There's an old Frank Sinatra song called, I've Got You Under My Skin. In the song, old blue eyes sings,"I've got you under my skin, I've got you deep in the heart of me, So deep in my heart, that you're really a part of me, I've got you under my skin..." That's what you need to do with your mission statement. Make it such a part of you that it is deep in your heart. Make it such a part of your being that you just naturally follow it.
How do you do that? Here's what I have done for the past year. Every morning during my devotional time, I write my mission statement in my journal. As I write it, I reflect upon each part of it. Sometimes I have changed a word or a phrase. I revise it and develop it occasionally, but for the most part it has stayed the same because it is a general statement of my life at it's best. My mission statement has become such a natural part of me that I use it as a compass throughout the day to determine my actions and my priorities. Pretty powerful result for just taking about five minutes each morning for reflection. Can you find a way to weave your mission statement into a regular part of your life?
Showing posts with label dreams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dreams. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Priorities, Procrastination and Power
You are the storyteller of your life and you can create your own legend or not. Isabel Allende
Do you have a dream? Is it something that you have denied for so long that you have forgotten what it is?
Do you have a dream? Have you listened to that voice that tells you that your dream is impossible, impractical or not important enough to put time and energy into?
Do you have a dream? Do you doubt your ability to achieve it? Or if you believe in yourself do you just not have any idea where to start?
God has given us all gifts to be used to his glory, but many of us discount those gifts, often without even knowing it. We discount them by not recognizing them as gifts. We discount them by not giving them top priority in our lives and we discount them by not recognizing the resources without and within to accomplish our dreams.
Ask yourself: What if I acknowledged the gifts God has given me? What if I made using that gift a top priority in my life? What if God has already made the power and the resources available to me to be successful?
His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” Matthew 25:23
Do you have a dream? Is it something that you have denied for so long that you have forgotten what it is?
Do you have a dream? Have you listened to that voice that tells you that your dream is impossible, impractical or not important enough to put time and energy into?
Do you have a dream? Do you doubt your ability to achieve it? Or if you believe in yourself do you just not have any idea where to start?
God has given us all gifts to be used to his glory, but many of us discount those gifts, often without even knowing it. We discount them by not recognizing them as gifts. We discount them by not giving them top priority in our lives and we discount them by not recognizing the resources without and within to accomplish our dreams.
Ask yourself: What if I acknowledged the gifts God has given me? What if I made using that gift a top priority in my life? What if God has already made the power and the resources available to me to be successful?
His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” Matthew 25:23
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