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TOPUCU Adult Faith-Based 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 roles
of your overall SUMMARY STATEMENT 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
husband and father.” Example: “I am a hardworking teacher STEP 6: CONSIDER OTHER ROLES
and an innovative entrepreneur.”
STEP 1: WRITE YOUR OVERALL YOU FILL!
SUMMARY STATEMENT!
Review what you’ve written over the last
Refer back to your Summary Statement few days. Can you think of any other
that you wrote on Part 1 and write it below. roles you fill such as volunteer, mentor,
As you consider everything you’ve written community leader, etc.? Write a few
since then, has your Summary Statement sentences about those roles.
changed? If so, write the revised version: STEP 3: WRITE WHAT IT TAKES
TO EXCEL IN YOUR FAMILY ROLES! STEP 5: WRITE WHAT IT Example: “I am a dedicated assistant
Example: “I will use my creativity and Again, reviewing what you’ve written about TAKES TO EXCEL IN YOUR coach for my daughter’s softball team.
my talent for working with children as your roles in your family, write 1-3 sentences WORK LIFE ROLES! I will help when I am called upon and
a way of encouraging young people to summarizing what you need to do in order Consider what you wrote about your be a good role model and mentor for
freely express their unique talents. I will to excel in these roles. Work Life, as well as your Core Beliefs my daughter and her teammates. I will
take every opportunity to be generous about Finances. Write 1-3 sentences encourage hard work and sportsmanship
and do whatever I can to help others live summarizing what you need to do in and help to create a fun atmosphere for
a better life.” Example: “I will express my love to my order to excel in these areas. the players.”
wife and children by making an effort to
spend quality time with them each week.
I will commit to taking my wife out on Example: “I must work diligently to
dates - just the two of us. I will continually inspire my students and run my small
tell my daughters how beautiful and business with integrity and innovation.
smart they are. I will always encourage I will work with my wife/husband to
and support the dreams and aspirations provide for our children. We will put 10
of my wife and daughters.” percent of our income into our savings
account. We will instill a strong work
ethic into our children.”

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