// THE BLOG: Archive for December, 2011

As we step into a new year, most of us are thinking resolutions, past present and future. However, a lot of the meaningfully things we desire to learn/change/improve usually take a whole lot longer than a year and demand something more ‘long-term’ – perhaps a statement of belief, a public declaration of intentions, our own set of principles and theories of what is of ultimate importance.

Knowing what you want to publicly profess about yourself doesn’t mean you have to have your life or LIFE all figured out, it just means you get to spend sometime thinking about what you accept as being of ultimate importance.

If all you could leave your children is one document about your life and who you are/dream to be, what do you want to say?

Sample this:

In the months leading up to the summer of 2009, Holstee was just a small side project. We had sold a hundred or so shirts, mostly to family and close friends looking to support us. Having just quit our jobs without a plan or idea of how we would spend our days, we were filled with a ton of raw energy, emotion, and ideas – a feeling that we never wanted to forget. So the first thing Holstee’s three founders -Mike, Fabian and Dave- did was sit together on the steps of Union Square and write down exactly what was on their minds and the tips of their tongues. It wasn’t about shirts and it wasn’t about their old jobs. It was about what they wanted from life and how to create a company that breathes that passion into the world everyday. It was a reminder of what we live for. The result became known as the Holstee Manifesto.

A message that has since been shared over 500,000 times and viewed over 60 million times online. Years later it is encouraging and inspiring to see how many people the words of The Holstee Manifesto resonate with. Above all else, it has confirmed for us that with genuine positive intentions, anything is possible.

Okay, you get the idea, now it’s time to put it to use. Grab a cup of something delicious, get cosy, and get writing. Declare the things you’ve always wanted to be so bold to declare.  THIS IS YOUR LIFE.

~ Inspired by The Holstee Manifesto and Morgan Day Cecil

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We’d love it if you’d share some lines of your own manifesto with us here! I know we all will be energized from hearing them.

Happy New Year 2012, God bless you.

So its the holiday season, time to sit back, kick back, relax and unwind; nothing too serious or involving – its been a long year, we had enough time for that! Yes? Well, allow to me to interrupt that for a bit, no keep your drink in-hand, this wont take long, promise.

Quick question, don’t answer back, just think about it: who are you?

Have you ever wondered: ‘What is the meaning of my life?’ or ‘Who am I?’ If you have, you are not the only one, most people have. But think they just don’t have the time to find the answer or don’t know where to look.

Over the past few weeks, been having unplanned yet uber-intensive personal conversations with good friends and a few strangers – and the one common joiner – WHO AM I?

More often than not, in grief tragedy and adversity, do we get pushed to think about such heart-wrenching questions but shouldn’t it be the other way around?

All men should strive to learn before they die
what they are running from, and to, and why.
~ James Thurber

Forget your career, the title on your business card, how much money you make or how successful you are; forget your social circle standing or your speed dial list – WHO ARE YOU? Can you answer without making reference to possessions, gender, nationality, and personal appearance?

Once you seek to find out who you are, you want to dig deeper; you want to find out more. You start asking other questions such as what is the meaning of life? What do I really want out life? How can I find Happiness?

So food for thought…

The say there is power in the tongue,what are you saying about yourself?