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My Personal Mission Statement
Below is my personal mission statement. When I showed this to a friend, he said
he was impressed. I felt pleased with myself until he added, “You’ve a long way
to go before you get there”.
So take heart if yours feels ambitious. It doesn’t have to look like mine. I’ve
included mine as an example for you.
M
Y
MISSION
IS
 to  pursue  writing  in  all  its  forms  and  to  create  something  from
nothing.  Writing  is  my  shield  and  my  sword,  and  this  is  how  I  will  develop
happiness.
I will teach my children how to become the kind of adults they were meant
to be. I will demonstrate to them the virtues and challenges of temperance, love
and patience. In doing so, I will foster these traits in myself.
I will seek physical and mental balance and avoid excess. I will avoid false
and baseless pursuits and materialism because I know everything turns to ash. I
will strive to reduce and refine rather than gather and accumulate.
I  will  practise  empathy  and  conscientiousness.  I  will  make  sober  decisions
and  embrace  the  idea  of  responsible  risk-taking;  that  is  I  will  live  by  Søren
Kierkegaard’s creed “To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is
to lose oneself.”
I  will  lead  a  life  of  quiet  integrity,  for  to  speak  ill  of  another  is  to  damage
myself.  I  will  strive  to  understand  the  viewpoint  of  those  I  am  against  most.  I
will use moments of anger towards others as opportunities to learn more of my
soul.

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I will recognise my flaws, that I can become obsessive and impulsive, and I
will seek to turn these flaws into virtues by becoming focused and brave. I will
seek  opportunities  to  practise  kindness,  temperance  and  patience  because  these
are skills I must develop.
My  time  is  finite.  I  will  operate  in  my  circle  of  influence  rather  than  my
circle  of  concern.  I  will  put  first  things  first.  I  will  reflect  upon  the  walls  I  am
laying my ladders against.
I  wither  in  stagnation,  and  I  am  energised  when  I  am  learning.  I  will  burn
myself  completely  like  a  good  bonfire  and  leave  no  trace  of  myself  behind
(Shunryu Suzuki).
I will lean in.