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TOPUCU Adult Faith-Based Workbook Mission Statement: Part 3

MISSION STATEMENT: PART 3
By the end of this exercise you should have 3. Think about your summary statement from
YOUR MISSION 3 to 4 paragraphs. Part 1. How can you apply that statement
to your family life?
FAMILY VALUES 1. Write about the roles you fill in your family.
Are you a husband, a wife, a mother, a
father, a sibling, a son, a daughter, a 4. What positive contributions have you
grandparent, a grandchild, etc.? Which made to your family over the years and
Welcome to Mission Statement Part 3 Example: one or two of these roles do you feel is how have you positively affected members
of the TOPUCU Finisher Program. Today the most important to you? NOTE: Some of your family? What other positive effects
we will begin the process of creating “Mattel makes a difference in the global people have friends who they consider to would you like to have on your family?
your PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT. community by effectively serving children be family. Feel free to include “Friend” as a
Admittedly it sounds like a big task, but we in need. Partnering with charitable role if you see fit. REMINDER: As you write, do not get stuck
are going to break it down piece-by piece organizations dedicated to directly serving on editing and grammar or whether it
and walk through it step by step. We’ll use children, Mattel creates joy through the “sounds good.” Just write it or type it all out.
the statement you constructed in Mission Mattel Children’s Foundation, product 2. What words would you use to describe As we move forward we will refine what you
Statement Part 1 and the people of influence donations, grant making and the work of who you are to your family? Are you a write and encourage you to extract the
from Mission Statement Part 2 as reference. employee volunteers. We also enrich the provider? Are you a caretaker? Are you most meaningful things you have written
lives of Mattel employees by identifying responsible for keeping the home clean?
diverse volunteer opportunities and Are you a mentor or teacher? Are you a and build a concise and powerful mission
statement for your life.
WHAT IS A MISSION STATEMENT? supporting their personal contributions counselor? Are you the family’s comic
through the matching gifts program.” relief? Are you the one that organizes big Don’t take any short cuts and don’t skip this
A mission statement is a set of sentences and Mattel family events? Are you the one that keeps step. Remember, when you begin something
phrases that focuses on who you want to be everyone connected? Which of these roles and don’t follow through, “The Only Person
and how you want to live your life. It serves do you take the most pride in? U Cheat Is U!”
as a foundation and acts as a filter for all the
decisions you make. It reflects your overall The process of creating a mission statement
values, goals, purposes and modus operandi. is illuminating in and of itself. It forces you NOTES:
to sit down and clarify each specific aspect
All successful people and companies have of your life and create a measuring stick for
mission statements. It can be a single your success.
concise sentence like this one that Google
uses: “To organize the world’s information
and make it universally accessible and useful.” FAMILY VALUES

Or it could be a longer, more detailed Today we are going to spend some time
statement like the following: working on your personal mission statement
as it pertains to your FAMILY LIFE. The
following exercises will help you consider
many aspects and point you in the direction
of writing different ideas that can be a part
of your overall personal mission statement.

"By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the
process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future
in good hands – your own." — Mark Victor Hansen

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