Personal Mission and Purpose
-Once you have Values and Vision, or unifying principles, and I hope you’re still working on those, we move on to Mission and Purpose.
-Our mission is the “what and how” of our vision and values. Dr. Viktor Frankl built his logotherapy on the observation that man’s search for meaning is the strongest motivation.
-Figuring out our mission may be the most challenging part of personal strategic planning and the reason we start with values and vision. Your mission is how and what you do to become the person you want to be, and if it isn’t, there will be pain and frustration.
– Your mission or core focus doesn’t have to be how you make money, but it is how you see yourself becoming the objective you in your vision or unifying principles and must be congruous with those values. It should tell describe the who, what, when, where, and how you will become that person.
– Your Purpose is the why; your motivation. It is the engine in your mission.
– So, this week look at your vision and where you find meaning, start writing down what you will do. This endeavor isn’t easy stuff, and only about 3% of you will do it. But I know you can because I know “All things are possible through prayer and heavy deadlifts.”™
