"The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value." -Stephen R. Covey
From 2002-2004, I had the wonderful priviledge of working with Dr. Alfredo Vigil, now the Secretary of Health for the State of New Mexico, and previously the CEO of Health Centers of Northern New Mexico (now El Centro Family Health). He had been a friend and mentor for many years prior to my little sojourn at Health Centers, and I always admired his skill at managing the many roles he had, professional and personal. When we worked together at Health Centers, he asked each of his Leadership Team members to adopt the Franklin Planner system of time management. The system is a part of Steven Covey's "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People". As part of adopting the system into my life, I wrote a mission statement. When I left Health Centers to accept my current position at Women's Health Services, I brought the Franklin system with me, and our Leadership Team also adopted the Seven Habits. Each of us wrote our mission statement, or took out our old mission statement and re-committed to it. Since my life had evolved in just the three years since I first went through the exercise, I took the opportunity to examine my "today", and settled on the theme of my life as a journey. Here is my mission statement:
In my Journey through Life, I will:
Travel light - getting rid of excess emotional and physical baggage
Take someone with me - cherishing friendship and family
Take the high road - forgiving quickly
Follow the roadmap - knowing where I am and where I’m going
Stop to ask for directions - seeking credible advice
Appreciate the detours - learning from my mistakes and recognizing that problems are a part of life
Take pictures - creating memories along the way and then stopping every now and then to remember those special times
Go the extra mile - keeping my commitments
Stop to smell the roses - enjoying life in the here and now, and experience every moment of every day.
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