FiveYear Plan Mission Statement What are personal values

Five-Year Plan & Mission Statement

What are personal values? • Personal values are the values, ideas, thoughts that you VALUE the most. They are things that you care about, that you live by, that reflect the way that you live your life. • It’s important to recognize your values so that you can see how these interact with your personal goals for this year and in your life.

REVIEW THE LIST OF PERSONAL VALUES. CHOOSE BETWEEN 5 -15 THAT REALLY REFLECT YOUR OWN VALUES!

2019 Goals • Think of THREE goals that you have for the year of 2019. Remember that this year you will… – Finish Junior year, become a Senior, start planning for life after high school – Many of you will also take important entrance exams – Take on new responsibilities (leadership roles at school, getting a job, buying first car, etc) • Your three goals should be: – One career/educational goal (should tie-in with what you’d like to be…) – Two personal goals (should tie in with most important personal values; should hit TWO different personal values)

Example… • 2019 – Career/Educational: Maintain 4. 0 GPA at NAU – Personal (teamwork): Be better at asking people for help when I need it. – Personal (balance): Take 30 minutes minimum each day to be “un-plugged” from any technology.

Look back at your goals… • Goals should be SMART – Specific – Measurable – Attainable – Relevant – Timely

Goals re-made to be SMART Original SMART-ified Professional/Academic Maintain 4. 0 GPA at NAU during Spring and Fall semesters by completing homework on time, revising assignments carefully, and taking feedback from professors into consideration. Personal (teamwork) Be better at asking people for help when I need it. Recognize my limits with a task and ask friends, co-workers, and family members to help me by delegating specific tasks to them when necessary. Be considerate of their time as well and not ask too much of them. Personal (balance) Take 30 minutes minimum each day to be “un-plugged” from any technology. Refrain from using any technology for at least 30 minutes a day. Use this time to read, talk with friends/family, or do yoga instead.

Writing a Mission Statement • A mission statement is a 3 -6 sentence personal statement about your… – Personal values – Mission/goals in life – Positive personal attributes that will help you achieve this mission

Writing a Mission Statement… When writing your mission statement, first identify… 1. Any past successes/accomplishments that will impact your future 1. Additionally, any contributions that you have made for your family, employer, community, etc. . . 2. Personal values that will help you achieve your goals 3. Most important/pertinent goals to you (think about this year and long-term goals too)

Writing a Mission Statement… Example… 1. Successes/Accomplishments/Contributions 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. Graduated from ASU with honors Participated in peer workshops; helped others edit their fiction Accepted into competitive creative writing program Maintained 4. 0 GPA at NAU for graduate program 1. 2. 3. Devotion to lifelong learning and self-improvement Working together and helping others Creativity and need to express it 1. 2. 3. Get accepted into Ph. D program Work more collaboratively with people in my life Maintain a balance between work, school, personal life, and technology Personal values that will help you achieve your goals Most important/pertinent goals to you (think about long-term goals too!)

Combine everything! • Example… – To become a lifelong writer and educator through a continued devotion to improvement through self and formal education. To help others recognize the importance of lifelong learning through teaching, encouraging others’ love of fiction and writing, and by improving teaching skills. To commit myself to improve the world around me and to educate others in compassion and caring deeply for others and their community.