When we attended Convention not too long ago, I heard a quote about personal mission statements and how we all have a similar core desire:Boyd Truman – “We all have a common purpose, it is to serve humanity. You just need to pick a vehicle.”
picture of Stephen Covey and Victor Frankl respectively
This reminded me of something I read in Stephen Covey’s book about 7 Habits of Highly Effective People:
“Frankl says we detect rather than invent our missions in life. I like that choice of words. I think each of us has an internal monitor or sense, a conscience, that gives us an awareness of our own uniqueness and the singular contributions that we can make. In Frankl’s words, “Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life…. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated. Thus, everyone’s task is as unique as is his specific opportunity to implement it.”
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“Our meaning comes from within. Again, in the words of Frankl, “Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.”
Excerpt From: Stephen R. Covey. “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”
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