Examples

Q & A

Passion

  • I am happiest when I:
  • I am the most frustrated when I:
  • At work, I feel the most fulfilled when I can:
  • In my personal life, I really love to:

Abilities

  • What am I naturally good at?
  • What have others said I’m naturally good at?

Quest

  • If your life was a classic hero/heroine story, what would your quest be?
  • Why are you doing it? Who are you doing it for?
  • What is the result of your quest?
  • My quest is:

Possibilities

  • If you were financially and socially independent, and you could do anything you wanted without risk of failure, what would you do?
  • What do I consider to be my most important future contribution?
  • What do I want to be remembered for?

Values

Imagine you could hang out with three people who have had the most influence on you (past, present, fictional, non-fictional). Write their names and one thing you particularly admire about these folks.

  • Value 1:
  • Value 2:
  • Value 3:

Will It Blend?

Combine what you wrote above into a paragraph. Keep coming back and editing it, mission statements can (and should) evolve over time.