WORKSHEET: Discovering Your Purpose
A guided journey to uncover your leadership purpose and align your values with your nursing career.
Section 1: Pause and Reflect
What currently brings you the most satisfaction in your leadership work?
Use this space to reflect on the aspects of your leadership role that fulfill you most deeply. Consider moments, interactions, or achievements that have given you a sense of purpose.
Where are you feeling tension or disconnect right now?
Identify areas where you may be experiencing challenges, misalignment with your values, or situations that drain your energy as a leader.
Section 2: Explore Your Story
Significant Event 1
Reflect on a pivotal moment that shaped your nursing career and values
Significant Event 2
Consider a challenge or triumph that influenced your professional identity
Significant Event 3
Think about a meaningful patient or colleague interaction that reinforced your purpose
List 3 significant events in your nursing career that shaped your values:
Section 3: Identify Core Values
Integrity
Compassion
Excellence
Growth
Respect
Innovation
Courage
Balance
Advocacy
Service
Wisdom
Accountability
Circle your top 5 core values:
Integrity | Compassion | Excellence | Growth | Respect | Innovation | Courage | Balance | Advocacy | Service | Wisdom | Accountability
What do these values look like in your daily actions?
Section 4: Recognize Patterns
Motivators & Drains
What themes or behaviors consistently show up in what motivates or drains you?
Reflect on recurring situations, interactions, or tasks that either energize you or deplete your enthusiasm. Look for patterns that might reveal deeper insights about your purpose.
Proud Leadership Moments
What leadership moments make you feel energized or proud?
Consider times when you felt most aligned with your values and purpose as a leader. What elements were present in those situations that made them particularly meaningful?
Section 5: Draft Your "Why"

Reflect
Review your responses from previous sections
Draft
Write your initial purpose statement
Connect
Ensure it resonates with your core values
Use this space to draft a first version of your personal purpose statement:
"I lead because..."
"My purpose in this role is to..."
Section 6: Reflections from the AI Life Guide
Key Insight
Key insight or feedback I received from my AI Life Guide:
Action Plan
Action steps I plan to take next (2–3):
Implementation
Timeline for integrating insights into my leadership practice
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Take me to the Guide.