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Personal Mission Statement A personal mission statement inspires people to think deeply about their life purposes and future decisions. Mission statements give steady direction like a life compass. NICK Nick was in high school when his older brother was killed in a fight. Nick fixed his mind on revenge. About this same time, Nick’s favorite teacher assigned the class to write a personal mission statement. Nick wanted to please the teacher so took the assignment seriously. The assignment caused Nick to reflect on his brother’s dreams. He remembered specific goals his brother had hoped to achieve. He thought about his brother’s talents and the amazing things he might have accomplished had he lived longer. Nick began to apply those same thoughts to his life. He contemplated his own worth and potential, his own goals. Slowly, his mind turned from revenge. He began to feel that he could better avenge his brother’s death by doing meaningful things and crediting his brother as his inspiration. This would allow him to keep his brother’s name alive in a positive way, something revenge would never allow. Nick wrote his mission statement in the form of a letter to his brother. He posted it in visible places to keep it alive in his mind— forever. It changed Nick’s life, and may have even saved it. Your Heart in Writing Writing down the purposes and things that are most important to you can bring direction and meaning to what you do each day. Consider the example of Nick. Putting his deeper yes in writing gave Nick the courage to say no to seeking revenge. How might putting your mission statement in writing impact you? DISCUSSION 13 46 © Franklin Covey Co. All rights reserved.
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Page 1: Student Guide: Personal Mission Statement · 2018-10-18 · Personal Mission Statement A personal mission statement inspires people to think deeply about their life purposes and future

Personal Mission StatementA personal mission statement inspires people to think deeply about their life purposes and future decisions. Mission statements give steady direction like a life compass.

NICK

Nick was in high school when his older brother was killed in a fight. Nick fixed his mind on revenge.

About this same time, Nick’s favorite teacher assigned the class to write a personal mission statement. Nick wanted to please the teacher so took the assignment seriously.

The assignment caused Nick to reflect on his brother’s dreams. He remembered specific goals his brother had hoped to achieve. He thought about his brother’s talents and the amazing things he might have accomplished had he lived longer.

Nick began to apply those same thoughts to his life. He contemplated his own worth and potential, his own goals. Slowly, his mind turned from revenge. He began to feel that he could better avenge his brother’s death by doing meaningful things and crediting his brother as his inspiration. This would allow him to keep his brother’s name alive in a positive way, something revenge would never allow.

Nick wrote his mission statement in the form of a letter to his brother. He posted it in visible places to keep it alive in his mind—forever. It changed Nick’s life, and may have even saved it.

Your Heart in WritingWriting down the purposes and things that are most important to you can bring direction and meaning to what you do each day. Consider the example of Nick. Putting his deeper yes in writing gave Nick the courage to say no to seeking revenge. How might putting your mission statement in writing impact you?

DISCUSSION 11DISCUSSION 13

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Different FormatsMission statements come in many forms. Throughout history, people have chiseled their deepest desires and purposes in stone, put to music their most heartfelt passions, painted in masterpieces their greatest dreams, and even written their hopes in a notebook.

Begin thinking about what you might include in your personal mission statement by exploring what others have put into writing, poems, music, or art.

SONG, “KITCHEN SINK” BY TWENTY-ONE PILOTS

Are you searching for purpose?Then write something, yeah it might be worthlessThen paint something then, it might be wordlessPointless curses, nonsense versesYou’ll see purpose start to surfaceNo one else is dealing with your demonsMeaning maybe defeating themCould be the beginning of your meaning, friend.

POEM, FROM DOUGLAS MALLOCH

The tree that never had to fightFor sun and sky and air and light, But stood out in the open plainAnd always got its share of rain,Never became a forest kingBut lived and died a scrubby thing…Good timber does not grow with ease,The stronger wind, the stronger trees.

If an existing song represented your mission in life, which song would it be? Why?

If a poem, quote, piece or art, or photo represented your mission in life, what would it be? Why?

How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and, keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most. - DR. STEPHEN R. COVEY

H A BI T 2: BEGIN WI T H T HE END IN MIND

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Sample Mission StatementsRead the following personal mission statements. What parts of them do you like? How would you change them? What ideas might you incorporate into your personal mission statement? What format would you use?

To use my creativity & positivity to

better the lives of those

around me.

LIVE LIKE THERE IS

NO TOMORROW

LAUGH EVERY CHANCE YOU GET

LOVE EVERYONE YOU MEET

LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES KIND WORDS

GOOD DEEDSGIVE THANKSSAY PLEASE

Never take the simple things in life

for granted.

Appreciate other people’s differences.

Ask questions.

Speak with your actions, not your words.

I want to be the kind of person my

dog thinks I am.

My Mission Statement

Be honest.

Try your hardest.

Do what’s right.

Give everything your all.

Be kind to everyone.

Have fun.

Always remember

who you are.

From a girl named…

Respect

Optimism

Solidarity

Entrepreneurial

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H A BI T #: T I T L EH A BI T 2: BEGIN WI T H T HE END IN MIND

Your DraftStart a draft of your personal mission statement using steps one and two.

STEP ONE

Write random words or phrases you might include in your personal mission statement.

STEP TWO

Draw from the activities you have done in this section of the guide to draft a personal mission statement.

• Be creative. • Be realistic. • Be you. Don’t worry about what others will think.

At a later time, find a quiet place to refine your mission statement. Share it with others and get feedback. Live it.

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