A vision statement is a declaration of intent about…
A vision statement is a declaration of intent about how to invest one’s energy.
— from The Flight Plan (Purpose/Wisdom/Risk)
In the book
Your vision should be put into words and shared with the people who will help you reach it; a written mission becomes a kind of personal constitution, the fixed thing you measure every smaller decision against. A vision statement, at bottom, is just an honest declaration of how you intend to invest your one short life, and the values you hold most deeply are what that vision rests on. Then set the goals that serve it, name the obstacles you are sure to meet, and never forget the people helping you climb. — The Flight Plan (Purpose/Wisdom/Risk)