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Now, group your wishes in order of priority. Take three pieces of paper and label them: Prior-
ity 1, Priority 2, and Priority 3. Put each wish on the paper where it belongs, according to its pri-
ority (1 = high importance, 2 = medium importance, and 3 = low importance).
Look at the wishes on your priority lists. What do they tell you about what is most important
to you? What fits into your personal mission and what doesn’t? Identify those wishes that don’t
seem to have anything to do with your personal mission and cross them out. Circle or highlight
three high-priority wishes that do mesh with your personal mission. For each wish, write down
one action step you could take in the near future to make that wish come true.
You may want to look back at these materials at the end of the term to see what changes
may have taken place in your priorities.

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