Sometimes the long view is the only view.
If you don't have the time to articulate a mission statement then you may find that donor money is just not available to promote that mission.
Communication is the key to mission building. Talk it over with your friends, your spouse, your relatives, your kids. Different people have different "takes".
We all think we can march to our own drummer, but you know what? Votes count!
Here at PrintBox we have been fooled many times over the years when we went with an idea that one person loved -- but you know what? That was the Only person!
So get your ballots out there in the form of notes you take (even if they are mental notes) -- get some email out there to acquaintences. Sometimes if you don't get an answer, that tells you something too. If it sounds good after doing those first steps, now it's time to make that first phone call, or ten, or one hundred ...
Now, you know if you are on a mission that other people share!
