Your Quest and Your Mission
by Shayne Webber, Ph.D. on 05/29/10
Think about your life in terms of a mission and how you might complete your life mission in increments of completed quests. Some might say short and long term goals, but these words do not have the same connotation or emotional connection. For instance, if I have a goal to grow my business by 15%- that's good. If I am on a quest to grow my business 15%- that's great, and it will happen. I have never heard anyone say "I was on a quest to grow my business, but changed my mind." A quest has more meaning and passion, it is not something that we just quit. We might adapt, but people are much less likely to quit a quest than a goal.
Millions of people make New Year's resolutions (goals), but they generally are long forgotten by February. Wow...that was helpful. I wanted to start working out again, so I joined the gym in January. I worked out for 2 weeks, and then quit going. On the positive side, I did make a long term commitment. I made a 1-year commitment to pay a monthly fee to the gym. The gym met their goal of having more monthly income, but what happened to mine?
All of us should continually improve in intellect, relationship, physical, professional and spiritual life. In order to truly do so, we must be on a life long mission- completed by the fullfilment of individual quests. And each quest must be specifically timed, achievable and publically announced. Tell those you trust and respect about your quest and when it will be accomplished. They may chuckle at the word quest, but I bet they remember what you tell them, support you and check up on your progress. It's not everyday that we hear someone say they are on a quest.
Choose a quest today and start growing. I would be happy to know about your quests. You can email me at shayne@referrallink.net.
Take care and good luck on your quests and mission,
Shayne Webber, Ph.D.
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