Personal Mission

Statement
Why is personal
development an
important
component of
setting career and
life goals?
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, learners will be able to:
1. explain the factors in personal development that may
guide them in making important career decisions as
an adolescent,
2. share insights that make them realize the importance
of personal development in making a career decision
as adolescents, and
3. construct a creative visualization of their personal
development through the various stages they went
through, stressors, influences, and decision- making
points, and a personal profile analysis.
At this point in your life, have you
thought of the mission that you were
placed in this world to fulfill and live
out? Have you started figuring out what
that mission is? This is probably a
difficult thing to ponder on considering
that you have your whole life ahead of
you waiting to be explored.
We can all talk about our dreams and
goals in life, but it is said that when we
write them down, they begin to become
more concrete and real. Our task this
session is to come up with your Personal
Mission Statement using everything you
have learned about yourself from all the
previous learning experiences.
Activity #1
Label the index cards you brought with the following key
ideas:
Card 1 Education: What do you see yourself accomplishing
in the area of your academics / education?
Card 2 Career: What kind of career are you seeing yourself to
be passionately pursuing for yourself? What would be your
indicators of success in your career?
Card 3 Personal Attributes: What are the things you wish to
be able to develop in you? How would you like to be seen as a
person using these values, skills, and personal attributes?
Card 4 Family and personal relationships: How do you
envision the quality of your family and personal life? What are
the things that you would like to be able to do or provide for
them?
Label the index cards you brought with the following key
ideas:
Card 5 How you want to live your life: What kind of lifestyle
you are seeing yourself to be living?
Card 6 Faith and spirituality: How do you see your faith
growing in the years to come? How do you intend to make
sure that you will be able to deepen your faith and spiritual
life?
Card 7 Community service: How do you intend to give back
or “pay it forward” to your community and to the world?
What do you envision to be your contribution to the world?
Card 8 Free Card to write anything else that they feel would
be relevant and part of their personal mission in life.
Example:
 My goal revolves around sharpening and effectively using my
skills in a competitive environment. Growing as a student and
growing along with the institution, that I choose to be a part of,
occupy important slots in my list of priorities.
 I wish to learn from, excel in and go beyond every challenge I
face in life. Every opportunity in life, including this one, must
be used with diligence and hard work. This, I believe, is the only
thing that can help me achieve success.
 To treasure, above all else, the opportunities that come my way
and to make the best use of them; to focus on academics,
without really making compromises on extra-curricular
activities. I’m also looking forward to being the kind of student
who contributes not only to the growth of the institution, but
also to the growth of the less privileged sections of society.
Example:

 As a student, I’ve always been known to give every task I take

up, my best shot. This, I believe, is where my greatest strength
lies. I’m yearning to belong to an institution that recognizes this
quality in me and helps me make the best use of it. For in the
end, it doesn’t really matter if you are smart or not, what matters
is that you give everything and take up all you can and success
comes by default.
 A hardworking, dedicated, disciplined, creative and focused
student, looking to be a part of a respectable institution, where
the mind knows no boundaries and the heart knows no fear. An
institution such as this, I believe, can bring out the best in me
while also helping me grow from strength to strength.
Example:

 To be absorbed by an educational institution in which my

knowledge, skills and passions will be put to good use; to be the
kind of student who bridges the gap between the process of
learning and the idea of having fun while going about it.
 I believe that success comes your way if you know where to
look for it. For me, the sky has always been the limit. I am an
ambitious student, not willing to be held back by mediocre
challenges. An institution which is willing to fuel my ambitions
and desire for success is the kind of institution I want to belong
to.
Activity #2
a. How did you go about writing
down ideas on each card? What
were the things that were you
your mind while going through
each card?
b. How did you narrow down
your ideas and ideals in the
cards? Can you describe the
process of elimination that you
used to be able to come up with
the ideas that you have jotted
down?
c. Were there challenges while
you were identifying the ideas?
Which can was easy? Difficult?
Why?
d. What was the principle behind
the order of ideas that you chose
in plotting down your Personal
Mission Statement?
e. What did you realize after the
activity?
YOU’RE NEVER
TOO
YOUNG TO
CLARIFY YOUR
LIFE GOALS AND
ASPIRATIONS
 What’s your life mission? It’s not an easy
question to answer, but an important one. You
can talk about your aspirations and goals all
day, but when you write them down, they
become, well, more real. It’s a starting point to
living the life you want. When you write a
personal mission statement, you’re clarifying
what you want to accomplish and how, and
committing to it. Businesses and nonprofit
organizations develop mission statements for the
same reason.
 What is a
personal mission
statement?
Most students, and adults, don’t
realize the importance of writing their
personal mission statements. It’s more
than just your goals. Your mission
statement will help you sort out your
priorities and how you want to live
your life. It may include short-term
and long-term goals, or life-long
aspirations. It becomes a guide and
provides direction, which comes
from you, not someone else.
There’s no right or wrong
way to approach your
personal mission
statement, or what it
should include. Everyone
is going to be different.
What’s important is to
write it down.
Topics your personal mission statement may include:
 Education
 Career
 Personal attributes, such as honesty, loyalty and
dedication
 Family and personal relationships
 How you want to live your life
 Sports
 Faith and spirituality
 Community service