Chris Brogan wrote a great piece on choosing three words to act as guideposts for what you want to accomplish in 2010. I encourage you to read his entire post but to summarize Chris writes:
Setting goals is what January 1st is all about. Over the last few years, I’ve practiced something I call “my 3 words,” where I come up with three words that I use as guidance for how I should conduct my efforts in the year to come. I set goals around these three words. I build deadlines and projects around these words. They don’t have to mean anything to you, but the process might prove interesting to you, especially if you’ve found goal-setting difficult in the past.
My three words for 2010 are Be, Empower and Passion. As Chris states, your three words don’t need to make sense to everyone as long as they hold meaning for you.
- Be refers to “being present”. Being in the moment 100% without distraction. Being present for others. Being present to who I’m being so I can execute at my absolute best.
- Empower refers to empowering those around me. I cannot accomplish what I want to accomplish unless I empower those around me. Life is a team sport.
- Passion acts as a reminder to do what I enjoy and enjoy what I do.
Would your company benefit from defining three words for 2010? We’re already working on ours!
I’ve shared my three words. What are yours?
