One Sentence

A friend/entrepreneur/advisor gave me a valuable reminder that I needed big time. He asked me a simple question:

Can you summarize your life mission in one sentence?

It's funny how much time we spend playing around with words and phrasing to get the perfect, one sentence mission statement for our churches, organizations, etc. Then, if we're serious about actually doing it, we go to work aligning strategy and systems to focus on advancing that one sentence mission.

Meanwhile, our personal lives are all over the place.

I am so guilty of this...especially when I don't have a "real job" and a "real office" to go to everyday. That conversation came at the perfect time and I have taken that challenge to heart. My friend is convinced that one of the biggest keys to his success is that he learned who he is and who he's not early on and ordered his life accordingly. While God has given me loads of lessons on leadership, mission, church, the gospel, etc. over the last 4 months, the most challenging lessons learned have been about me.

So, can I boil it all down to one clear and simple sentence that will be my controlling mission everyday God gives me? I'm still working on it...:-)

Comments

[Jason Curlee]

Hey Jay...here is a challenge....put a two minute timer up and just do it...do it in a setting that really challenges you though like with your whole staff doing it at the same time.

I have a fundamental value that we really do know what it is...and when the challenge is on

Now do it and make it under 11 words...

I also believe this statement will permeate all areas of your life.

[jay hardwick]

great idea on the 2 minute timer, jason. thanks for sharing!

hope all is well in texas!