Personal Mission Statement Template (Page 3 of 5) in pdf

compassion, responsibility, generosity, hard work, creativity and tenacity. In this way, I will

create a life of purpose, passion, joy, adventure and love.

Second, my role as a husband: Being a husband is one of the most important roles I have in my

life. It is the foundation of our family’s happiness. I will do everything I can to help Gail lead the

fulfilling and vibrant life that she dreams for herself. I will be loving, affectionate, considerate,

gentle, conscientious, devoted, reliable, supportive and fun. I will cherish the daily routines of

the wonderful life we have together, and I will coddle and pamper her. I will be an extraordinary

husband, best friend, and partner to Gail and a source of love, joy, fun, compassion and wisdom.

One of the legacies Gail and I will leave is a strong family whose members love and care for

each other, respect each other, laugh together, have fun together, grow together, enjoy

meaningful relationships with each other and who have a deep sense of shared vision around our

family’s essential meaning and purpose.

Third, my role as a father: I will be the best father possible to Kim, Tina and Jen, giving them

constant love, encouragement and support, always being there for them, affirming them, catching

them doing “something right.” Nothing else I will ever do will have the impact on me that my

children do. Kim, Tina and Jen have remade me, and I will always be profoundly grateful for

that. I can thank them by being the best possible father to them.

I will be an inspiring example for them in everything that I do. I will help Kim, Tina and Jenny

to become ever more responsible, optimistic, loving, resilient, capable, strong, successful and

fulfilled.

I will continue keeping a daily journal to celebrate our family life and keep a record of what we

are doing. I will also continue to write the girls nightly letters when I travel. I will do fun and

joyful things with the girls, both at the micro level (i.e., moments) and at the macro level (e.g.,

trips, adventures and projects). I will continue to give the girls great memories that they will

treasure long after I am gone.

As a family, we will continue to have virtual family meetings (less formal now than when all the

girls lived at home) – usually in the form of relaxed conversations on the phone or by e-mail. I

will nurture family rituals that bring us closer together, and I will encourage the girls to continue

to take self-defense courses. I will also continue to encourage them to read great books,

especially biographies, and encourage them to write.

I will be light, playful, accepting, trusting, attentive, respectful and considerate. I will especially

listen actively to their real concerns and help them attain what they need. I will encourage them

to solve their own problems and accomplish their goals. I will help them to achieve great things

and to lead loving and ennobling lives.

And I will continue to welcome Sujay, an extraordinarily decent and wonderful person, into our

family as warmly as I would my own son.

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