Template for a personal mission statement

Last week I met Karen Burns, author of "The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl: Real Life Career Advice You Can Really Use" and bought a copy of her book, which I really like. Here's why:

• She's funny and sassy. And so is her blog.
• Great organizing idea: the book has 59 chapters, one for every job she's held so far and a lesson or funny story about that job.
• Topics near and dear to my heart: a few of the chapters touch on generating happiness at work and finding your calling.
• Easy to read: I sat down at the end of a busy day and in 10 minutes between my daughter's bath and tackling the dishes I read 3 chapters and got the idea for this post.
• Template for a personal mission statement: The wrap-up chapter offers a template for creating a concise statement in which you name your talents, express your values, and describe the kind of life that lets you use those talents and work towards those values. You can fill it out, post it on the fridge and take a step each day towards creating it. And change it whenever you like. To assist you, I typed up the template to share -- 4 to a page to allow for edits and new inspiration. Have fun!