The Identity Manifesto
An Identity Manifesto is a written statement that expresses your beliefs about yourself, your values, mindsets, goals, passions, and purpose.
𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬?
The only difference between you and the superheroes we see in movies is that they are fictional and scripted, while you are real and have to live through real-life experiences.
However, the powerful superheroes we have come to love were created by scriptwriters. The scriptwriter creates a superhero character and gives it identity, purpose, mission, strengths, weaknesses, passions, and values.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞? What kind of superhero are you? What are your unique abilities, core values, and passions? How are you saving the world from impending danger?
This scriptwriting process is similar to crafting your Identity Manifesto.
As I shared yesterday, an Identity Manifesto is a written statement that expresses your beliefs about yourself, your values, mindsets, goals, passions, and purpose.
It is your superhero script and a personal constitution that defines who you are, what you stand for, and how you want to live your life.
Why is an Identity Manifesto so important? According to Dr. Philip McGraw: “𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙪𝙥𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚, 𝙬𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨”.
By crafting your Identity Manifesto, you're not just writing words on a page, you are:
♦ Making a bold declaration of who you are and what you stand for.
♦ Stepping into your power and embracing your unique superpowers.
♦ Taking a stand for your authentic self and committing to living in alignment with your truth.
♦ Creating a roadmap for your life that is based on your deepest desires and aspirations, rather than the expectations and opinions of others.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨? I have shared 5 steps to writing your superhero script in the carousel below. Please have a read.
Your Identity Manifesto is your personal declaration of independence from the expectations and opinions of others. It's your chance to unapologetically embrace your authentic self and create a life that truly matters to you.
𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭. 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫.
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