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Top 10 Personal Mission Statement Examples and How to Craft Yours

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Interactive: WOOP Script Builder Tool

Fill in a few prompts and get a copy-ready WOOP (Wish–Outcome–Obstacle–Plan) you can use today. Nothing is saved.

Pick a context (optional)

This only changes the suggestion examples later. Your WOOP can be about anything.

Example: “Finish the first draft of my report.” or “Walk for 20 minutes after dinner.”
Keep it concrete (today / this week / etc.).
Example: “by Friday 5pm” or “by March 15”.

Describe the best outcome

Aim for one “best thing” you can picture. You’re building emotional pull, not writing a manifesto.

Example: “I feel calm and on top of things when I see it done.”
Example: “calm, proud, relieved”.

Name the main internal obstacle

WOOP works best when your obstacle is inside you (a thought, feeling, habit, or skill gap you can influence).

Common obstacle patterns (optional)
Pick one to unlock better plan suggestions.
Example: “I feel the urge to check email when I get stuck.”
Quick sanity check
Is your obstacle mostly internal?

Write your if–then plan

Make the cue specific (time/place/feeling/situation) and the action small enough to start.

Cue style (optional)
Pick one to help you phrase your “If…”.
Example: “If I feel the urge to check email while writing…”
Example: “open the doc and write one sentence.”
Quick-fill suggestions
Click to fill empty fields (you can edit after).
Example: “8:30am” or “after lunch”.
Example: “at my desk” or “in the kitchen”.