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Creating Your Mission Creating Your Mission Statement for Work and LifeStatement for Work and Life
Inspired by Laurie Beth JonesInspired by Laurie Beth Jones
““The Path”The Path”
Alan Young M.A. Alan Young M.A. Biola University/Thousand Oaks Biola University/Thousand Oaks
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Mission defined by Webster's:Mission defined by Webster's:
A specific task, place of work, military A specific task, place of work, military operational taskoperational task
Aerospace operationsAerospace operations An allotted or self-imposed duty or taskAn allotted or self-imposed duty or task A calling!A calling!
Isaiah 30:21 KJVIsaiah 30:21 KJV And you will hear a voice behind you, saying “This is And you will hear a voice behind you, saying “This is
the path. Walk ye in it.” the path. Walk ye in it.”
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Elements of a good Elements of a good Mission StatementMission Statement
Should be no longer than a single Should be no longer than a single sentence longsentence long
It should be easily understood by a twelve It should be easily understood by a twelve year oldyear old
It should be recited by memory at It should be recited by memory at gunpoint gunpoint
You no longer have to live in two boxesYou no longer have to live in two boxes It’s one mission statement!It’s one mission statement!
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Top 10 False AssumptionsTop 10 False Assumptions
1.1. My job or my role is my missionMy job or my role is my mission
2.2. My “To Do” list is my mission My “To Do” list is my mission
3.3. I am not currently living my missionI am not currently living my mission
4.4. I am not important enough to have I am not important enough to have a missiona mission
5.5. What I am doing now is as close as I What I am doing now is as close as I can get to my real mission can get to my real mission
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Top 10 False AssumptionsTop 10 False Assumptions
1.1. My mission has to be a grand oneMy mission has to be a grand one
2.2. A mission must be full of sufferingA mission must be full of suffering
3.3. My mission must be the same as My mission must be the same as those of my peersthose of my peers
4.4. Geography is destinyGeography is destiny
5.5. Life is random, even I was an Life is random, even I was an accident!accident!
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Finding your USPFinding your USP
USP Defined: USP Defined: Your Your UUnique nique SSelling elling
PPoint. oint. What makes you unique?What makes you unique? Multi-tasking is of the “enemy”Multi-tasking is of the “enemy” Where do you search for your USP?Where do you search for your USP?
(Or your rudder?)(Or your rudder?)
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Where do you search for your Where do you search for your USP?USP?
What did you do for fun when you What did you do for fun when you were a child?were a child? Ps 139:14 “You are fearfully and wonderfully made… and Ps 139:14 “You are fearfully and wonderfully made… and
I know that full well.”I know that full well.”
What were your favorite toys/games?What were your favorite toys/games? Do you remember anything that came Do you remember anything that came
particularly easy to you as a child?particularly easy to you as a child? What did you tell people you were What did you tell people you were
going to be when you grew up?going to be when you grew up?
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Where do you search for your Where do you search for your USP?USP?
Are you being or doing anything that Are you being or doing anything that resembles your dream now? resembles your dream now? If so what? If so what? And if not, why not?And if not, why not?
If you have not been listening to that If you have not been listening to that still small voice inside…still small voice inside… why is it still, and why is it still, and why is it small? why is it small?
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Looking at your gifts todayLooking at your gifts today
Why don’t we recognize our gifts?Why don’t we recognize our gifts? It is our responsibility to use and It is our responsibility to use and
multiply themmultiply them Be good stewardsBe good stewards
We must use our talents or lose them We must use our talents or lose them Matt 25:29 - the parable of the talentsMatt 25:29 - the parable of the talents
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Use our talents or lose themUse our talents or lose them
People say, “Oh, you are so good at ____”People say, “Oh, you are so good at ____” Write down a list of no less than 20 talents Write down a list of no less than 20 talents
you have been given and pretend you will you have been given and pretend you will be given a $1,000 bill for eachbe given a $1,000 bill for each
Which talents have you buried or Which talents have you buried or multiplied?multiplied?
Whom are you blaming for your talents Whom are you blaming for your talents being buried?being buried?
Who is responsible for the development of Who is responsible for the development of our gifts?our gifts?
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Your Passion is Your Your Passion is Your POWERPOWER
Enthusiasm: from the Latin word Enthusiasm: from the Latin word “en” and “theos” - or “in God”“en” and “theos” - or “in God”
What are you “in God” about?What are you “in God” about? Why God made usWhy God made us
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What are you “in God” about?What are you “in God” about?
What excites you in or about the world?What excites you in or about the world? What angers you in or about the world?What angers you in or about the world? If you could teach three things to others If you could teach three things to others
about what excites you in the world, about what excites you in the world, what would you teach? what would you teach?
If you could convey to others three If you could convey to others three things about what angers you in the things about what angers you in the world, what would you convey?world, what would you convey?
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What are you “in God” about?What are you “in God” about?
How could you use what most excites How could you use what most excites you to affect or change what most you to affect or change what most angers you?angers you? List ten ways List ten ways
God does not waste anythingGod does not waste anything
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Time for your exercise….Time for your exercise….
My mission statement is to:My mission statement is to:
__________, __________, ___________________, __________, _________ (Piece #1, your 3 action verbs)(Piece #1, your 3 action verbs)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Piece #2, your core value or values)(Piece #2, your core value or values)
to, for, or with…. to, for, or with….
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Piece #3, the group/cause which most moves/excites (Piece #3, the group/cause which most moves/excites you.)you.)
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Checking your Mission Checking your Mission StatementStatement
A good mission statement will be A good mission statement will be inspiring, exciting, clear, and engaginginspiring, exciting, clear, and engaging
Large enough to be powerful and Large enough to be powerful and encompass a life time of activitiesencompass a life time of activities
Jesus had a mission statement: “to Jesus had a mission statement: “to give life, and give it more abundantly”.give life, and give it more abundantly”.
You may get a dose of “creative You may get a dose of “creative tension”…tension”…
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A Mission Statement for A Mission Statement for Work and LifeWork and Life
Before….Before…. ““to raise a happy family”to raise a happy family”
After… After… ““My mission is to create, nurture, and My mission is to create, nurture, and
maintain an environment of growth, maintain an environment of growth, challenge, and unlimited potential for all challenge, and unlimited potential for all those around me”those around me”
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Unsuccessful or Inadequate Unsuccessful or Inadequate Mission StatementsMission Statements
They are uninspiringThey are uninspiringExamples: using words like survive, exist, get Examples: using words like survive, exist, get by, to retire by the age of fifty-fiveby, to retire by the age of fifty-five
They are for the benefit of one person or party They are for the benefit of one person or party onlyonly Examples: To conquer Europe, beat Nebraska, own a Examples: To conquer Europe, beat Nebraska, own a
Mercedes, put our competition of out of businessMercedes, put our competition of out of business They are unintelligible by “outsiders”They are unintelligible by “outsiders”
Too long!Too long! The are full of trite or ordinary phrases, i.e., The are full of trite or ordinary phrases, i.e.,
“we are here to serve our customers.”“we are here to serve our customers.”
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Closing prayer for youClosing prayer for you
Colossians 1:9Colossians 1:9
We ask God to give you a complete We ask God to give you a complete understanding of what he wants to do in your understanding of what he wants to do in your lives, and we ask him to make you wise with lives, and we ask him to make you wise with spiritual wisdom. Then the way you live will spiritual wisdom. Then the way you live will honor and please the Lord. And you will honor and please the Lord. And you will continually do good, kind things for others. continually do good, kind things for others. All the while, you will know God better and All the while, you will know God better and better.better.
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Creating Your Mission Creating Your Mission Statement for Work and Statement for Work and
LifeLife
Welcome to the “2% Welcome to the “2% Club!”Club!”
Alan Young M.A. Alan Young M.A. Biola University/Thousand Oaks Biola University/Thousand Oaks
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For more assistance…For more assistance…
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