Mission Statement

When I reflect on some of the people I met at Stanford, one of the things that was clear is that many of these people had personal ambitions far beyond collecting a paycheck. These big missions kept them constantly engaged with people around the world as they enlarged their networks to achieve their lofty goals. I met more people from more nations in ten months at Stanford than any other similar time period in my life…people who often also had their own life missions that they shared with me.

Some even went public with their ambitions.

Take for example the posted by Tom Kosnik, one of the Stanford professors in the MS&E program.

Mission:
Promote world peace by helping global leaders, entrepreneurs, and altruists across generations to:
build trustworthy networks
transcend culture, time and distance
create true value
save the planet
share the wealth

I had the pleasure of taking a couple of classes from Tom and can say he lived up to his mission. He seemed to edit his thoughts and filter his very busy schedule with this mission statement always in mind.

What is your mission?