In the past sections, you have explored your Strength and Passions. Furthermore, you did a meditation and visualization exercise. You have taken notes from your findings in your workbook.

By doing so, you have basically started to create your own personal charter. A personal charter is a one-pager that describes your “mission in life”. You can use this charter to guide your career or other life decisions. In this next exercise, you are asked to make a first draft. After the next session, when we discuss leadership habits and rituals, you will further expand on your personal charter with short term ambitions. The personal charter is not static. We encourage you to revisit it at least yearly and update it when necessary, based on the expertise you gain over time.

Go to your workbook and try to fill in 5-10 sentences on your mission in life and the legacy you would want to leave behind. You can find an example in the workbook.

So how was it? If you found the exercise difficult, do not worry. For most people it is not easy. For some, it might take years to discover their mission. And remember, you just started the journey. Each time you discover something about yourself, you can add it to the workbook and refine your charter continuously. In the workbook you can find other optional questions that you might find interesting to answer that will support your discovery.

By now, you made an important step in your leadership journey. You have explored your sense of meaning and what you want to achieve in your life. Furthermore, you have thought about the strengths you possess and how you can use them to chief your mission in life.

Furthermore, you have made a first draft of your personal charter. These are important steps.

Next module we will move one step further in your leadership journey. We will review a set of proven habits of effectiveness that top leaders have incorporated. And we will give you the tools how to develop these skills yourself. We will talk about how leaders use positive emotions to bring out the best in themselves. We will talk about learned optimism and how to deal with stress. Also, there is time to revisit your personal charters