The websites that are service oriented give information that accelerates sales process and form relationships even though products are not available for sale physically online. Ecommerce websites that are transactional are aimed for buying products online. The information provided here helps the customers to make online purchase. It was just an example for website businesses where web consultants can play significant role for better sales.

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