131 Personal Mission Quotes

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Famous Personal Mission Quotes

Every mission constitutes a pledge of duty. Every man is bound to consecrate his every faculty to its fulfilment. He will derive his rule of action from the profound conviction of that duty. — Giuseppe Mazzini

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal — Abdul Kalam

Purpose, or mission, is determined by the development of values, balance, ethics, humor, morality, and sensitivities. It manifests itself in the way we look at life. — Luci Swindoll

A warrior's mission is to foster the success of others. - Morihei Ueshiba

A warrior's mission is to foster the success of others. — Morihei Ueshiba

The mission of the church is missions. — Oswald J. Smith

Building a mission and building a business go hand in hand. — Mark Zuckerberg

A man on a mission is far different from a drone on a deadline. — Rheta Grimsley Johnson

My mission is to kill; whether it's the Heat, whether it's the Lakers. Hopefully both. That's my mission, and that's what I'm here to do. — Jason Terry

When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it. — W. Clement Stone

Once you have a customer defined, then you define a mission. — Jeff Lawson

My mission is to create a world where we can live in harmony with nature. - Jane Goodall

My mission is to create a world where we can live in harmony with nature. — Jane Goodall

I think my mission is to become the greatest human I can. I know that sounds pompous, but what else do we have? — Kathleen Turner

You don't create your mission in life - you detect it. — Viktor E. Frankl

God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission. — John Henry Newman

Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose — Leonardo da Vinci

Short Personal Mission Quotes

  • Our mission on earth is to recognize the void - inside and outside of us - and fill it. — Menachem Mendel Schneerson
  • Leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory. — Jocko Willink
  • Mission defines strategy, and strategy defines structure. — Peter Drucker
  • Mission is not primarily an activity of the church, but an attribute of God. — David Bosch
  • Mission is both the announcement and the demonstration of the reign of God through Christ. — Michael Frost
  • I think I just care about people, and I have a mission to support them to succeed. — Lewis Howes

Personal Mission Image Quotes

Personal mission quote Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

My Mission Quotes

My mission is to lead the country out of a bad situation of corruption, depression and slavery. After I rid the country of these vices, I will then organize and supervise a general election of a genuinely democratic civilian government. — Idi Amin

People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa. It is emphatically no sacrifice. Say rather it is a privilege. — David Livingstone

My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to find peace with exactly who and what I am. To take pride in my thoughts, my appearance, my talents, my flaws and to stop this incessant worrying that I can’t be loved as I am. — Anais Nin

Personal mission quote To love a person is to see all of their magic, and to remind them of it when they have forgotten.
To love a person is to see all of their magic, and to remind them of it when they have forgotten.

When I get to China, I will have no claim on any one for anything. My claim will be alone in God and I must learn before I leave England to move men through God by prayer alone. — Hudson Taylor

If I had not felt certain that every additional trial was ordered by infinite love and mercy, I could not have survived my accumulated suffering. — Adoniram Judson

I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life. — Tina Turner

Personal mission quote Intelligent people tend to have less friends than the average person. The smarter you are, the more
Intelligent people tend to have less friends than the average person. The smarter you are, the more selevtive you become.

So I start my mission- leave my residence Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents — Rakim

The largest challenge that we face, from my perspective, is the ability to continue moving forward so the agency will have a single mission: that is, to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing. — Alphonso Jackson

My mission is a cosmic mission. My concern is for all of humanity, and not only this present world, but the world hereafter. My mission penetrates the past, present, and future, and encompasses all humanity. — Sun Myung Moon

Not, how much of my money will I give to God, but, how much of God’s money will I keep for myself? — John Wesley

Successful Mission Quotes

Every highly successful person is a maniac on a mission. Too much agreement kills a chat — Eldridge Cleaver

Big thinking precedes great achievement. — Wilferd Peterson

The true marker of success is when the creative minds behind a film can sit down and feel that they have succeeded in the mission they set out to accomplish - and that is to make good cinema. If we feel that we have achieved that as a team, then we have all been successful. — Aamir Khan

Personal mission quote Don't confuse my personality with my attitude... My personality is who I am, my attitude depends on
Don't confuse my personality with my attitude... My personality is who I am, my attitude depends on who you are...

Profit isn't and shouldn't be the mission of business. The mission of business is to help people. To help your customers, your co-workers, your employees, and your partners. Success is not a number - it's not X dollars or Y customers - it's a measurement of VALUE. — Fran Tarkenton

I define personal success as being consistent to my own personal mission statement: to love God and love others. — Joel Manby

Dare to dream of your great success. Become intimate with those things which deeply motivate you and regularly work toward the realization of that mission. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Personal mission quote Life has a way of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having every
Life has a way of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen at once.

Make your team feel respected, empowered and genuinely excited about the company's mission. — Tim Westergren

Obama has not accomplished a key mission: sell his own successes and keep his own (political) troops fired up and ready to go. — David Corn

I am succeeding quite well in my work and the future looks well. What special mission is God preparing me for? Cutting off all earthly ties and isolating me as it were. — Ellen Swallow Richards

To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership-not only on the movie set where I learned it, but everywhere. — Ronald Reagan

Personal Mission Statement Quotes

The most effective way I know to begin with the end in mind is to develop a personal mission statement or philosophy or creed. It focused on what you want to be (character) and to do (contributions and achievements) and on the values or principles upon which being and doing are based. — Stephen Covey

Always begin with the end in mind. — Ellen Muth

To ensure that your work is also a play, I recommend that you develop a personal mission statement. This will help you find what it is to enjoy so much that you lose track of time when you're doing it. — Ken Blanchard

Personal mission quote A strong person loves, forgives, walks away, lets go, tries again, perseveres... No matter what life
A strong person loves, forgives, walks away, lets go, tries again, perseveres... No matter what life throws at them.

Creating and integrating an empowering personal mission statement is one of the most important investments we can make. — Stephen Covey

A personal mission statement becomes the DNA for every other decision we make. — Stephen Covey

Personal Goal Quotes

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks. — Deepak Chopra

A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi... has exactly the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It's not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for. — Thurgood Marshall

...a person and an organization must have goals, take actions to achieve those goals, gather evidence of achievement, study and reflect on the data and from that take actions again. Thus, they are in a continuous feedback spiral toward continuous improvement. This is what 'Kaizan' means. — W. Edwards Deming

Personal mission quote A person who feels appreciated will always do more than is expected.
A person who feels appreciated will always do more than is expected.

Even if a person hurts you, give him love. The worst punishment is to throw someone out of your heart... You should love everyone as God, and love each other. If you cannot love each other, you cannot achieve your goal. — Neem Karoli Baba

I had a goal, I had a dream... and at the end of the day no matter what people say to you as long as YOU know who you are as a person NOTHING else in the world matters. — Andy Biersack

When we come to Christ, we’re no longer the most important person in the world to us; Christ is. Instead of living only for ourselves, we have a higher goal: to live for Jesus. — Billy Graham

Personal mission quote Never push a loyal person to the point where they no longer give a damn.
Never push a loyal person to the point where they no longer give a damn.

Its not about the goal. Its about growing to become the person that can accomplish that goal. — Tony Robbins

How can we get what we really want and at the same time deal with the needs of others in our lives? Perhaps no human dilemma is more pervasive or challenging. — William Ury

Although a goal must carry great personal meaning, in my experience, the pursuit of that goal is best served when it is also in service to something beyond the self. — Rich Roll

It doesn't need to be grand, it doesn't need to be extraordinary. It simply needs to be a commitment to yourself. — Tom Bilyeu

Personal Journey Quotes

The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can't be organized or regulated. It isn't true that everyone should follow one path. Listen to your own truth. — Ram Dass

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young. — Theodore Roosevelt

We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path. — Paulo Coelho

Personal mission quote Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.
Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.

Change comes more from managing the journey than from announcing the destination — William Bridges

Your are more powerful than you know. Do not delay your journey to personal excellence. — Tom Bilyeu

The true story of every person in this world is not the story you see, the external story. The true story of each person is the journey of his or her heart. — John Eldredge

Personal mission quote Be the one who makes everyone feel like someone!
Be the one who makes everyone feel like someone!

Personally, I can think of no greater privilege than to lead the party I joined when I was just 16. — Nicola Sturgeon

I believe BMX has shaped me into who I am today, so if this journey never would have begun, then who knows the person I would be or what I would be doing with my life. — Donny Robinson

Life is like reading a novel or running a marathon. It’s not so much about reaching a goal but rather about the journey itself and the experiences along the way. — Edward O. Thorp

A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. — John Steinbeck

Personal Vision Quotes

People who are role models for the principles and values of the organization, who buy in and understand the vision of what the organization is trying to accomplish, and have the personality to inspire other people to the vision. You know, that’s what team chemistry and leadership is all about. — Nick Saban

The real radical is that person who has a vision of equality and is willing to do those things that will bring reality closer to that vision. . . — Bayard Rustin

A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power. — Brian Tracy

Personal mission quote The mission of your life should be to leave a better world behind than what you inherited.
The mission of your life should be to leave a better world behind than what you inherited.

Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. — Peter Drucker

When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. — Steve Jobs

The most powerful person in the world is the story teller. The storyteller sets the vision, values and agenda of an entire generation that is to come. — Steve Jobs

Anything can be changed. Anything can be fixed. Things that are broken can be fixed. And you don't have to be some billionaire or millionaire to do it. You just have to be a person with a vision and the passion to do it, and be willing to fight for it every day. — Dana White

I am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a 'transformer' in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf. It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence, courage, and faith to be a transforming leader. — Stephen Covey

When you are working well with your energy, you are also making the best expression of your personal power... By reading your own energy, by becoming aware of the lens through which you see your world, you can change your mind and change your life. — Caroline Myss

The future does not belong to those who are content with today Rather, it will belong to those who can blend vision, reason, and courage in a personal commitment. — Robert Kennedy

Life Mission Quotes

The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed. — Hudson Taylor

Do not think me mad. It is not to make money that I believe a Christian should live. The noblest thing a man can do is, just humbly to receive, and then go amongst others and give. — David Livingstone

The best remedy for a sick church is to put it on a missionary diet. — David Livingstone

This generation of Christians is responsible for this generation of souls on the earth! — Keith Green

To know the will of God, we need an open Bible and an open map. - William Carey

To know the will of God, we need an open Bible and an open map. — William Carey

Any church that is not seriously involved in helping fulfill the Great Commission has forfeited its biblical right to exist. — Oswald J. Smith

I cared not where or how I lived, or what hardships I went through, so I could but gain souls to Christ — David Brainerd

We talk of the second coming, half the world has never heard of the first. — Oswald J. Smith

The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become. — Henry Martyn

God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply. - Hudson Taylor

God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply. — Hudson Taylor

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More Personal Mission Quotes

I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God's creational intentions. — John Wesley

Real love is demanding. I would fail in my mission if I did not clearly tell you so. For it was Jesus - our Jesus himself - who said: 'You are my friends if you do what I command you'. Love demands effort and a personal commitment to the will of God. It means discipline and sacrifice, but it also means joy and human fulfilment. — Pope John Paul II

I came to join the revolution, not to kill the Cambodian people. Look at me now. Am I a violent person? No. So, as far as my conscience and my mission were concerned, there was no problem. — Pol Pot

It is possible for the most obscure person in a church, with a heart right toward God, to exercise as much power for the evangelization of the world, as it is for those who stand in the most prominent positions. — John Mott

The only way the corporate Body of Christ will fulfill the mission Christ has given it is for individual Christians to have a vision for fulfilling that mission personally. — David Jeremiah

Live every day to fulfill your personal mission. God has a reason for whatever season you are living through right now. A season of loss or blessing? A season of activity or hibernation? A season of growth or incubation? You may think you're on a detour, but God knows the best way for you to reach your destination. — Barbara Johnson

I believe that my personal mission in life is to grow and contribute, so I am learning and growing every day. — Farrah Gray

To a person in love, the value of the individual is intuitively known. Love needs no logic for its mission. — Charles Lindbergh

I am destined to proclaim the message, unmindful of personal consequences to myself. — Nicolaus Zinzendorf

Excellence does not come easily or quickly-- an excellent education does not, a successful mission does not, a strong, loving marriage does not, rewarding personal relationships do not. It is simply a truism that nothing very valuable can come without significant sacrifice, effort, and patience on our part. — Jeffrey R. Holland

Invest time in languages and intercultural awareness. Focus on becoming part of global citizenry. In exchange for the opportunity to participate everywhere/anywhere in the world you have the obligation to do something productive, which will improve the world. Develop a personal mission, a desire to leave personal legacy. — C. K. Prahalad

A person is either a missionary or a mission field. — Corrie Ten Boom

There comes a special moment in everyone's life, a moment for which that person was born. That special opportunity, when he seizes it, will fulfill his mission - a mission for which he is uniquely qualified. In that moment, he will find greatness. It is his finest hour. — Winston Churchill

The moment you realize that happiness was never about getting a person. They are only a helpmate towards achieving your life mission. — Shannon Alder

You have a personal birthright to believe in a God-given mission for your life. — Steven Furtick

Knowing our personal mission further enhances the flow of mysterious coincidences as we are guided toward our destinies. First we have a question, then dreams, daydreams, and intuitions lead us toward the answers, which usually are synchronistically provided by the wisdom of another human being. — James Redfield

Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth. — Paulo Coelho

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

At a certain point, I felt the need to submit to a higher level of religiosity to move away from my intuition and to accept an ultimate truth. I felt that in order to become a good person, I needed rules - lots of them - or else I would somehow fall apart. I am reclaiming myself. Trusting my goodness and my divine mission. — Matisyahu

How do we handle adversity? Adversity is going to be with us in everything that we do, almost in every facet of our lives-in our personal associations, in the mission field, in our chosen professions, in our families. — LaVell Edwards

War may be an armed angel with a mission, but she has the personal habits of the slums. — Rebecca Harding Davis

I think everyone should have a personal mission to leave the Earth a better place for them having lived in it and let Earth then take it from there. — Neil deGrasse Tyson

Knowing our personal mission further enhances the flow of mysterious coincidences as we are guided toward our destinies. — James Redfield

The leaders we revere and the businesses that last are generally not the result of a narrow pursuit of popularity or personal advancement, but of devotion to some bigger purpose. That's the hallmark of real success. The other trapping of success might be the by product of this larger mission, but it can't be the central thing. — Barack Obama

For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission's already accomplished. I already won. As soon as the journalists were able to work, everything that I had been trying to do was validated. Because, remember, I didn't want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself. — Edward Snowden

Everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease and herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence. — Mourning Dove

[Angels] aid us in our personal mission. We have to learn to listen, for if we block the angels out, they become only the fairy beings of dreams and pleasant stories. — Silver RavenWolf

All it takes is one person who is committed, focused, and on a mission to spark an entire team into believing in themselves. — Bruce Brown

To the person who does not know where he wants to go there is no favorable wind. — Seneca

A job is a vocation only if someone else calls you to do it for them rather than for yourself. And so our work can be a calling only if it is reimagined as a mission of service to something beyond merely our own interests. Thinking of work mainly as a means of self-fulfillment and self-realization slowly crushes a person. — Timothy Keller

My actions to promote peace, the mediation missions which I carried out during many conflicts, which very often occurred between brothers of the same country, are not driven by any ulterior motives or any calculations based on personal ambitions. — Omar Bongo

I work hard to improve myself as a person - as a father, as a husband, as a manager. I'm always on that mission. — Michael Johnson

The police are not entrusted with a mission which differentiates them from those they serve. Being unconcerned with ultimate purposes, they are inseparable from the persons and interests of their masters, and shine with their reflected glory. — Claude Levi-Strauss

Bodies are becoming our personal mission to tame, extend and perfect. — Susie Orbach

Each of us has a mission . . . each of us is called to change the world, to work for a culture of life, a culture forged by love and respect for the dignity of each human person. — Pope Benedict XVI

I've always been on a personal mission to save the guitar. — Tom Morello

The mission of law is not to oppress persons and plunder them of their property, even thought the law may be acting in a philanthropic spirit. Its mission is to protect property. — Frederic Bastiat

Nothing motivates a great employee more than a mission that's so important that it supersedes everyone's personal ambition. — Ben Horowitz

My first mission is to take care of our troops. I take that mission very personally. — Tim Walz

The more ardent the love for the Eucharist in the hearts of the Christian people, the more clearly will they recognize the goal of all mission: to bring Christ to others. Not just a theory or a way of life inspired by Christ, but the gift of his very person. Anyone who has not shared the truth of love with his brothers and sisters has not yet given enough. — Pope Benedict XVI

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