Mission Accomplished?

Businessdictionary.com defines a mission statement as:
A written declaration of a firm's core purpose and focus which normally remain unchanged, whereas business strategies and practices may frequently be altered to adapt to the changing circumstances. Properly crafted mission statements (1) serve as filters to separate what is important from what is not, (2) clearly state which markets will be served and how, and (3) communicate a sense of intended direction to the entire organization. A mission is different from a vision in that the former is the cause and the latter is the effect; a mission is something to be accomplished whereas a vision is something to be pursued for that accomplishment. Also called company mission, corporate mission, or corporate purpose.

Do you have a personal or professional mission statement? It is highly likely that your place of employment and worship does. This tool, is the steering wheel, if you will, of an agency, organization or person.

Are we able to navigate successfully without such a device? With the long gone days of paper maps that have been replaced by GPS devices, Mapquests and Tom Toms, have we yielded to the common practice of researching where we want to go geographically by car in our spiritual, personal and professional lives?

Turn left!