I have been attending the Wealthy Thought Leader conference this week, but as is typical for personal growth enthusiasts, it’s hard to separate business from personal. In fact, I suspect that for many of us business really IS personal, so the separation is somewhat artificial anyway. Which, if you think about it, makes having a manifesto all the more relevant.
Today’s conference sessions focused on creating your manifesto – the WHAT that you stand for, the grit in your oyster that gives you purpose or passion, the thing that you just can’t not do.
If you haven’t see
n The Think Big Manifesto by Michael Port, it is one of the best, most compelling statements of being and purpose I have found. It’s the book that launched PersonalGrowthPrincess.com – literally and figuratively.
In fact, I felt so strongly about it that I am giving away copies of it to new annual members. (There are a handful of copies left, so if you haven’t registered, make sure you do in time to get your free copy.)
But writing my own manifesto has been a bit hard. I have notes and ideas, but it hasn’t quite jelled yet. I know it will have something to do with the value of creating validating environments and the eradication of the imposter phenomenon. (In fact, it wasn’t until I just now typed the words “eradication of the imposter phenomenon” that I realized how strongly I feel about that topic.)
In the process of my own exploration I decided to read other manifestos to get a feel for them. What are people writing about? How are they writing about it?
A great resource for manifestos is ChangeThis.com. There you’ll find hundreds of manifestos on a whole range of topics, and in a multitude of formats.
One that really stood out for me is The Four-Letter Word That Makes You and Your Work Irresistible, by Mark Sanborn.
In it, the author says that “Love is a four-letter word in the business world”. He suggests redefining the word Love as “finding a deep-seated passion for what we do, the people we do it with, and the people we do it for. ”
We can all get behind that, right?
This is definitely a manifesto worth reading. It will give you a refreshing take on your relationship with your work or your business.
When I get my own finished I’ll post it on the blog for you to see.
In the meantime…do you have a manifesto? Would you be willing to share?
Or what do you think about this whole “manifesto” movement anyway? Leave a comment below and let us know!
