My Personal Manifesto for a Life of Fun and Adventure

Casey’s 10-Point Manifesto For a Life of Fun and Adventure

1. As Bruce and Clarence said, someday we’ll look back on this and it will all seem funny.
2. Take fun seriously! Every day is an adventure to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.
3. Macarons and Champagne aren’t any “better” than Cheez-Its and a beer — embrace the magic of the ordinary.
4. You have permission to try and permission to quit.
5. Surround yourself with beautiful, meaningful things. They don’t have to cost a lot, but if they’re just taking up space, ditch ‘em for something that brings you joy.
6. Weirdness is a superpower. Don’t be too embarrassed to do what really makes you happy! Whose rules are you following, anyway?
7. It’s OK to like a bunch of different things at once — a sprawling garden is way more interesting than a narrow path.
8. Take a pause, let things work in the background, and do nothing when you need to. The wheels won’t move until they’re greased.
9. Make a plan. Bring a map. And then feel free to throw it out and take as many detours as you want.
10. Snuggling your cats is always the answer.

OK… That’s awesome, but what’s a personal manifesto?

I’ve always felt that a personal manifesto is a good thing to have around, but it took me a few years to get mine in order.

In the business of Being You, your manifesto is different than a mission or vision statement. It’s Your Personal Rules for Livin’ — the guidelines you can use when coming up against life decisions and figuring out what next steps are in alignment with your you-ness.

Your personal manifesto can help define your core principles and values — what intuitively you know to be true about yourself — and serves as a wayfinder any time you feel you’re off track or a little lost in the world.

It’s also something that can be subject to adjustment as needed. My manifesto-making mentor, Michelle Pellizzon Lipsitz of Holisticism, uses the phrase “strong opinions, loosely held” when building a manifesto.

Michelle loves to use Sister Corita Kent’s ten rules and John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success as stellar examples, but a manifesto can, frankly, take whatever form you want. It can be bullet points or a numbered list. It can be a set of full paragraphs or an essay. It can be a poem, a song, a written-up conversation between the voices in your head.

Whatever works for you!

I also have a Business Manifesto, which is a longer definition of what I feel is my Zone of Genius and how I incorporate that into my daily life and work, if you want to dive in there.

And if you want guidance with your own personal or business manifesto:

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Again, this is my Zone of Genius: creativity + organization! Literally put on this earth for this!

So let me help and get you on a path that feels good.