Writing Your Life Mission Statement

Do you want to live a more driven and purposeful life?

Have you ever thought about how you can use your strengths, interests and core values to guide your journey through life? Creating a life mission statement can enable you to simplify your daily life while making you feel a sense of fulfillment.

In order to develop your mission statement and make your goals more obvious to yourself; I suggest you print out the workbook and begin asking yourself some of the following questions:

Personal Heroes

• Who are your heroes in life?

• Why do you admire them?

• What have they done or said that has inspired you to be a better person?

• Do you or your personal heroes have anything in common?

• Have they had similar experiences that resonate with you?

• Do your heroes have personality traits that you aspire to?

Your True Self

• What have you accomplished in life so far?

• What contribution have you made to the lives of the people around you?

• Reflect on the roles below that you currently have or may have in the future. Write down what your goals are or would be in relation to these roles:

  • Student

  • Spouse

  • Parent

  • Grandparent

  • Friend

  • Employee

  • Boss

What if…

Imagine you are 100 years old and you’re asked to reflect back on your life.

• What experiences do you want to be able to share with others?

  • Completing a graduate degree?

  • Starting your own business?

  • Travelling the world?

  • Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro?

  • Having happy or successful children?

  • Starting a charity for a worthy cause?

  • Making a million dollars?

• Start with the end in mind and work backwards to create a path to bring your dreams to life

Time for a List

List Number 1

• Strengths

• Talents

• Thing you enjoy

• Activities you are good at

• Favorite hobbies

* *If your mission statement can leverage these skills and talents, you’ll be able to accomplish more!

List Number 2

• What do you want to accomplish in life?

• Below are some prompts to get brainstorming started:

Alleviate poverty in your city

Fearlessly try new foods, activities or visit new places

Change careers to leverage your favorite hobby

Support aging parents

Be a committed life long learner

Concrete Goal Setting

• Seek a professional to resolve issue from childhood

• Read a self help or parenting book and apply what you learned

• Get involved in your child's daycare or school by volunteering

• Read each night to your kiddos

• Tell my spouse and/or child “I love you” at least twice a day

In order to guide you to write your mission statement, I have created a workbook to set clear goals and determine your purpose. Developing your mission statement will help you set clear boundaries and a pathways to achieving your hearts desire.

Inhale. Exhale.