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Mission StatementMission Statement

Develop Your Mission StatementDevelop Your Mission StatementDevelop Your Mission StatementDevelop Your Mission Statement

Determine your Determine your ““1 Thing1 Thing”” that you can do in that you can do in

the best or worst possible life scenarios.the best or worst possible life scenarios.

•• DonDon’’t worry about defining it too much; this step is supposed to t worry about defining it too much; this step is supposed to

be pretty be pretty ““bigbig”” thinking.thinking.

•• Example: Example: ““To connect people to the truth of GodTo connect people to the truth of God’’s loves love””

Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 Step 1 –––– ““““ToToToTo””””

Develop Your Mission StatementDevelop Your Mission StatementDevelop Your Mission StatementDevelop Your Mission Statement

Imagine Imagine –– youyou’’re at your own funeral, itre at your own funeral, it’’s a joyous s a joyous occasion; well lived life. Good friends are sharing occasion; well lived life. Good friends are sharing about you.about you.

What words would describe how you What words would describe how you want to be remembered?want to be remembered?

Example: hopeful, courageous, authentic, Example: hopeful, courageous, authentic,

remarkable, loyal, transparent, encouraging, remarkable, loyal, transparent, encouraging,

truly believing in otherstruly believing in others

Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step 2 –––– ““““by beingby beingby beingby being””””

Develop Your Mission StatementDevelop Your Mission StatementDevelop Your Mission StatementDevelop Your Mission Statement

Create your Create your ““DoingDoing”” statement.statement.

•• Think of fellow workers, clients you serve, colleagues, Think of fellow workers, clients you serve, colleagues,

talking about what you did and how you did ittalking about what you did and how you did it

•• themes: problem solving, creating solutions, etc themes: problem solving, creating solutions, etc ……

Example: Example: ““simply and powerfully equipping people to simply and powerfully equipping people to

reveal and boldly pursue their possibilitiesreveal and boldly pursue their possibilities””

Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 –––– ““““as evidenced byas evidenced byas evidenced byas evidenced by””””

Develop Your Mission StatementDevelop Your Mission StatementDevelop Your Mission StatementDevelop Your Mission Statement

Add Add ““toto”” to the Doing statement.to the Doing statement.

Example: Example: ““To simply and powerfully equip To simply and powerfully equip

people to reveal and boldly pursue their people to reveal and boldly pursue their

possibilitiespossibilities””

Now, put it all togetherNow, put it all together……

Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 –––– Put It All TogetherPut It All TogetherPut It All TogetherPut It All Together

Chuck BowenChuck Bowen’’s Personal Purpose Statement:s Personal Purpose Statement:

““To fulfill GodTo fulfill God’’s purpose in my balanced life by being hopeful, s purpose in my balanced life by being hopeful,

courageous, authentic, remarkable, transparent, loyal, courageous, authentic, remarkable, transparent, loyal,

encouraging and truly believing in others, as evidence by encouraging and truly believing in others, as evidence by

simply and powerfully equipping people to reveal and simply and powerfully equipping people to reveal and

boldly pursue their possibilities.boldly pursue their possibilities.””

Example 1Example 1Example 1Example 1

Randy CraneRandy Crane’’s Personal Mission Statement:s Personal Mission Statement:

““To connect people to the truth of who God is, who they are in To connect people to the truth of who God is, who they are in

Him, and to significant ideas and experiences, opening Him, and to significant ideas and experiences, opening

doors of understanding and windows of opportunity by doors of understanding and windows of opportunity by

being loving, encouraging, imaginative, empathetic, a being loving, encouraging, imaginative, empathetic, a

person of integrity, a great teacher and listener, a servant, person of integrity, a great teacher and listener, a servant,

a protector, and a lifelong learner.a protector, and a lifelong learner.””

Example 2Example 2Example 2Example 2

(Notice I left out the last part ((Notice I left out the last part (““as evidenced byas evidenced by…”…”). It didn). It didn’’t work for t work for

me, so I didnme, so I didn’’t use it. Do the same with yours. If something t use it. Do the same with yours. If something

doesndoesn’’t work, it doesnt work, it doesn’’t fit, tweak it or dont fit, tweak it or don’’t use it.)t use it.)