Part 3.2 Personal

Mission Statement

Junior Workshop

What

is t

he P

ers

onal

Mis

sion S

tate

ment?

The personal mission

statement is just that – a

clear representation of

the student’s aspirations

in career, education and

personal life. This statement should go

through several drafts.

The challenge is getting

a lot of ideas into one or

two sentences while

remaining succinct.

Sam

ple

1:

Pers

onal M

issi

on

Sta

tem

ent

My mission is to succeed

as an elementary school

teacher with a bachelor’s degree. Also

to take an active role in

my community, get married and raise a happy and healthy family.

Sam

ple

2:

Pers

onal M

issi

on

Sta

tem

ent

My mission in life is to better

society by developing new

technologies. In order to do

this, I plan to pursue a

Bachelor’s Degree with a

double major in Aerospace

and Mechanical Engineering.

I plan someday to raise a

healthy family, keep in touch

with high school friends, and

be an active member in the

community, church, and in

schools.

Sam

ple

3:

Pers

onal M

issi

on

Sta

tem

ent

My ultimate goal in life is

to be remembered for

my artistic talents and

revolutionize the way

people look at life. My

contributions will affect

people in the community, social and

economic life. From this

my children will benefit

from my work.