The
Manifesto
for Blowing the Doors off Business-as-usual
© Copyright 2007 by freibergs.com, a San Diego Consulting Group, Inc. company
We Are Designed to Choose…and Defined by Choice!
The freedom to choose may be the most powerful attribute and precious resource I have in my life. It shapes who I become, the success I achieve, and my influence in the world. I am a product of my choices, not my conditions. Therefore, I have made the following decisions:
In the game of life there are players and those who shrink from their God-given abilities. Players charge on to the field with passion, energy and a desire to win—sometimes they get their hands dirty, their faces sweaty and their bodies bloody and bruised by giving their all to the game.
I Choose be a Player
Using I don’t have authority is an excuse for doing nothing. Leadership is not a title, nor is it a position; it’s a choice. I will lead where I am planted.
My happiness, job satisfaction, sense of accomplishment, and ultimate success depend upon ME not THEM. When I refuse to shift the responsibility for these things to someone else I stop being a victim! I recognize that the REAL OPPONENT is out there among our competitors, not in here among my teammates. I will collaborate.
People, can be foolish, stupid, abrasive, insensitive, self-centered and dishonest, but I will not be held hostage by anger and resentment. I will forgive. By doing this…
I Choose to be Accountable
The world is not here to make me happy. My happiness comes from using my gifts to serve the world. To give unselfishly is to gain immeasurably.
I Choose Service Over Self-interest
I can focus on what isn’t working, why it can’t be done, and who’s to blame or I can focus on what is working, how it can be done, and what I want to achieve. I can be part of the solution or part of the problem. I will move from “YA BUT…” to “YES AND…” and “WHAT IF…?”
I Choose to Focus Forward
My work is my signature—a statement about me, it determines my reputation. I will make it a masterpiece. To know that my work counts is to know that I count. If I engage in work that makes me come alive the world will beat a path to my door.
I Choose to Play to My Genius
No one is paying me today for what I did yesterday. When I stop bringing something of value to the game, the game is over. I am dedicated to results over rhetoric and red tape.
I Choose to Get It Done
Life without risk and adventure is a life not fully lived. I will never discover my true capabilities unless I explore the boundaries and test the limits of what I can achieve. How I handle fear is my choice. If I choose to face it and step through it, fear loses its stronghold giving creativity and innovation a chance to flourish. If I repress or run from fear, it gains strength and enslaves me. Life is not a dress rehearsal.
I Choose to Risk More and Gain More
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