MANAGING YOURSELF

n
n

What are your values?

What are your personal
goals?
What is your personal mission
statement?
What is your strategic plan?

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Success in the knowledge

economy comes to those
who know themselvestheir strengths, their
values, and how they best
perform.
-Peter Drucker

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MANAGING ONESELF
Peter Drucker

You cant effectively

manage anyone else
until you can
effectively manage
yourself

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Managing Yourself Consists of:

Knowing yourself
Strengths: can only perform from strengths
Values
How you best perform
What you need in a relationship

Developing yourself
Placing yourself where you can make the
greatest contribution
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Why is knowing your

values important?
n
n

The mirror
Personal versus
organizational values
must be compatible
Personal values
conflict with strengths

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Personal Mission Statement

Your life philosophy or creed
n

What kind of person

you want to be
(character)
What you want to
accomplish
(contributions)
Principles that guide
your behavior (values)

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Why is a Personal Mission

Statement Important?
Its the basis for pro-activity
Provides your vision and the values that
direct your life
Basis for determining long and short-term
goals
Its the criteria for most effective use of your
time

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Goal Setting
Why is goal setting important?
What are characteristics of effective goals?
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Specific
Measurable
Attainable (but challenging)
Realistic
Time limit

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The Planning Process

2
Analyze
the
Environment
1
Identify
overall goals:
Mission
statement

3
Identify
opportunities
and threats

SWOT
Analysis
[steps 2-5]

4
Analyze the
organizations
resources

6
Identify
operational
objectives

7
Formulate
strategies

8
Implement
results

9
Evaluate
results

5
Identify
strengths and
weaknesses

Perform a SWOT analysis to examine the fit between your personal

Strengths and Weaknesses and environmental Opportunities and Threats
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What are your values?

Eulogy exercise

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BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

In your mind's eye, see yourself going to the funeral of a loved one. Picture yourself driving
to the funeral parlor or chapel, parking the car, and getting out. As you walk inside the
building, you notice the flowers, the soft organ music. You see the faces of friends and
family you pass along the way. You feel the shared sorrow of losing, the joy of having
known, that radiates from the hearts of the people there. As you walk down to the front of
the room and look inside the casket, you suddenly come face to face with yourself. This is
your funeral, three years from today. All these people have come to honor you, to
express feelings of love and appreciation for your life.
As you take a seat and wait for the services to begin, you look at the program in your hand.
There are to be four speakers. The first is from your family, immediate and also extendedchildren, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents who
have come from all over the country to attend. The second speaker is one of your friends,
someone who can give a sense of what you were as a person. The third speaker is from
your work or profession. And the fourth is from your church or some community
organization where you've been involved in service.
Now think deeply. What would you like each of these speakers to say about you

and your life? What kind of husband, wife, father, or mother would you like their
words to reflect? What kind of son or daughter or cousin? What kind of friend?
What kind of working associate?
What character would you like them to have seen in you? What contributions,
what achievements would you want them to remember? Look carefully at the
people around you. What difference would you like to have made in their lives?
Take a few minutes to jot down your impressions.
1. Family
2. Friends
3. Work
4. Community
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What is your mission?

n

Read examples in
text
Compose a personal
mission statement

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PERSONAL MISSION
STATEMENT EXAMPLES

For myself, I want to develop self-knowledge, self-love, and self-allowing. I want to use my
healing talents to keep hope alive and express my vision courageously in word and action. In
my family, I want to build healthy, loving relationships, in which we let each other become our
best selves. At work, I want to establish a fault-free, self-perpetuating, learning environment.
In the world, I want to nurture the development of all life forms, in harmony with the laws of
nature._______________________________________________________________
To act in a manner that brings out the best in those important to me - especially when it might
be most justifiable to do
otherwise.______________________________________________________________
To be humble, To say thanks to God in some way, every day. To never react to abuse by
passing it on. To find the self within that does and can look at all sides without loss. To be
driven by my values and beliefs. To be the person my children look to with pride when they
say, "This is, my dad," To be the one my children come to for love, comfort, and
understanding. To be the friend known as caring and always willing to listen. Finally, to go
through life with a smile on my face and a twinkle in my
eye.________________________________________________________________
My goals are to achieve a position of respect and knowledge in a public service organization
and to utilize that position to help others. I believe in treating all people with kindness and
respect. I believe by knowing what I value, I truly know what I want. I want to experience lifes
passions with the newness of a child's love, the sweetness and joy of young love, and the
respect and reverence of mature love.

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Former MSGL Student Mission Statement

A man that leads by example, a man of integrity,

A man who has compassion, marked with dignity.
A man with generosity, even with nothing to give,
A man who can move on, a man that can forgive.
A man who has dreams, a man who has ambition,
A man whos optimistic, even in the worst situation.
A man who uses his experiences, to learn and not to teach,
A man that stands by his word, for promises he does not breach.
A man that has presence, a man that is bold,
A man that makes right choices, not because hes told.
A man who is not proud, but gives pride to those in his life,
A man who is loyal, and is not led by a path of strife.
A man that takes the long road, even if short cuts he does see,
A man that always remembers, nothing in life is free.
A man that is dependable, that goes over and beyond,
A man of sincere passion, who takes his time to respond.
A man that focuses on others, even if it slows him down,
A man that is respected, by all his community and his town.
A man that can motivate, and give much inspiration,
A man that enjoys his time with others, but has time for contemplation.
A man that knows what matters most, and acts for more than show,
A man who contributes to society, to be more than status quo.
A man that thinks of ways to get better, but admires life when it is good,
A man that puts family first, and stands by them as he should.
A man of poetry, a man of art,
A man stimulated by knowledge, a man who lives by his heart.
An author, a musician, a lover, a friend.
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Individual Exercises
1. What are your operational goals
in important life areas that
when achieved will contribute
to your mission? (Career,
Family, Education, Finances,
Religion, Community, Others)

What kind of person do you want to

be?
n

Personal Mission Statement

n
n

Planning
Strategic planning form

Sharing & feedback

n
n
n

Examples
Group exercise 3

Strategic Implementation Plan

n

2. What opportunities and threats

does the future hold with
respect to achieving your goals
described in question one? How
can you keep abreast of
developments that may affect
your goal achievements?

Eulogy - Group exercise 2

Partner or learning team

Share values, mission, & plan
Receive feedback & suggestions

BREAK

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Alligator River Exercise

n
n

Listen to story
Individually rank five characters
worst #1 to least worst #5
Reach group consensus ranking
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n
n

Explain individual rankings &

rationale
Listen to understand & improve
decision
No chance or numerical decisions
All must agree that this is the best
agreement that can be reached
under circumstances

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Values Feedback
n

Round robin feedback

n
n
n

Values exhibited
Contributions to decision
What else learned about
this class member

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Values & Mission Statement

Sharing & Clarification
Individually
What are your values exercise
Eulogy exercise
Write mission statement

In your teams
Round robin sharing
Person #1 share and explain your values & mission
statement
Others ask clarifying questions and provide feedback on
congruency of values & mission statement
Person #2 shares & receives feedback
Person #3 shares & receives feedback
Etc.

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What is your mission?

n

Read example in TIPS

6e.
Compose your personal
mission statement
n

Group exercise 3

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What are your values?

Terminal and Instrumental

n

Group exercise 1

Write your eulogy

n

Group exercise 2

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