I think it’s amazing sometimes that people in the same line of work find themselves on a similar path. Kim Doyal, aka “The WordPress Chick” recently posted her manifesto after experiencing some “creative frustration” (my interpretation). She inspired me to create my own manifesto, which I’ve added here. It doesn’t matter if you’re the creative type or not, if something resonates with you like it did with me when I read Kim’s, then I encourage you to create your own.
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My Manifesto
by Rudy Vaughn
I AM a Strong, Confident, Creative and Compassionate man. That’s who I was CREATED to be.
NO FUN, NO WAY.
I will CHOOSE the projects and clients that I want to work with.
I will CULTIVATE and DEFINE my purpose…and that’s how I will receive my income.
Being compensated for my talents is not asking too much. I am WORTH it.
I will always try to GIVE more.
It surprises people and makes them HAPPY.
LAUGHTER is much better when shared.
I ACCEPT responsibility for my circumstances.
If I don’t like it, I can CHANGE it.
My CREATIVITY increases when I share it with others.
I will SHARE more often.
I will SEEK THE GOOD in all situations, even if I have to look really, really HARD to find it.
Ambition, passion and creative fire need GASOLINE from time to time.
Alarm clocks have NO place in my life.
Exercise = energy.
I KNOW there will be days when I don’t feel like it.
There are 24 HOURS in a day.
I will NOT take that time for granted.
Nor the PEOPLE in my life.
LIFE is not a competition, I allow myself to be the BEST I can be.
I will never stop LEARNING and setting GOALS for PERSONAL GROWTH.
My COMPASSION and GENEROSITY is not a sign of weakness.
I will find the ZEN in projects I am involved in.
I will express my APPRECIATION to family and friends for who they are in my life.
It’s OKAY to cheat on the diet once in awhile. That’s why chocolate tastes good…and pizza…and ice cream.
I will keep an OPEN MIND so that new OPPORTUNITIES I have not yet DREAMED about can find me.
I will FORGIVE those that have wronged me, because SOMEDAY I may need to be forgiven.
SOMETIMES it will hurt. I will get stronger.
FAITH and TRUST will guide me on this journey.
Being “STRANGE” can be normal. It depends on your point of view. I’m OKAY with that.
I BELIEVE
In myself, in my wife, in being INSPIRED by others (thanks WordPress Chick), it’s okay to CRY, there’s no such thing as TOO MUCH Monty Python, people are generally good, MASKS are only for Halloween, without CREATIVITY I am nothing, that a COLD BEER with friends in the summer creates memories, that I WILL get better at golf, I MAY have to edit this from time to time, I will RUN a four hour marathon, letting go of fear EMPOWERS me to succeed, that I really CRACK myself up at times, I am a “10”, in reading BOOKS with PAGES that are PAPER and not on a screen, that I will watch an F1 RACE in person, FAITH carries me when nothing else will, “Big Trouble In Little China” is a CLASSIC MOVIE, in TEACHING others, leadership is defined by two words, “FOLLOW ME” and YOU should create a manifesto of your own.
