In the opening segment of the TV series “Mission Impossible,” the voice on the recording says, “your mission, should you decide to accept it, is…” Given limited tools and a time frame to get the job done, the person and team that takes on the mission must figure out how to get it done. Once the mission is clear and an assessment of the resources made, a plan must be developed. From this point forward, everything must be done with the completion of the mission in mind. Just as in the TV series, every critical mission in life must face obstacles, opposition, and distractions.
A key component in the opening phrase is, “…should you decide to accept it…” Once the mission has been accepted wholeheartedly, commitment and dedication will generate and inspire plans. Even if a plan fails, the pledge to the mission will produce the determination needed to re-route or re-draw the plans. Failure ceases to be an option and quitting is not a way out. In my imagination, everyone has been sent to earth to do something, great, small, or barely noticeable.
You can only be successful, or have a successful mission, if you know your mission and its objectives. What is your mission on earth, during the time you have left on earth? If you do not already know, engage your imagination for a moment, and sincerely ask yourself the question, “What do I have, know, care about, or know how to do that will help others and make life better on earth? If you began to inquire, you may hear an inner voice saying, “Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is…