Make: A New Manifesto

For the glory of God and the betterment of the world, I will push myself as a creative to…

• let go of pretense, perfectionism, and procrastination
• structure my life so that there are no major hindrances to my best work
• encourage creative acts in others
• infuse even the most mundane tasks with meaning
• make learning and doing a consistent personal rhythm
• be regularly exposed to inspiration
• balance a sense of fun with an awareness of the holy
• find my creative limits and push them
• practice excellence
• explore beauty in the world around me
• stop seeing my work as an insignificant hobby
• start seeing my work as a contribution and legacy
• be patient with the process
• offer my gifts bravely
• be disciplined in showing up to create
• quit letting fear dictate my work
• grow in who I am more than in what I do

(Feel free to print this out and post it somewhere you need to see it on a regular basis. Cheers!)