Are you ready for a new activity for this month?  I hope you are beginning to really focus on bringing (fill in your word here) into your life.

This month we are going to write a personal mission statement about bringing our words into our everyday lives.

I found these great guidelines for writing a personal mission statement at http://timethoughts.com.

Writing a Personal Mission Statement A personal mission statement is a brief description of what you want to focus on, what you want to accomplish and who you want to become in a particular area of your life over the next one to three years. It is a way to focus your energy, actions, behaviors and decisions towards the things that are most important to you. Personal Mission Statement Guidelines While there is no unique format or formula for creating your personal mission statement, the following guidelines may be helpful: Keep it simple, clear and brief. The best mission statements tend to be 3 to 5 sentences long. Your mission statement should touch upon what you want to focus on and who you want to become as a person (character) in this part of your life. Think about specific actions, behaviors, habits and qualities that would have a significant positive impact in this part of your life over the next one to three years. Make sure your mission statement is positive. Instead of saying what you don’t want to do or don’t want to be, say what you do want to do or become. Find the positive alternatives to any negative statements. Include positive behaviors, character traits and values that you consider particularly important and want to develop further. Think about how your actions, habits, behavior and character traits in this area affect the important relationships in your life. Create a mission statement that will guide you in your day-to-day actions and decisions. Make it a part of your everyday life. Think about how your mission affects the other areas of your life. Is it consistent with your other personal mission statements? Will it conflict with or contradict something else? Is it balanced? Make it emotional. Including an emotional payoff in your mission statement infuses it with passion and will make it even more compelling, inspiring and energizing. Remember that your mission statement is not cast in stone. It will continue to change and evolve as you gain insights about yourself and what you want out of each part of your life.

They also offer examples that I have changed to meet our purpose.  You might choose one of these to formulate your mission statement.

“I value  (word).. because …[reasons why this word are is important to you]. Accordingly, I will …[what you can do to live by this word."

"To develop and cultivate the qualities of ...(your word)..  so that ...[why you want to develop the quality this word represents].”

“To live each day with ..(word)… so that …[what living by this word will give you].”

“To appreciate and enjoy …[what your word will bring to you] by …[what you can do to appreciate/enjoy these things].”

“To be known as someone who is …[word]“