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A Personal Mission Statement... Arghh
Write it down, are you kidding? No one could ever get me to
commit like that. A Mission statement is for business or so I
thought...
Can you imagine taking a boat, loading it up with supplies and
stripping out the compass and all the communication equipment
and then heading out to sea with no idea of where you are going?
This is what most of us do, both in our businesses and in our
personal life. We think about what we want, take our best shot
and then head out into the wild blue yonder hoping for the best.
Is it no wonder that most of us just end up floundering, not
knowing where we are or where we are going? At risk from the
elements and those that would give us bad advice, we are
vulnerable to our whims and the selfish wishes of others that
would take what we have. Without a plan of action there is
little chance that we will be properly prepared to achieve
anything that we desire. Now this does not make what we are
doing right or wrong, but when we leave home in the morning to
work and we don't know whether to turn right, left or go
straight ahead once we reach the end of the drive way, then how
can we be surprised at where we end up? A personal mission
statement may be something as simple as, I'm going to be a
computer programmer. My family cannot afford to send me to
college, so I will earn the money by working part time while I'm
in school and taking on a full time job after I graduate. It is
my goal to have my degree by the age of 23. Mission statements
don't have to be really involved but they set a goal, a time
frame for achievement and a way of accomplishing the goal.
Personal mission statements can also contain personal, ethical
or moral statements about how you will conduct your activities
such as, I will not steal, I will not kill, and I will not cheat
or lie. I will reach my goals by not doing any of these things.
Setting one's boundaries keeps us on the straight and narrow
and the shortest route between to points is in a straight line.
Many fear that they will not be able to stay within the confines
of a mission statement and this fear is well founded. As we
mature our thoughts change about everything around us. How we
wanted to do something five years ago may now seem impractical
or we may have discovered a better way to do it, so personal
mission statements need not be inflexible. Flexibility becomes
important as we mature and move along our chosen path. But the
flexibility should not take away from our ultimate goal.
Sometimes it is important to move off the path periodically to
be able to take a close look at where we are and know that we
are heading in the best possible direction. A vantage point may
be achieved by taking a side trip and climbing that mountain so
that we can see where we have come from and where we are going.
The biggest advantage of a personal mission statement is that we
can make good sound decisions based on the criteria that we have
set for ourselves in the statement. We will make fewer turns
that do not work for us and will know where and when we have
strayed. Begin to rely on your intuition, test it and trust it.
There is a saying that if you believe in nothing you will fall
for anything. Don't allow yourself to settle into a boxed belief
system, remember that all organizations have their own agenda
that includes keeping you in it. It is the very nature of
humanity to move to the next better level. We all strive to
better ourselves.
A good intuitive acknowledgement is always followed by a
physical reaction. It is something you feel, usually in the pit
your stomach. Once you have developed your intuition, it will
never let you down, even if your decision leads you away from
your goal, it will also bring you back. Sometimes the side trip
just leads you away from a danger or pitfall.
Include in your mission statement a determination to develop
your spiritual awareness. I don't mean religious awareness.
Remember religion is just humanity's attempt to explain
spirituality. You are spirit naturally and you don't have to
look for it. You just need to become aware of it and makes
friends with it. It is that which is guiding you, and it is your
personal guide and friend. Move with it and your life will run
smoothly, lose contact with it and your life will become a
struggle. It is an obvious gauge, and the farther you have moved
away from your mission statement, the greater the struggle. Once
you get back on track your life becomes easier. March to the
beat of your own drum. Do not listen to those that would tell
you that you have set your goals too high. Misery loves company
and people that you know including family will try to hold you
back. People don't like to be left behind. As you move along and
declare yourself, you draw people to you that will support your
statement. It is like magic, but they don't come by accident,
they come to you because you cause it to happen, because you
have purpose and it is clear. All people come bearing gifts,
although they are not always received. You do nothing alone
whether you believe it or not. Your success and your failure
always depend on the people in your life, because they are
there
for only one purpose, for good or bad, to help you. Remember
that a highly developed individual would never try to stop you
from doing anything. They would offer guidance only should you
make yourself available to receive it. Those that would hold you
back are not offering you unconditional love, and their love is
superficial and conditional. In your personal mission statement
include that you will never judge another for what they are or
what they are doing, because you know that they also have their
own personal mission statement and you may not know what that
is. Freedom to allow another is the highest form of
unconditional love, and you must respect that or not, depending
on your statement.
Adapt a new philosophy of what works for you and what does not
work for you. Move away from morality and moral statements. They
are there to cause you to conform to someone else's standards of
behavior, by allowing you the opportunity to feel guilty about
doing something that they do not approve of. Morality has never
worked in the time of humanity and that is observable. The
concept needs to be taken to a new level, but it is not yours to
force any kind of change, but to simply demonstrate what works
and what does not work in your life. People will notice your
success and will want to emulate you. You may suffer punishment
by transgressing on someone else's morality, but remember you
are in the physical world and are not of it. If you are truly
moving towards a higher level of awareness you will respect the
freedom of others and allow them to believe as they will.
Funny, I am a writer that refuses to write. The mission
statement needs to be written out no matter how much it pains
you. It has obvious value and it is a guide only, which you may
refer to later when you find yourself on a side trip. Important
decisions are made within the parameters of what it is you want
to achieve and how you want to go about it. The statement is
your map and it needs to be written down.
The world is full of drifters, and they are obvious. There is
nothing wrong in being a drifter if that is what you want to
experience. I am not here to judge. There is nothing wrong with
things not working in your life because you don't have direction
if this is what you wish to experience. There is nothing wrong
with complaining and whining about your life, if this is what
you desire. There is nothing wrong with blaming and pointing
fingers if this is what you want. And there is certainly nothing
wrong with being a victim or being victimized if you have chosen
to experience that. But if none of it has worked for you, then
you need to do something that does. You don't keep hitting
yourself over the head with the same hammer trying to get
different results, move on!
However if you have chosen to be proactive in how you want to
experience your life then you need to create a personal mission
statement and write it down. Refer to it often, make changes as
needed. You may change your mind about your ultimate experience
later, but when you do, you will know where you are coming from
and you will not make any further decisions that will take you
back there. A P.M.S. (personal mission statement)... Hmmm,
should not be painful but a joy, because it is the beginning of
a new life. Maybe the pain comes from acknowledging that you are
giving something up rather than starting something new, or maybe
is just brings awareness, your new P.M.S. is a physical symbol
of change, a cycle completed and a new one started. With the
adrenalin of creating something new, comes the inevitable pain
of leaving something behind. Exploration takes a certain amount
of courage and the rewards are huge if you are working from a
map.
Your map may get you to where you want to be, but remember that
it is the trip that counts and the time for picking up the
treasure, you will not find it in the box where others have
gone, someone beat you to it. A purpose driven life will always
draw treasure to it and you do not need to dig it up. It will be
handed to you because you will become aware that your life, the
process, is the treasure. Begin now to start your journey. It
doesn't matter what you present circumstances are, they are
simply a starting point. Don't wait till tomorrow, and the best
time is while you are thinking about it. Listen to the arguments
that you have going on in your head now, and you will have a
pretty good idea why your life is the way it is.
Your P.M.S. is the best bet you have now to get you out of the
circumstances you now find yourself in and to move forward. Life
is always a choice and so are the circumstances of your life.
About the author:
Roy E. Klienwachter is a resident of British Columbia, Canada. A
student of NLP, ordained minister, New Age Light Worker and
Teacher. Roy has written and published seven ebooks on New Age
wisdom. Roy's books and articles are thought provoking and
designed to empower you to take responsibility for your life and
what you create. His books and articles are written in the
simplicity and eloquence of Zen wisdom.
You may not always agree with what
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