My Personal Mission Statement

Why

I recently wrote down my goals for 2024. I plan to update my personal mission statement when I do my yearly review.

When I did this exercise I tried to answer very personal questions about my self (why do I am who I am? What drives me? What do I want to achieve? What is important to me?). I highly recommend to do this yourself.

Mission Statement

  • I cherish my wife, family and nearest friends
  • I try to find fun in everyhing I do
  • I am not religious
  • If someone asked me who my God is, I would answer: chance
  • I follow the teachings of Stoicism
  • I think analytically
  • I am a life-long learner / I am curious
  • I form opinions based on facts
  • For me, things are not just black or white
  • The thought of people remembering me as incompetent is horrifying
  • Physical and mental fitness are very important to me
  • I generally look positively towards the future
  • I see myself more as a pragmatist than an idealist
  • I am not easily impressed
  • I am always seeking people who inspire me
  • The list of those who truly inspire me is very short
  • I am an early riser
  • I am honest and direct
  • One of my mottos is “Hate the game - not the player”
  • I don’t believe in free lunch
  • I go through life with the attitude that if you truly want something, you must be honest with yourself, unafraid to pursue it, and have fun along the way
  • Hard work is important to me (“Put in the hard work!”)
  • I am very competitive
  • My thought process is driven by “framework thinking”