Vision Blog

            Vision is a key component of leadership and is the expressed desired result for better organization and society. A vision comes from the needs and wants of both the leader and the followers, but it is the leader that reinforces this vision and makes sure it comes about with the equal cooperation of their followers. A vision provides the followers with a stimulus for change. A plan for what they must do to make change occur and plans for the future. A example of this can be a law or stimulus package passed by a government like the stimulus package in the U. S. that sets out the plans for stimulating the economy.  While there are many vision statements such as for food chains and businesses, but above all the best known and remembered through history are those that bring about change. A popular vision such as known to us today stems from Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech discussing the vision of social equality and an end to discrimination. This vision MLK presented to the public almost 50 years ago inspired people to fight for a brighter future for them and the generations to come and voiced out what his oppressed followers wanted. While MLK’s vision was only supported by a certain portion of society it was nevertheless the desired result of these people, but needed the extra motivation and push for necessary action to help achieve the vision. Part of the vision of the charter school I work at is that their all of their students will succeed academically and socially. As a school they want the students to be able to do well in school and have brighter futures. My personal vision is a world in which no one person will have to bear the agony of sadness due to untreated mental disorders. I plant to contribute to this vision by devoting my life to helping these people find happiness and help prevent this form of pain for future generations to come. I want to help other people find happiness because I myself have suffered from a mental disorder and do not wish for others to go through what I have gone through. A mission is a statement of core values and purpose of an individual or organization. This is something that is lifelong and is a personal purpose that an individual will accomplish or is living by already. For an organization this can be what it stands for and what is important to them. The mission of my work is to make sure every student succeeds by giving them a curriculum taught with a hands-on approach. I am able to contribute to this mission because I provide some of the hands-on tutoring and help to my students to make sure they do well on their assignments. My personal mission statement is to live life to the fullest as a strong-willed, independent woman and help others find happiness.