A PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT

Often said over time and time again
That life begins at forty
You can slice that any way you want
But it always come out middle age
Like it or not forty-five is in the middle of aging

It’s an appropriate exercise for a man
Who finds himself at middle age or mid-life
To evaluate how he’s doing now
That he’s reached halfway point of journey
Not only is it good to evaluate the years
You’ve already lived but is very wise to consider
How you want to spend the rest of your life

A mission statement is a document a person
Writes that sums up his or her personal philosophy or creed
A personal mission statement should
Articulate the values that represent a person
Here is someone mission statement

Succeed at home first
Never compromise with honesty
Hear both sides before judging
Obtain the counsel of others
Defend those who are absent
Develop one new proficiency a year
Plan tomorrow’s work today
Maintain a positive attitude
Keep a sense of humor
Be orderly in person and in work
Listen twice as much as you speak
Concentrate all abilities and efforts on task at hand not worrying

Here is another person mission statement
Just in three words – Don’t Screw Up –
Men screw up all the time but this person goal is not to screw up
I don’t want to screw up my marriage
I don’t want to screw up my relationship with my kids
I don’t want to screw up my integrity

One day in the future there will be a funeral
My funeral after the funeral they’ll get in their black limos
And head for the cemetery where a brief graveside service will be conducted
Then everyone will head to the house and have some food
As they are at home have some food the worker will dump dirt
On the casket it is common to have words on the marker

Have you ever given any thought to what you’d like
To have inscribed on your grave marker? Wait!
Let me show you what some would like to have on his own marker
And here it is

Name: Okoh C. Paul
Born: 1984
Died: _______
He Didn’t Screw Up