Mission Statement and Personal Philosophy Shannon Girnun 12Q Personal Philosophy My personal philosophy of life is to be kind, generous, helpful and honest. I strive as much as I can to be like this and go by the saying if I want other people to be nice to me I must be nice back, “ what goes around comes around”. I believe that life is about growing, whether it be physically or mentally, by doing this we continually learn more and more about ourselves, who we are and what we are about. Life can be scary and life can be full of hardships but, I believe that in order to succeed in life you must see hardships and bad times as just another obstacle or challenge to get through and I try see things in as much of a positive manner as possible. Quotes such as “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light” , “Change your thoughts and change your world” and “Believe you can and you’re halfway there” all inspire me and keep me in a positive frame of mind as well as the words and meanings from these quotes match up with many of my beliefs. There are also people who inspire me to do better such as my parents who have instilled many great values and belief systems in my life and also lead by such a great example. I also believe in honesty from other people as trust plays a big part in my life. I believe that having a healthy body leads to a healthy mind and this is why I enjoy sport , particularly cricket. I enjoy playing sport because I strongly believe that