The Manifesto

Confession: I wrote this earlier this year but decided not to make it public at the last minute as I thought that this post was a bit too personal. I chickened out!
BUT after reading it yet again I changed my mind. Hopefully it’ll inspire you to write your manifesto as well. That way you can focus spending your time on things that really matter to you. So here you have it.
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I am currently re-reading Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Geoff McKeown. I highly recommend everyone to read it, especially in this day and age where million different things are pulling us in two million different directions. This book brings clarity.

This week’s post is short and sweet. A while back I wrote about creating your own life mission statement ( <—– Click me, it feels nice) to provide guidance when facing difficult decisions in life. It acts like a compass and helps you to navigate through.

When you write your’s it’s important to focus on “being” instead of a “title” or a “role”. By focusing on what kind of person you want to be, you leave all the doors open to pursue any avenue in life as long as they match with your values. When you focus on pursuing a role or a title, you might forget your values and use whatever means necessary to reach your goal. Besides, goals in life change as we get older. With the focus on “being” your manifesto changes with you.

So why am I posting mine for you to read? Because I hope that it will get you to write yours too. Just write something, it doesn’t have to be set in stone. But it does have to be 100% YOU.

Aaaaaaanyways, here’s my Manifesto:

Family comes first, always.

Stay hungry and attain self-mastery by learning something new every day. Live with passion, purpose and integrity. Share love, wisdom and honesty while inspiring clarity and transformation in others.
Do frequent, random and anonymous good deeds without expecting anything in return.

Avoid unnecessary seriousness and be grateful for what I have instead of focusing on what’s missing. Money is best spent on gaining knowledge and experiences, not on unnecessary material possessions trying to impress other people.

Nourish my mind and body with movement, good food and creative hobbies. Slow down and appreciate the beauty in little things.
Always be grateful for good friends, great music and top shelf whisky. 😉

That’s me. What do you stand for? Write it, tweak it, keep it close and read it. Often. And if you’ve got the guts make it public so you are being held accountable. However, when you know what you stand for and write your manifesto not to impress others but for yourself, you are likely to stick to it. It is all about you after all.

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