Today, we’re talking personal vision statements — why you need one and how to make one.

First, some background.

A personal vision statement is a phrase that you write for yourself to help you guide and direct your own life with forward momentum. If you reference your statement daily, it will greatly inspire you to work your best and be your best.

Today, I’m going to show you how to write your own vision statement.

While it’s important to take this seriously, it doesn’t have to be permanent. As you learn and grow, your personal vision statement can grow and change with you. It may sound overwhelming now, but we’re going to break down the vision statement-writing process for you in three easy steps!

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Step 1: Think about what’s important to you.

Ask yourself, what do you really care about? What are the things that you really enjoy doing? What are the issues in the world that motivate you to action? What are you good at? What values are most important to you in yourself and in other people?

These aren’t easy questions to answer! Take your time thinking and don’t try to rush the process. Really meditate on what’s important to you and try to discover what your deep motivations are. Write your thoughts down!

Note: If you don’t have answers to some (or all) of these questions, that’s okay! Like I said in my last post, it took me until my senior year of college to really know what I want to work toward – and sometimes it takes people even longer than that.

For example, my mom just went back to school last year to pursue her counseling degree – she didn’t even know she wanted to do that until a couple years ago! Some people won’t know what they want to pursue until they’re exposed to it – college is a great time to expose yourself to different things.