A Personal Mission

Posted on February 18, 2010 | Filed Under Featured, Philosophical Reflections

“Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” -Helen Keller-

Stephen Covey uses the term “personal constitution”.  When I was growing up, I heard people talk about someone having a good constitution.  This was often referring to someone who felt so committed to something they stuck to even when others thought they were wrong.  The problem is that our generation has stopped referring to a personal constitution.  We are more committed to making money, being happy, and serving the pleasures of the moment.  This has left the current generations with what seems to be a lack of direction.

Some people have died to find direction in their life and others live for it.  There is no true secret to finding the right direction, it is more about introspectively developing your constitution.  One way to nourish this is to develop your own personal mission statement.

Organizations and businesses all start their existence with a great mission statement.  This gives way to a healthy vision.   A personal mission statement is a brief description of what you want to focus your life on, what you want to accomplish and who you want to become.  It is a way to focus your energy, actions, behaviors and decisions towards the things that are most important to you.  Then work to live out that personal mission statement.

For more thoughts and writings from Dr. Shane Hibbs please visit http://www.drshanehibbs.com/dr-hibbs-blog/

Resources to writing a Personal Mission Statement

http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Personal-Mission-Statement

https://www.stephencovey.com/mission-statements.php

http://personaldevelopment.suite101.com/article.cfm/personal_mission_statement

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