Manifesto ?

Hugh's idea of a manifesto got to me too. So here's my aspiration to wisdom:

1. Take delight in everything you do. Everything can be useful one way or another, make even the things that are below your ability work for you somehow. Don't be a whiner.


2. Be keen on learning. Change is good for the mind, it keeps it sharp. Challenge yourself all the time, booth professionally and personally.


3. Find out what you really want in life. But take care, deciding on a target too soon can severely cripple your horizon and you could end up being less then you should. Pursuing a single goal can be intoxicating.


4. Find out what drives you. It doesn't have to be something others would expect, it doesn't even have to be within the standards, but it has to be meaningfull to you.


5. Don't be afraid to share what you've got and to give to people that know or have less then you do. This is the only way not to run out eventually and we all need to let the flow run in booth ways. Help others grow somehow, however you can.


6. Don't do things just for show, don't get trapped in chasing appearances and external expectancies. If you cannot find a deeper meaning in something you do, don't do it anymore.


7. Don't EVER let guilt drive you into something you don't really want to do. Learn from your mistakes, take responsibility for them, but don't try to "make it right" by acting out of guilt. this can't do any good to anybody.


8. Never be ashamed with something you really are. Not even when you are less then you could/should. Admit you problems, and deal with them.


9. Be honest to yourself, be honest to others. Even if it makes things tougher, in the long run the people that matter will appreciate you for showing them respect and not humiliating them with lies.


10. Be passionate about what you do for a living, but always have something on the side that has no obvious practical purpose. This keeps you human more then anything else.


11. Have fun. Whatever you do, enjoy it.