A few days ago, Craig Childs wrote how to [1] Write a Personal Mission Statement in 5 Steps.  It’s a good article that summarizes Randall S. Hansen’s 5 step plan for writing a personal mission statement.  The process outlined by Dr. Hansen is:
1.  Identify Past Successes
2.  Identify Core Values
3.  Identify Contributions
4.  Identify Goals
5.  Write Mission Statement
Earlier this year, while I was looking for a little direction in life, I spent some time trying to determine what my personal mission statement should be.  I spent quite a bit of time on the Franklin Covey web site, using their Mission Statement Builder.
The Mission Statement Builder comes in three “flavors” - Kickstart, Museum, and Journey.  Each provides a different way of deriving your mission statement and you get the opportunity to wordsmith your final product when you’re finished.  I went through all three of the tools and also did a little soul searching to come up with the following which is long, but is still meaningful to me as I read it today, even given the changes in my circumstances to a job I love and a new home which have helped to resolve many of the issues I was having at the time.

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