GRADE

12 CAREER GUIDANCE

MODULE 5
Future Combo, Activate!
Objectives:
- Formulate mission statements in relation to life and career decisions
aligned to the curriculum exits.
- Link life and career decisions to the current demands and trends in the
regional and global level.
- Appreciate how life and career decisions may contribute to national
development.

Lecturette

“Where do I go from here?” This question may be posed by learners now

that they are about to complete their Senior High School. To help them answer this,
the personal mission statement becomes very essential.

According to author Stephen R. Covey, a personal mission statement enables

a person to connect with (his) own unique purpose and the profound satisfaction
that comes from fulfilling it (https://www.livecareer.com/quintessential/creating-
personal- mission-statements).

This statement provides an individual with a clear direction of where he

wants to go and what he wants to achieve. As learners are about to embark on
their career in any of the four curriculum exits, such statement will allow them to
focus on the path they will follow with conviction in the face of any challenging
circumstances.

For a personal mission statement to become fulfilling, it has to make a

difference in other people’s lives or organization. This means that a person will seek
his purpose and what he can contribute best not only for himself but also for his
family, friends, prospective employer, the community, and the world in general.
(https://www.livecareer.com/quintessential/creating-personal-mission-
statements).

To enable learners to craft a personal mission statement, the following

contents should be reflected:

1. their values and personal beliefs,

2. goals,
3. things that make them happy,
4. their dreams and vision about their future,
5. what they are good at,

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 6. what they are passionate about, and
7. how they want others to perceive you.

(conduct.tcnj.edu/files/2011/11/Personal-Mission-Statement-Assignment.pdf)

Although a personal mission statement serves the purpose of directing the

learners to life and career decisions, the process of career development entails
another step. That involves the gathering of information for them to make the
wisest choices.

In Module 3 of the Career Guidance Program for Grade 11, learners

familiarized themselves to government agencies for career linking. This included
Project JobsFit that provides timely, relevant, and accurate labor market signals for
in-demand jobs and skills shortage.

The Department of Labor and Employment assures that there are plenty of
local jobs in the country. It has logged an estimated 200,000 vacancies by
employers in the enhanced Phil-Jobnet, the government’s online job search
(Source: http://www.ro1.dole.gov.ph/default.php).

The Department’s labor market study, Project JobsFit: DOLE 2022, reflects
the regional industries, key employment generators, and current occupational and
courses trends and demands in the local and global scenario (refer to Appendices 3
and 4).

What the learners must also realize and sincerely understand is that their
mission statements do not end in their personal development and interest. Rather,
it is intricately linked to what they aspire their country to be. Dr. Jose P. Rizal
rested his hopes that the youth will be instrumental in nation building when he
remarked that they are the hope of the motherland. This implies that when they
plan for their career choice, they should also consider factors like the country’s
economy and hence, synchronize their career choices to benefit the country as well.

The learners are the youth of today who will soon build the nation of
tomorrow. It is very essential for them to realize that even at their young age, they
could embrace their social responsibilities by being aware that they could already
do something to contribute to nation building. By fulfilling their tasks and duties
as children to their parents and as students in schools, they are already trained to
take on roles that allow them to be productive and value-laden citizens.

Now that they are about to exit from Senior High School, they should be
more conscientious that they are critical in contributing to making the Philippines
progressive. As such, the learners are highly enjoined to commit themselves to live
up to their personal mission statement in making a difference to other people’s
lives and give a contribution to the community at large. When learners collectively
align their personal missions to this end, the vision of nation building through
them becomes attainable.

Needless to say, the parents and relatives of these learners and the
government have invested on them as human capital, with the hope that in the
near future, they will partake in the noble mission of building the country and
ushering it to the progress that it has visualized for the people and the nation as a
whole. Being the human capital, it is but fitting that they enhance their skills,

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values, and interests that would tell them of the most appropriate curriculum exits
they would finally choose. By working to ensure that they work best in what they
will be doing, they become empowered and ready to engage in activating the most
promising future for them, their family, their community, and the nation at large.

Main Activity

Ang Misyon Ko! Reality Check!

This section of the module will help you formulate a personal mission
statement in relation to your life and career decisions.

Directions: Below is a sample worksheet of creating a personal mission statement,

after reading the sample, you will then create your own.

Sample Worksheet for Personal Mission Statement

What is the most important I treasure my being a good student; I treasure my

thing or event in your life right family. I believe that if I finish SHS, I can help my
now that you treasure? family financially.
What do you want to Graduate from Senior High School Enter college or
accomplish 3–5 years from Find a work
now? Start a small business or Enter TESDA
I am happy when I play guitar with my friends and
spend time with family
What do you consider an
enjoyable thing to do?
I am happy when I join and win in Math
competitions
I dream to become a singer someday.
What do you wish to become? I plan to become an Engineer someday. I want to
have my own restaurant.
I am excellent in playing musical instruments. I
What can you do best? work best in solving mathematical problems. I am
an expert in cooking variety of recipes.
Composing songs, singing Calculating, making
What do you love to do?
analysis Experimenting new dishes
I want people to see me as a responsible,
What kind of reputation do you
industrious, and competent worker.
want to have?
I can contribution to nation building by excelling
How can you help in nation
in my chosen career and by serving my fellow
building?
Filipinos in the best way I can.

Source of template: (conduct.tcnj.edu/files/2011/11/Personal-Mission-Statement-Assignment.pdf).

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Final Personal Mission Statement:

I am a committed student who aspires to graduate from SHS to be able to proceed to

(college, work, enterprising, TESDA). I will strive to achieve this for my family by
maximizing my strengths in (state your passion and strengths). I am a responsible,
industrious and competent worker. I could be of contribution to nation building by
excelling in my chosen career and by serving my fellow Filipinos in the best way I
can.

Now, it’s your turn:

Directions: Copy and answer the table below:

Sample Worksheet for Personal Mission Statement

What is the most important thing or
event in your life right now that you
treasure?
What do you want to accomplish 3–5
years from now?
What do you consider an enjoyable
thing to do?
What do you wish to become?
What can you do best?
What do you love to do?
What kind of reputation do you want to
have?
How can you help in nation building?

Finalize your personal mission statement:

Ang Misyon Ko! Reality Check!

_____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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Processing:

1. What was your experience while writing your personal mission statement?
How will you
2. be able to fulfill it? What may hinder you from not being able to fulfill it?
3. Is the mission statement from the person/organization you interviewed
related to your personal mission statement? What are the similarities?
4. Do you think your personal mission statement can contribute to national
development? In what way?

Reflection

Directions: In your answer sheets, answer the following question:

How will I connect my personal mission statement to fulfill my mantra?