Help me write a personal mission statement that's actually useful — one sentence I can re-read in 6 months and steer by. Not 'I am a passionate, results-driven individual.'
WHAT I'M WORKING ON RIGHT NOW (life-wise, not job): {real_situation}
WHAT I WANT MY LIFE TO LOOK LIKE IN 5 YEARS — concretely: {where, with whom, doing what, not doing what}
WHAT I'VE LEARNED I CAN'T TOLERATE: {2-3_real_things}
WHAT GIVES ME ENERGY (not 'helping people' — specifics): {real_activities}
WHAT DRAINS ME (real ones): {real_drains}
WHO I WANT TO BE for the people closest to me: {real_role}
MY BIGGEST UNSOLVED QUESTION right now: {one_thing}
WHAT I DON'T WANT my mission statement to do: {sound preachy / impossible / generic}
RULES:
- ONE sentence, max 28 words.
- Use plain English. No 'leverage', 'impact', 'authentic'.
- Includes a verb (what you DO), an audience or area (where), and a constraint or value (how).
- Doesn't say 'help others' — too vague to steer by.
- Doesn't lock you into a single job — leaves room for career change.
- Should pass the 'would I be embarrassed to read this to a stranger' test.
Give me 5 drafts in different styles (direct, lyrical, sharp, modest, ambitious). Then 1 paragraph: which one I should keep and why.0 copies·0 saves·2 views
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Sample output
Profile: product designer, 34, two kids, considering moving roles. Currently working on: making peace with not being 'the best' anymore and trading status for time. 5-year vision: still designing, fewer hours, near my parents, second income through teaching/coaching. Can't tolerate: bosses who change priorities weekly, work that won't ship, being away from kids on weekends. Energy: making things, teaching juniors, slow Saturdays. Drains: meetings that should be docs, comparing to peers on LinkedIn.
5 drafts:
(Direct) Make things that ship, teach people who'll do it better, and be home on Saturdays.
(Lyrical) Spend my best hours on work I'd recommend and the rest on people I love, while teaching whoever's asking.
(Sharp) Design useful things, refuse busy work, and trade status for Saturdays.
(Modest) Keep making, keep teaching, stay close to my kids and my parents.
(Ambitious) Design products that outlast me, raise people who pass me, and never let work cost the people who came first.
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Keep: #3 — 'Design useful things, refuse busy work, and trade status for Saturdays.'
Reason: it names a specific verb ('design'), a discipline you actually want to keep ('useful', not 'beautiful' or 'innovative'), and a real constraint ('refuse busy work'). The 'trade status for Saturdays' line is the part you'll actually steer by — it's the thing you'll re-read when someone offers you a bigger title that comes with weekends.
#5 is the one to put on your wall in 5 years. #3 is the one to put on your wall this year.