Realizing the Vision of Life:

HEAVEN AND NEW

New
(CFC2078-2079)
EARTH
ORA ET
LABORA
OBJECTIVES AND ESSENTIAL
❖ Recognize that responsible planning for mission in life is
participation in the QUESTION
realization of the New Heaven and New Earth.

❖ Explain the importance of an intelligent selection of an academic,

vocational, or any professional course based on systematic
preparation and in-depth discernment.
❖ Create a personal mission statement in life

What do you consider as essential?

WHAT IS YOUR PRINCIPLE IN
LIFE?
WHY A PERSONAL MISSION
STATEMENT IS USEFUL?
Whether you’re a stay-at-home parent, store manager, college student,
business executive, or truck driver, crafting a personal mission statement
will serve you well in life. Everyone should have one!
It’s important because it helps you focus on
how to meet your long-term goals. It serves as a guidepost for where you
want to go in life. The cost of writing a mission statement is small, but the
payoff is huge because—simply put—it works!
WHY A PERSONAL MISSION
STATEMENT IS USEFUL?

That’s because a personal mission statement keeps you

from wandering off track. For example, if a decision you plan
to make doesn’t fit within the confines of your personal
mission statement, you shouldn’t follow through with it.
Something may be a cool idea, but that doesn’t mean you need
to bring it into your life.
 “New heavens and new earth’ “God will dwell
with His people, and he shall be their God who is
always with them. He shall wipe every tear from
their eyes, and there.
WHAT IS A PERSONAL MISSION
STATEMENT?
A personal mission statement defines who you are as a person
(or as a team member where you work) and identifies your
purpose, whether that’s in the office or simply in life. It
explains how you aim to pursue that purpose, and why it
matters so much to you.
Author and career coach Dan Miller says a good mission
statement should include three things:

1. Your skills and abilities (what you like to do)

2. Your personality traits (how you operate)
3. Your values, dreams and passions (why you want to
excel)
 EXAMPLES OF
PERSONAL MISSION
STATEMENTS
Speaking of letting people know, the Ramsey Solutions mission statement is
posted throughout the building, and every team member is required to know
it like the back of their hand. It’s why we exist. It goes like this:
 "We provide biblically based, commonsense education and
empowerment that give HOPE to everyone in every walk of life."

"To be a teacher. And to be known for inspiring my students to

be more than they thought they could be." — Oprah Winfrey

"To have fun in [my] journey through life and learn from [my]
mistakes." — Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group

"To use my gifts of intelligence, charisma, and serial optimism to

cultivate the self-worth and net-worth of women around the
world." — Amanda Steinberg, founder of DailyWorth
5 Essential Questions to Ask Yourself
for Pursuing the Life You Truly Want
What am I doing in my life right now that is allowing me to have a
positive, transformative effect on others?

I bet there are more people than you think — who

are in your life right now — whose lives you can
influence and perhaps change forever. You may not
think they’re open to it. But maybe the truth is,
you’re not yet open to it. Walk through the door and
begin by asking yourself what you can do to change
your professional and personal environments for the
better.
What are the top three things you are ignoring in your life right
now, that you truly LOVE to do most?

I wonder if you find there’s something you’re ignoring, suppressing or resisting

that is so powerful, so moving that you cannot afford to put off any longer? This
one struck the greatest chord with me. Maybe you know the feeling. As Carrey
found with his father, then learned from, he didn’t want his fate sealed by doing
something that he truly didn’t love. The results can be equally as bad as attempting
something big and bold, that we may perceive as more of a “long shot.”
 What short term “losses” are you willing to accept to reap
amazing, future gains?

The best lesson you can learn from this speech — and one of
life’s most powerful gifts of wisdom — is that following your
heart, crushing fear and having an intelligent plan to lead you
is the best path forward. This means that you take on greater
risk. Increase your risk threshold. And don’t be afraid to do so.
What is your risk threshold and how can you avoid playing
things conservatively?

Playing things conservatively isn’t always a bad idea. It’s not

necessarily bad advice for a moment, a season or perhaps even
with your finances, at times. But an overall risk-averse approach to
all areas of your life leads to boredom, disappointment and an
increase of fear. Simply put — it leads to eventual failure.
 What do I see as my “end game” for what I want most in my life?

You can have what you want (within reason). I can tell you from
personal and professional experience — and observing the lives of
wildly successful people — that your biggest dreams become real
when you start to get specific about exactly what it is you want.
Do you want to own your own art gallery? Draft the plan FIRST
in your mind, then capture it digitally or on paper. Save it.