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TOPUCU Adult Faith-Based Workbook                                                                                                                                                                                    Mission Statement: Part 10



                                                                                                                                      MISSION STATEMENT: PART 10
      STEP 7: WRITE ABOUT YOUR                                 STEP 9: WRITE ABOUT YOUR
      SPIRITUAL LIFE!                                          PHYSICAL HEALTH!                                                       YOUR MISSION STATEMENT


      Consider what you’ve written about your                  Consider what you’ve written about your                                PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
      Spiritual Life. Write a few sentences                    Physical Health. Write a few sentences
      summarizing your core beliefs in this area.              summarizing your core beliefs in this area.
                                                                                                                                      Welcome to Mission Statement Part 10                     SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY: I am a
          Example: “I turn to my faith for guidance                Example: “Every morning I will wake up                             of the TOPUCU Finisher Program. You’ve                   dedicated assistant coach for my
          and comfort in difficult times. My faith                 and run at least 3 miles before work. I                            been working on your PERSONAL MISSION                    daughter’s softball team. I will help when
          influences me to treat everyone I meet                   will eat balanced meals and make efforts                           STATEMENT and today you’re going to put                  I am called upon and be a good role model
          in a loving and respectful way. I will look              to drink water instead of sugary drinks. I                         it all together.                                         and mentor for my daughter and her
          for opportunities to share my faith                      will go to the gym 2 times a week. I will                          Here are the examples from yesterday’s                   teammates. I will encourage hard work
          with others.”                                            encourage fitness and healthy living                               exercise as they would appear in a                       and sportsmanship and help to create a
                                                                   in my family members.”                                                                                                      fun atmosphere for the players.
                                                                                                                                      completed mission statement.
                                                                                                                                                                                               SPIRITUAL: I turn to my faith for guidance
                                                                                                                                                                                               and comfort in difficult times. My faith
                                                                                                                                      SAMPLE PERSONAL                                          influences me to treat everyone I meet in
                                                                                                                                      MISSION STATEMENT                                        a loving and respectful way. I will look for
                                                                                                                                                                                               opportunities to share my faith with others.
                                                                                                                                      SUMMARY: I will use my creativity and my
                                                                                                                                      talent for working with children as a way                MENTAL: I will constantly work on my
                                                                                                                                      of encouraging young people to freely                    self-improvement by reading books and
                                                                                                                                      express their unique talents. I will take every          seeking advice from mentors and other
                                                               STEP 10: ANYTHING ELSE?                                                opportunity to be generous and do whatever               positive people around me. Listening to
      STEP 8: WRITE ABOUT YOUR                                                                                                                                                                 music and meditation helps me to deal
      MENTAL HEALTH!                                           Consider everything you’ve written so far.                             I can to help others live a better life.                 with stress.

                                                               Can you think of other aspects of your life                            FAMILY: I am a loving, generous husband
      Consider what you’ve written about your                  that you feel strongly about? If so, follow                            and father. I will express my love to my                 PHYSICAL: Every morning I will wake up
      Mental Health. Write a few sentences                     the guidelines above and write summary                                 wife and children by making an effort to                 and run at least 3 miles before work. I will
      summarizing your core beliefs in this area.
                                                               statements about it here.                                              spend quality time with them each week.                  eat balanced meals and make an effort
                                                                                                                                      I will commit to taking my wife out on                   drink water instead of sugary drinks. I will
          Example: “I will constantly work on my                   Example: “I love to travel to new places.                          dates, just the two of us. I will continually            go to the gym 2 times a week. I will
          self-improvement by reading books and                    I will put money aside each year for a                             tell my daughters how beautiful and smart                encourage fitness and healthy living in
          seeking advice from mentors and other                    family trip to a place we’ve never been.”                          they are. I will always encourage and                    my family members.
          positive people around me. Listening to                                                                                     support the dreams and aspirations of my                 TRAVEL: I love to travel to new places. I will
          music and meditation helps me to deal                                                                                       wife and daughters.                                      put money aside each year for a family trip
          with stress.”
                                                                                                                                      WORK LIFE: I am a hardworking teacher                    to a place we’ve never been.
                                                                                                                                      and an innovative entrepreneur I must work

                                                               Great job! You have written quite a bit today,                         diligently to inspire my students and run my
                                                               but you’ve done it! You’ve completed the first                         small business with integrity and innovation.
                                                               part of your Personal Mission Statement. In                            I will work with my wife to provide for our
                                                               the next part we will put it all together!                             children. We will put 10 percent of our
                                                                                                                                      income into our savings account. We will
                                                               Don’t skip this step. Don’t take shortcuts.                            instill a strong work ethic into our children.
                                                               This is your life! Don’t cheat yourself!


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