Personal

Mission
Statement Tr. Joanne Quilon
“To thrive in my journey through
life and learn life’s lessons along
the way.”
 Mission
Statement
"something that states the
purpose or goal of a business of
organization."
Personal Mission
is an expression of one's purpose
or advocacy, explicitly stating an
individual's goal or desire that will
serve as personal guide in
achieving a dream. These are the
key ideas to include in composing a
personal mission statement: vision,
mission, and purpose.
 Vision
is how one sees the world-a
Setting mental image of what the
future will or could be like. In
One’s order to set a vision, one
Vision should have the ability to think
about or plan the future with
imagination or wisdom.
 Mission
-refers to the actual steps and operations that
will carry out a goal. For example, if one envisions
becoming a globally competitive citizen in 10-15 years
from now, his/her mission is to equip himself/herself
with the necessary skills and competencies that may
be required from him/her in the future.

Knowing One’s Mission

 Purpose is the reason for which
something is done or created or
for which something exists. It
Determining gives people the drive to continue
One’s on their quest even when the odds
Porpues are against them. It is also the
continuous search for meaning in
what people hold dear and what
they do with their hearts'
convictions.
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What value What is my
do I hold action plan
dear? How do
I see myself
(mission)
in the future to achieve
(vision)? my dream?
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What are the
How do
specific steps or
operations these goals
(strategies) I give me a
need to perform sense of
in order to
realize my
meaning
mission? (purpose)?
 S TIO N ON
SU G G E
S TR ON G
AF TIN G A
CR M EN T
N S T AT E
MIS SIO
 1. CHOOSE YOUR
PATH
2. AIM HIGH
People are not meant to
Your mission
travel on the same
path. Everyone has a statement must push
road that belongs to you to become the
him. Sometimes, best that you can
understanding where possibly make of
this path leads to may yourself.
take a while.
"If you merely strive to maintain
the status quo, you'll hardly
succeed in pushing yourself
beyond where you are
currently.”
-Karima Mariama Arthur
3. BE HONEST TO YOURSELF AND TO
THE FUTURE THAT YOU DESIRE.
A mission statement should be an
expression of who you truly are. It
should differentiate you from
others if you happen to be in a room
with other people of equal
qualifications.
 4. FIND YOUR
CORE
Kris McGuigan suggests, "Set
aside time to answer key
questions related to past
and future success: Who are
you? Who are you
becoming? Why do you
work? (In your case, why do
you study?) What is your
purpose, cause, or destiny?"
5. WRITE YOUR
OWN OBITUARY
Morbid as this may seem, it
will help you come face to
face with what really
matters in the end. How
would you want people to
remember you? What kind
of life would you want
people to look back to when
they think about how you
have lived?
6. DEFINE THE IMPACT YOU WANT
TO HAVE

What kind of impact do

you want to make on
people and to the world?
7. ENVISION THE FUTURE YOU WANT
TO HAVE AND STAY FOCUSED ON IT.
What is your goal and what keeps
you going? Kimberly Buchanan
says, "Your mission statement is
what you are working towards
and what life will look like for
you, once you finally arrive."
8. BREAK DOWN YOUR STATEMENT.
Break it down into verb-
target-outcome. For example-
verb: Continually learn new
skills; target: self (I);
outcome: constant personal
growth.
 9. KEEP IT SHORT
There is power contained in a
personal mission statement that can
help, encourage, and strengthen
you in tough times. Maresa Friedman
suggests, "Keep it simple... My
personal mission statement?
Challenge accepted.
10. YOU ALREADY KNOW YOUR
MISSION
Have there been times in
your life when you felt that
you were exactly how you
were meant to be, doing
exactly what you were meant
to do? Recall those moments.
 11. LIST YOUR WISHES AND PLANS
AND ASK "WHY."
Asking why you have this wish
or that plan will help you
understand what it is that
drives you, consequently
helping you form a
meaningful mission statement.
 12. BE CLEAR ON WHAT YOUR
VALUES, VISION, MISSION, AND
PURPOSE ARE

Having clear ideas of these

will facilitate the way you
make decisions, handle crises,
and so on.
 13. BE HONEST.

Unless your personal mission is

immoral, there are no wrong
mission statements. Acknowledge
the unique you when you craft
your mission statements.
Thank
You