Individuals, groups and companies all have a reason for their existence, a purpose. Rarely do you find yourself where you intended to be. Your goals went one way and reality went another.
In the famous movie City Slickers, when Billy Chrystal asks Jack Palance’s character the meaning of life, Jack commandingly holds up one finger and says “It’s one thing”, but Billy never gets the answer.
Our lives, and our companies all have a purpose. The only difference between people and companies is that companies get to choose their creation, their DNA. Once that purpose is found, we need to work on meaning.
For individuals, our purpose can be reduced to one word. We all seek one thing above all else, above fame fortune and family, we seek happiness.
We get meaning from our lives (have value) when our purpose is transferred to others. When we can transfer our happiness to others we create meaning.
Companies get to choose their purpose through mission statements, but critically, they are useless endeavours unless that purpose is transferred to the outside world. That point of transference is Service.
However, happiness is under attack! Service is under attack!
The next blog posting will indentify the elements that are attacking Purpose.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
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