Mission, Vision and priorities

Most organizations have a Mission, Vision and Goals that help them stay focused and working on the same set of objectives.
Having a Mission and Vision for your life also helps you keep focused on priorities.

Wikipedia definition:

• Vision: outlines what the organization wants to be, or how it wants the world in which it operates to be (an "idealised" view of the world). It is a long-term view and concentrates on the future. It can be emotive and is a source of inspiration. For example, a charity working with the poor might have a vision statement which reads "A World without Poverty."

• Mission: Defines the fundamental purpose of an organization or an enterprise, succinctly describing why it exists and what it does to achieve its vision. For example, the charity above might have a mission statement as "providing jobs for the homeless and unemployed".

Examples for me:
Mission- to make positive change in the world.

Vision-  Happy, Healthy and Secure family.

Priorities
A read a blog once that recommended having Top 5 Priorites in your life that all your weekly and daily goals would support. The author suggested reviewing these annually as well as taking time weekly to review weekly/daily goals.

My Top 5 for this year are as follows:
1. My son (raise a well balanced young man)
2. My husband (continuous improvement on our relationship)
3. Support/social network (create a strong social and support network in our new location)
4. Health (build total body health, strength and wellness)
5. Financial (financial stability and independence)

To make these even more effective, I can break each of them into an Action plan, with specific Goals and Measures for the year/next couple years.