Thursday, May 29, 2014

Make Yourself Heard

For grad school I had to write a personal manifesto.  Here is the Heidi Mallon Manifesto:



MAKE YOURSELF HEARD


1. MAKE YOURSELF HEARD. No one can support your ideas or recognize your value if you stay silent.  


2. Be introspective.   It is the key to both open-mindedness and legitimate self-confidence.


3.  Move!  Run, jump, dance or wiggle.  Just don’t be still all the time.


4.  Humor is a necessary part of every successful day.


5. Value data, statistics and information, but only to the degree that their source and interpretation is trustworthy.


6.  Have a mentor/coach/advocate and be one for someone else.  


7.  Surround yourself with challenges.  It is the only way to grow, learn and become better.


8.  Drink.  Water to stay hydrated and whatever else to keep you mentally afloat.


9.   Consider nature.  How do you affect it, with your action and/or inaction?

10.  Drive like the Stig.