Personal Purpose Statement

This is a question that can have a variety of answers that will likely change at different times in our lives. The defining of our personal purpose can help to keep us focused on goals, sustain us during difficult times, reward us with a sense of accomplishment, and remind us to always strive to be the best that we can be.

Challenge Objectives

• 1. To demonstrate an understanding of how to define an individuals personal purpose
• 2. To identify the combination of unique individual characteristics, talents, goals, and requirements that work together to define why we exist
• 3. To present in written form an individualized, personal purpose statement

Assignment

As you work toward determining your personal purpose statement, you may want to ask yourself some of the following questions:

• What do I enjoy doing?
• When am I the happiest?
• What could I do better?
• What do I believe is important?
• What do I see myself doing in five years?
• What am I good at?
• What is my proudest accomplishment?
• Do I enjoy being/working with others or prefer to be/work alone?
• How do I want others to think of me?
• How do I want others to remember me?

You may want to create additional questions that are appropriate for you. Asking yourself these questions will give you a lot of information to work with, but it will also allow you to detect a pattern of priorities that you might not have recognized before.

Presentation

Present in written form your personal purpose statement. Your statement should be professionally written in a concise manner. Individual paragraphs may address different areas of your life; or one complete paragraph is acceptable. Submit to your instructor one copies of your purpose statement.