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#083: The Power of a Mission Statement: Lessons from "Jerry Maguire" - Part 1

"Show me the money!!" -- that's probably the most famous line from the 1996 movie, "Jerry Maguire," starring Tom Cruise, Renee Zelweger and Cuba Gooding, Jr.

But there are three other lines I quote in today's episode, as I talk about how to craft a meaningful mission statement.

In the story, Jerry has a life epiphany that causes him to write his life's mission statement. In the course of describing it, and the excitement he feels, he uses three lines that I'll share in this episode:

"What had I become?"

"It was the me I'd always wanted to be"

"The things we think and do not say"

I unpack…

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