Personal Mission Statement

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Personal Mission Statement

• Clarifying Why Im Here

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Philippians 312-14

• 12 Not that I have already attained, or am
  already perfected but I press on, that I may lay
  hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid
  hold of me.
• 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have
  apprehended but one thing I do, forgetting those
  things which are behind and reaching forward to
  those things which are ahead,
• 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the
  upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

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• 1 Corinthians 924 Do you not know that those
  who run in a race all run, but one receives the
  prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.
• Hebrews 61 Therefore, leaving the discussion
  of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go
  on to perfection, not laying again the foundation
  of repentance from dead works and of faith toward
  God

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• 2nd Timothy 19 who has saved us and called us
  with a holy calling, not according to our works,
  but according to His own purpose and grace which
  was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began

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Four Statements

1. Personal Mission Statement
2. Family Priorities
3. Church Ministries
4. Career Goals

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Qualities of Good Statements

• One Sentence (OK, if you have to make it two,
  fine, but you need to be able to repeat it)
• Clear if you repeated it to your children they
  would know what you meant
• Ultimate Result What will it look like when
  youve done it?
• How to Get There What you are going to do to
  accomplish your purpose.

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Qualities of Good Statements

• Factor in Your Uniqueness What strengths do you
  intend to build on? What weaknesses are you
  going to grow out of? What are your growth
  points?
• Who are the Beneficiaries? Who are you doing
  this for?

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Things to Think About

• Do you have an unlived life spiritually a life
  youve always known you should live, but havent
  chosen to?
• Do you have unused gifts gifts you have chosen
  not to use?
• What do people tell you that you are really good
  at?
• What are you excited about being a part of? Is
  it really worthy of that level of enthusiasm?

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• What angers you in the world that you could do
  something about? Is it worth being mad about?
• When you think of the ideal life, what does it
  look like?
• When its all done and over, what would you want
  us to be able to say at your funeral?

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Online Resources

• Create your Personal Mission Statement
  http//www.franklincovey.com/missionbuilder/
• http//www.quintcareers.com/mission_statements.htm
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• Secular Sample 1
• Secular Sample 2
• Secular Sample 3
• Secular Sample Hanson

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• When you read your personal mission statement, is
  it distinctively Christian, or could a nice
  lost person have written it?