“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” -Henry David Thoreau

As your startup company grows, and you evolve as a team, can you organize your goals like Bess did?

What do you hope to achieve through your business?

• I want to be engaged and excited, not just satisfied.
• I want to choose when, how, and with whom to work.
• I want to have a direct connection between my income, and my audience. I want to sell directly to, and interact directly with, the “end consumers” of what I create. No middlemen.
• I want to create the kind of company I dream of working for.
• I want to work with awesome people, who are exuberant and optimistic. Who are gutsy enough to challenge the status quo (and me). Who believe that long-term relationships are more important than short-term money.

Read the whole manifesto here.