2. Mission Statements
Purpose:
o Identify what is important to you to help
direct your actions, behaviors, and energy
towards those efforts
o Provide guidance
o Hone focus
o Connect personal and professional lives
3. Mission Statements
Definition:
“a summary describing the aims, values,
and overall plan of an organization or
individual.”– Dictionary.com
“A mission statement defines in a
paragraph or so any entity’s reason for
existence. It embodies its philosophies,
goals, ambitions and mores.”
– Missionstatements.com
4. Professional Mission Statements
Key Points :
Identify your past successes
Identify your core values: who you are and what your
priorities are
Identify contributions: ways you could make a
difference
Identify your goals; short term and long term goals
Write your mission statement, reword, rewrite, review
until it is a true representation of yourself
Evaluate and review your mission statement
periodically and adjust it accordingly
5. Professional Mission Statements
Key Points :
There is no one “correct” format for writing a
professional mission statement
Typically, a professional mission statement consists
of a brief and focused paragraph
The mission statement activity will provide you with
a structured format for constructing your
statement
This activity provides a guide for constructing
a statement that you can change and update as
needed
