What is the purpose in life?

•To become rich and famous?•To experience perpetual pleasure?•To acquire power and influence others?

We think we can get this by:

• Unending sex• Drugs/Alcohol• Approval from others• Food• Seeking Control• Seeking Safety• Successful career

But it often results in:

• Rehab Centers• Obesity• Boredom• Depression• Anxiety• An Empty Feeling

Write a Life Mission Statement

• Ask what is lacking in your life right now?

• What values are most important to you?

• Use the Mission Summary Box on pages 72-73 to help you.