Reinventing myself
One night, as I was laying on my bed in early 2018 thinking about the purpose of life, a question came to mind: “How will I feel at my death bed? What regrets will I have?”. This led me down a path of soul searching and self discovery for several months, trying to make sense of who I really am and what I really want in life.
This is the outcome of that journey, my personal mission statement, what I stand for and what I want to accomplish in my life.
Mission Statement
I live a life of contribution, with integrity and empathy, and I take full responsibility for my health, happiness, relationships and career.
When I die, I want to be remembered by family, colleagues and friends as a trustworthy caring person who had a lasting positive impact on their lives and the lives of others.
Principles
I centre my life and every decision I make by following these principles:
- Integrity: I honour my word.
- Empathy: I seek to understand others by seeing the world through their feelings, thoughts and experiences.
- Courage: I say and do what I feel is right, even when it’s risky to do so.
- Humility: I don’t let my ego control me or hurt others.
- Accountability: I take complete ownership of my life and what happens to and around me.
Personal development practices
Here is a few practices that I will try and embed in my life to enable me and my mission:
- Exercise regularly
- Spend quality time with my wife and kids
- Call three friends every week
- Cultivate an attitude of mindfulless and gratitude
- Read and write regularly