"Developing Your Personal Purpose Statement"

Okay… So  the show today. Welcome to live radio folks ha ha. However, the beauty of blogging is that I can put everything that was on the show into written form for those of youhow into written form for those of you to refer back.

Developing a personal purpose statement is something very unique to each individual. To begin with, it's important to know what is important to you, and what you want to say about yourself. Not so much what you want others to think of you, but rather what you want to think about yourself. It's important to me to know that when I leave this planet I will have left a lasting impression that is positive. So for me a personal purpose statement is a collection of all the things that I value most about who I am in this lifetime, and what I planned to do with those attributes to make this a better place.

To begin your personal purpose statement, the first thing I recommend to everyone is to start with 3 to 5 things you are grateful for today. These are not things that  you are "not  grateful for", but things that you are grateful for even though you don't have them yet or maybe you do have them.

Now that you have written down all the things that you are grateful for, it's time to begin on your personal purpose statement.  Begin by writing down all of the things that are important to you.  These things need to be free association words, and attributes that you value about yourself. You should feel comfortable to write anywhere from a paragraph to several pages worth of words. When you finish writing down all the words that you like take a break, and come back to the words after you've had some time to rest.

When you come back to the words you've written on the pages that are in front of you, the next step is to begin to formulate sentences from the words on the page. Don't worry about whether the sentences have proper grammar or structure the point is just to get them formulated into sentences.  these sentences are another free association exercise. The point of this exercise is to get the thoughts in your head out in front of you were you can start to develop a theme. After you've written down several sentences or several pages, take another break and come back to it when you feel rested. This process takes time, so don't get discouraged.

Now that you've had time to rest and digest what you've written go back over the sentences until you begin to see a theme emerge. This is like taking a Polaroid photograph and allowing the picture to develop in front of you. When you first take the picture it is just a blank screen then a picture's formulates in front of you and you see what the image result is. Same is true for developing your personal purpose statement. Everyone has their own personal theme about what their life should look like, or what they would prefer it to look like. This theme is independent from what others would suggest is best for you, but rather what you feel is best for you. Pick out the words that are most important to you and develop one to three or even four sentences that develop into an actual statement that you will rehearse and keep close at hand.

Make sure that your statement is very coherent and easily read and memorized. You need to post this up or you can see it every day, and memorize the words so whenever the moment arises you can recite it. The more you recite your statement the more readily it will appear in a moment of need. The moment of need is usually after a situation where you are highly stressed,  under duress, or you are very frustrated and don't know what to do. This is the time that your personal purpose statement should be so well rehearsed and memorized that at a moments notice it will appear in front of you. Meaning it will be on your mindset and you won't have to work at retrieving it.

Your personal purpose statement works as a type of compass, and you will be able to use it to navigate and direct yourself towards the path of where you want to go in your life. Life is not necessarily a destination but rather a journey. Not everyone takes the same path. There's no harm in finding your own path, but you do need a compass so you don't stray off the path and get lost or so that if you do stray off the path you still aren't lost. If you're like me and you're a Pathfinder, there's no harm in finding your way but I would rather not get lost doing so.

After you've written out your statement make sure to put a really neat title in large letters at the very top of it that are inspiring. At the beginning of my statement in large letters are the words  "Annie, you are powerful!" Every time I read my personal purpose statement this is the very first thing that I see. It serves to give me encouragement even when I'm not feeling it. We all have moments of distress; we all have moments that are rough. Your personal purpose statement serves you as a reminder that you are strong, capable, and able to accomplish anything you set your hearts desire on.

Roles and identities are very similar. However there's no reason you can't fulfill your role and your identity together. Who you are, and who you want to be are defined by your personal purpose statement. The roles you serve should not change, or have varying identities associated with them.  Meaning that, if you are a loving wife for example you then should also be a loving friend. There should be no differentiation between the two roles. This is the purpose behind a personal statement .  To keep yourself on track with who you are, and to be authentic throughout your life. This is not to say that you don't have ups and downs, and bad days where you seem to vary.  People are organic.

 Give yourself some time to develop your personal purpose statement. Don't be too hard on yourself in the beginning. This is a process that will take time, and patience. You need a personal purpose statement that will serve you throughout the rest of your life. You do not want to have to revisit your personal purpose statement and make constant changes. You need your statement to fit any and all circumstances that can come about in your life. Don't base  your personal statement on tangible items. Your circumstances in life can change. So the best statement is one that can transcend any and all things are going to happen in life. Of course you never know what's going to happen, but the best plan is to make it simple for yourself to begin with. If you have to go back and make changes to your statement, then feel free to do so. After all, it's " YOUR" personal purpose statement.

If you have any trouble deciding how to develop your personal purpose statement you can find me on Facebook at Annie Cummins L L C, or you can search the Internet for personal purpose statements.  My wish is that people will find their own way, and be able to enable themselves to find the knowledge they are looking for.

I hope this is served to clarify the subject for today, and I really appreciate all of you who tuned in to today's radio show on blog talk radio.com/Annie Cummins. Please continue to tune in as we will have more topics from the book, "The Isolation Game", and more opportunities for people to call in with questions. Have a really awesome day, and thank you for the support!

Blessings!
Annie :-)