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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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