After considerable reflection, I realise my understanding of vision was incomplete so I am updating and expanding this post.
Although I write a lot about mental health, I am not a medical or mental health professional – always seek professional help first. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, seek emergency medical help immediately. Go to the emergency department at the closest hospital or medical centre or call the local emergency phone number or a helpline. At the least do not be alone; seek help from someone you trust.
First of all, I would like to thank each and every one of you for your ongoing support.
What started as a blog providing insight into the daily struggles of depression and tools to help those struggling is now evolving into something bigger. I am working on a new project; part of my plan to serve the world in a meaningful way.
One of my biggest dreams is to help millions of people escape from depression, anxiety and suicide and lead fulfilling lives, finding enjoyment and meaning along the journey. Through my own transformation, I aim to help people like me expand their horizons, see what is possible, dream again and move closer each day towards those dreams by sharing what I have learnt and am learning, but I needed a way to articulate this and make the dream a reality.
Along my journey, I have found two things that come easily to me: willingness to learn and writing. Time flies when I am doing them and they serve other people. I see this as passion (intrinsic interest) evolving into purpose (meaningful service) and eventual mastery (through disciplined learning and practice). From my purpose come my mission, vision and goals.
I believe passion, purpose, vision and mastery are the keys to a fulfilling life and all of these stem from core values, so I will share mine with you to show you where I am heading and how it all fits together. Just like me, this is a work in progress…
My Core Values
- Family
- Education
- Service
- Discipline
- Love
- Compassion
The Mission
To use my communication skills and skills in education to inspire the world to live fulfilling lives; to become a better husband, father, friend and coworker in the process; and to leave the world better than I found it.
How?
By leading by example – by living a life of passion (intrinsic interest), purpose (meaningful service) and mastery; by having a vision of a better future, and by enjoying thejourney.
By learning through regular reflection, receiving feedback humbly, studying, and mastering new skills.
By living with love, kindness and compassion.
By sharing the lessons I learn from my own continuing personal and professional development with anyone who wants to hear them.
The Vision
A world without depression, anxiety or suicide.
A world where everyone, everywhere, in every generation, has the opportunity to live a fulfilling life.
A world full of love, kindness and compassion.
How?
I believe that building a fulfilling life is one of the keys to fighting off depression, anxiety and suicide and that it comes from:
- starting with the fundamentals:
- seeing a doctor
- self-care and safety
- structure
- physical health
- relaxation
- nature
- social connections
- and/then working on:
- mindset
- habits
- constant learning
- defining your core values
- cultivating/knowing your passion (intrinsic interest)
- realising passion into purpose (meaningful service)
- developing a vision for the future
- setting goals
- skill mastery to achieve the goals and vision
- openly seeking feedback
- learning to enjoy the process and celebrating wins along the way
To achieve this vision, I will share the process outlined above in detail and continue to share with love, kindness and compassion as I learn and grow.
My Goals
The following goals are designed with the vision and mission in mind:
- Noticeable improvements in my writing by January 2024 by practising 3-5 times per week, acting on feedback, reflecting, and studying.
- Noticeable improvements in my communication, leadership, and productivity skills by July, 2023 through my current job, acting on feedback, reflecting, and studying.
- Read/listen to 5 or more personal development/mental health articles/videos/blogs/books etc. per week.
- Start launching Phase 1 of the project by the end of Q1, 2024.
- Reach 1 million+ people and positively impact 10,000+ people by end of 2025.
- Expand or adapt based on the success of Phase 1.
As a lot of details of the project are still to be revealed and these goals are very personal, certain details have been omitted. I have more specific and measurable versions of these goals saved elsewhere as a hidden post I will make public when success on the goals is achieved.
Supporting the mission, supporting the vision
If you believe in the mission and vision, or what I am doing brings value to you, I would love to hear your feedback – what am I doing well? What could be improved? Feel free to comment or email your suggestions.
Please also consider supporting the mission and vision by:
- subscribing (if you haven’t already) and sharing posts or information you thought was useful
- donating to a Mental Health Charity such as The Giving Block
If you would like to support me and the vision financially, and for other ways to support please see: Supporting the Mission and Vision.
Thank you again for your ongoing support.
Much love
JR
Links
The Giving Block-mental health crypto donation:
https://thegivingblock.com/impact-index-funds/mental-health/
My email address:
jon@thejourneyx.com
Supporting the Mission and Vision post:
https://monochromeglasses.wordpress.com/2022/08/10/support-the-mission-and-vision/
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