Prompt: One Word. Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2011 for you?

2010′s word originally was “Sovereignty.” I think Learning better describes this past year, carried over from 2009. I learned a ton about marketing and business and myself. I took lots of online classes, read tons of books and ebooks and blogs and talked to lots of people.

Surprisingly, I didn’t remember that 2009′s word was Learning as well… oops! Or Yay! Not sure…

So now I think it’s time to put all this learning into action. So 2011′s word will be Action.

yay!

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In 2009, I decided on “Learning.”

I wanted to learn about things I thought I wanted to do.

I took an intro to Art Therapy class from SCAD.

I wanted to learn more about myself and what it was that I was meant to do. And I think I may have finally got it (at least for now ).

I wanted to learn as much as I could about marketing and business. So I listened and read and signed up for a 6-month-long course.

I could be completely satisfied learning in one setting or another for the rest of my life. But I also learned that there is a time for action.

Out of all this learning came quite a few really good things:

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I’d do the rest of the fun & creative exercises but as I’m out of town at my parents’ and flying with all my art supplies & huge poster board is unwieldy at best, I’ll have to hold off on vision boarding until I get back home.

Creating a personal manifesto is something new for me. I’ve always held certain values but I’ve never articulated them. This was my chance to make it real.

I ended up writing two versions. One that explains every word I’m about to list – that one’s for me only and clarifies what I mean by each one.

Below is the short version of my personal manifesto. And yes. I’ve capitalized words for a reason.

I am strong, creative, empathic*, sensitive.

I empower, impart, instruct, create.

I live for family, Love, beauty, myself.

I strive for Truth, freedom, sovereignty, authenticity.

This short version of my personal manifesto is easy to remember. Something I can write on a small 3×5 card and memorize easily.

I think a manifesto is a living document and I will revisit this after a while. But I think it’s a good start.

Do you have a personal manifesto? What does it look like?

*Empathic… well, I struggled with whether to use empathic or empathetic since both are equally acceptable in modern English. Being a sci-fi buff, it feels a little odd to use empathic, since I’m clearly not an Empath but empathetic just sounds well… pathetic. Enough geeking out for now.

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p.s. You can get the eBook for 1/2 off! Jonathan is celebrating his bday by giving everyone else a gift. Get the book already!

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