IPSAT Next – Crafting Your Identity Overview Statement

by | Jan 4, 2019 | Coaching

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Now What? (re)Crafting Your Identity Overview Statement

The IPSAT and coaching session gave much airtime to crafting your Identity Overview Statement. An excellent next action for you is to (re)craft your statement.

But first, some inspiration from a Bloomingdale Church participant. Here is his first draft of his Identity Overview Statement:

I care about helping people, if they want to be helped. I love learning new and interesting things. And I don’t like seeing people fail.

After coaching and (re)crafting, here is his Identity Overview Statement now:

I am a no nonsense, tell it like it is traditionalist, who stands for what is right. Going out of my way to help someone is not uncommon. I’m the peacemaker when needed, also can be the enforcer. Being a strategic thinker I can formulate a plan, put it in place fully aware of multiple possible outcomes and respond analytically. As an over-achiever I’ll challenge myself to be the best father/ husband/son/ect. And I also believe in leading by example in everything I do.

I recommend viewing this webinar “Craft Your Identity Statement” (click to open)

Here are the highlights (from the webinar by Steve Moore, President of nexleader/IPSAT):
  • Start with your identity – then work on your statement (You need to understand your identity first, before “word-smithing”)
    • Personality/MBTI – What words do I identify with the most?
    • Strengths – ie “I love learning and sharing what I learned with others” (learning strength)
    • Skills
    • Spiritual Gifts – Start by seeking to understand correct Biblical meaning
    • Passions – ie “an expression of my passion for…”
  • Make every word count (100 words in all)
    • Begin with “I am”
    • Ruthlessly get rid of filler words
  • Front load your statement – Prioritize first 20-25 words
    • 25 words are what you can comfortable saying in a normal conversation
    • Consider putting passions toward end
  • Focus on the balcony – not on the basement
    • Balcony-side: Reflection of my very best self
    • Basement-side: How my identity could derail me

Helpful Source Documents

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