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VISION
Your vision is what you see as possible when you identify what matters most to you and feel the value of that result. It connects you to what's possible and gives you a framework for making it real. Crafting a life vision means imagining the life you want to live and the person you want to be, and seeing that possibility clearly enough to give your life direction. This is the "Why" of your life.
MISSION
This is your vision driving your action. This is your quest in life; your dream actually being caused to be reality, your real passion. What you see your life really being about. Your mission is such that it is so big, that it may not be completed in your lifetime. It may go on long after you and be taken on by others. This, your mission, is the How” of your life. How your vision becomes a reality.
ACTION
How you are causing your vision to happen now or in the future. This could be happening now in your current occupation or in a hobby or a vocation. Action is what you do, or cause to be done, everyday, in big or small ways, to make your vision reality.
GOAL
Your Goals are the “What” of your life. The “What” you will do, or cause to be done in the long, intermediate and short term. Your most important goals should support your life’s mission.
Effective goals are :
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant (To your Vision and Mission) and
Time-trackable
This is from a presentation by David Hellman to MDI Urban Gorillas in 2001.