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TOPUCU Standard Workbook Mission Statement: Part 9

MISSION STATEMENT GUIDE STEP 2: IDENTIFY YOUR STEP 4: IDENTIFY YOUR WORK
FAMILY ROLES! LIFE ROLES AND YOUR CORE
Your mission statement will be a total of 6-7 BELIEFS ABOUT FINANCES!
paragraphs. The first paragraph will consist Review what you’ve written about your
of your overall SUMMARY STATEMENT roles in your family. Take the 2 or 3 roles you This is a new paragraph. Review what you’ve
and should be 2 to 3 sentences. The next chose as the most important and write a written about your core values in Education
paragraphs will touch on the specific roles positive sentence about those roles. and write a positive sentence about those
or areas of your life and should be beliefs and aspirations.
4 to 5 sentences long.
Example: “I am a loving, generous
family member.” Example: “I am a hardworking teacher
and an innovative entrepreneur.”
STEP 1: WRITE YOUR OVERALL
SUMMARY STATEMENT!
STEP 6: CONSIDER OTHER
Refer back to your Summary Statement ROLES YOU FILL!
that you wrote on Part 1 and write it below.
As you consider everything you’ve written Review what you’ve written over the last
since then, has your Summary Statement few days. Can you think of any other
changed? If so, write the revised version: STEP 3: WRITE WHAT IT TAKES roles you fill such as volunteer, mentor,
TO EXCEL IN YOUR FAMILY STEP 5: WRITE WHAT IT community leader, etc.? Write a few
Example: “I will use my creativity and ROLES! TAKES TO EXCEL IN YOUR sentences about those roles.
my talent for working with others as Again, reviewing what you’ve written about WORK LIFE ROLES!
a way of encouraging them to freely your roles in your family, write 1-3 sentences Consider what you wrote about your Example: “I am a dedicated assistant
express their unique talents. I will take summarizing what you need to do in order Work Life, as well as your Core Beliefs coach for a softball team. I will help
every opportunity to be generous and to excel in these roles. about Finances. Write 1-3 sentences when I am called upon and be a good
do whatever I can to help others live summarizing what you need to do in role model and mentor for my
a better life.” order to excel in these areas. teammates. I will encourage hard work
Example: “As a son, I will continue and sportsmanship and help to create
to help my mom and dad as needed. a fun atmosphere for the players.”
I will treat my family members with Example: “I must work diligently to
love and respect. I will use my sense of inspire my students and run my small
humor to make our house a fun place business with integrity and innovation.
to live for everyone.” I will work with my wife/husband to
provide for our children."

Example: “I am really good at math and
I can be a help to others who struggle
in that subject. I plan to major in
mathematics in college."

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