In my new book FAITHOLOGY:12 Ideas To Rock Your Faith I talk about the effects of “Mission Drift.” This Mission Drift occurs when we lose sight of the target we are aiming for. This can easily happen when it comes to our own life mission and organizations face it as well. Mission Drift happens to the best, and is a constant struggle no matter who you are or what you do. Many people start off excited about their cause, such as in…

• A job
• A relationship
• A new venture
• A new investment
• A career choice
• A project

Over time people start to lose sight of the initial vision of why they started in the first place. You have probably faced your own mission drift, or, are in the middle of one. Here is some insight on how to keep from mission drifting (from my book FAITHOLOGY…)

You do not climb a significant mountain without an unwavering sense of commitment to the destination. You do not get to the top without being dedicated. Only climbing when you “feel like it” will never take you to new heights. You only get to the top by hard work and endurance. “Feeling like it” may get you started, but it will not keep you going. On May 29, 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer, Tenzing Norgay, became the first men in history to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. They traveled through extreme conditions in brutally freezing temperatures only because they were committed to the task. Many had tried to reach the summit before, but had given up just short of the goal. Hillary once said, “If you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won’t see why we go.”

You have to determine within yourself that nothing will hold you back from your dream to make it to the top. When the terrain gets rough, too many people give up short of their dreams.When faced with obstacles and challenges, many people simply forfeit in defeat, but in order to reach the top we will always have to fight through the setbacks and unforeseen challenges. Remember this, you cannot climb a smooth mountain. It is the rocky places that we can use to become better and stronger in life.

Get a copy of my new book FAITHOLOGY here…www.johnbarrettcompany.com/faithology