Word for 2020?
Word for 2020?
What is your word for the year? Over the past years a growing trend is to “pick” a word that you are going to try to live into during the upcoming year. One word! One thought! I love the simplicity of this, but it is not an easy exercise unless you google, “Best words that people have used to be their word for the year.” Or at least something like that. It is a fun exercise because it forces you boil everything down to one thought, one approach, one word. That is a BIG word. Not necessarily a long word, but a BIG one. What is your word?
I have 2 this year! I know, that is not the game, but once you hear them you will understand how they go together like peanut butter and jelly! Some of you hyper-type A personalities are thinking that I should not be allowed to play the game if I can’t follow the rules. I get it and that is ok. Relax! It’s a new year! In fact, that would be a great word for you—RELAX!
My first word is “Willing”! In 2020 I want to be willing to do whatever it takes. I am WILLING to go the extra mile. I am WILLING to learn something new to make me a better person. I am WILLING to get up a little bit earlier or stay up a little bit later so I can write another chapter for a book. I am WILLING to make new friends. I am WILLING to look at every aspect of my life no matter how difficult and see how I can make it better. I am WILLING to love. I am WILLING to lose. I am WILLING to compromise. I am WILLING to hurt. I am WILLING to risk. I am WILLING! This is different from “trying”. Trying is a suggestion while willing is a command. If you want to “try” to risk, “try” to love, “try” to be a better person, I will promise you mediocre results at the best and I promise you won’t have to “try” to fail—it “will” happen naturally. But it you “WILL” yourself to risk, love, hurt, compromise, etc. there is resolve and different level of commitment. I am willing to love or I will love COMPARED to am trying to love or I will try to love. Do you see the difference? So this year I am willing! Or I will!
As I thought about my “word” of the year I also thought that there were things that I should probably be “unwilling” to do, so that is my second word. I hope you can see how they go together now (Type A friends). I am “unwilling” to settle for mediocrity! I am “unwilling” to keep toxic relationships in my life! I am “unwilling” to settle for failure (I am willing to fail, but unwilling to stay there)! I am “unwilling” to not be happy!
What is your WORD/WORDS for 2020! And encourage and inspire others!