Chris Brogan talks about choosing his three words for the year. I don’t usually do formal things like that, as the formality of them seems almost stilted and far too much like limitations than opportunities. However, I do get the idea… and while I may have more than three total at different times of the year (hell, different times of the day), it may be good to think about some words as ‘guides’.
For my initial three:
Time: it is the most valuable currency we have, and the one we most frivolously waste.
Teach: Not only what I know, but what I can do to help others know. Teaching is far more than a technique – it is an attitude.
Reflection: Looking ahead gives us opportunity, in the moment gives us choice… reflecting back helps us understand the context of both the opportunities and the choices. And that prepares us for looking ahead.
Those are my “3”… for now.
What are yours?