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TOPUCU Adult Faith-Based Workbook                                                                                                                                                                                     Mission Statement: Part 2



                                                                                                                                      MISSION STATEMENT: PART 2
      3. List a few ways that you enjoy expressing
         your uniqueness and talents when                                                                                             PEOPLE OF INFLUENCE
         interacting with other people.



          Example: to support, to inspire,
          to lead, to help, to motivate, to
          encourage, to educate, etc.                          6. Your final task for today is to take the                            Welcome to Mission Statement Part 2 of                   3. Name 2-4 fictional characters that you
                                                                  thoughts you’ve written in the first 5                              the TOPUCU Finisher Program. In Part 1 we                   look up to or who inspire you.
                                                                  questions and combine them into a                                   took a little time to formulate a summary
                                                                  summary statement. Pick out the parts                               statement that will be very useful in building
                                                                  you feel most strongly about or those                               your personal mission statement. Now we
                                                                  that are most important to you. Take                                would like to look at the next very important
                                                                  a little time with this – try different                             aspect of this process.
                                                                  combinations of words and phrases to                                We are going to take some time to consider
                                                                  see which encompasses whom you are.                                 people you look up to or people who inspire
      4. Think about principles that are very                     Feel free to change and edit it as you see                                                                                   4. Select some (or all) of these people and
         important to you.                                        fit until it comes together. Write it as a                          you in a positive way. When considering your                write about why they inspire you or why
                                                                                                                                      personal mission statement, identifying these
                                                                  positive declaration of who you are and                             people can go a long way in helping you to                  you look up to them.

          Example: integrity, morality, honesty,                  how you want to affect your world and                               pinpoint your own core values.
          faith, generosity, frugality, discipline,               the people around you.
          optimism, curiosity, etc.

                                                                   Example: “I will use my creativity and my                          1. Name 2-4 people you know or have
                                                                   talent for working with children as a way                             known personally who you look up to
                                                                   of encouraging young people to freely                                 or who inspire you.
                                                                   express their unique talents. I will take
                                                                   every opportunity to be generous and
                                                                   do whatever I can to help others live a
                                                                   better life.”



      5. Now it’s time to do something fun.
         Imagine a perfect world. In your eyes,                                                                                       2. Name 2-4 individuals you do NOT
         what does a perfect world look like?                                                                                            know personally who you look up to
         How do people in this world interact                                                                                            or who inspire you.
         with each other? What does it feel like?
         Write a statement that expresses this idea.
                                                                                                                                          Example: athletes, musicians,
                                                                                                                                          entrepreneurs, TV personalities, etc.
          Example: “Everyone is encouraged to                  This is the end of Mission Statement Part 1,
          freely express his or her own unique                 but it’s only the beginning of this journey.
          talents. People are working to better                The statement you have put together here
          their lives and the lives of others around           will serve as a foundation for the rest of this
          them. Everyone is expressing love.”                  journey. You’ll revisit it over and over as we
                                                               form your overall personal mission statement
                                                               and your goals. Great work today!



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