My 3 words for 2023

I decided to pick up the 3 word goals for 2023 after skipping it for a while.

I chose a creative setup for the three words:

Ghazal: 3 words for 2023

Traveled miles to bend over, cup my hands for snow crusted

at the driveway edge making the first snowball

of the season, cold and full of life

A wire clothes hanger straightened, same as my father taught me 

to use to fish something from a hard place, was lying 

on the edge of their driveway, cold and full of life

You can despair when the band of clouds hides what could be 

a glorious sunset, or turn and look the other way to see 

a white orb in the distance, cold and full of life

Just out of reach of the tree branches the white orb flies, 

an almost orb at same time, whole yet not completely 

revealed in this light, cold and full of life

Filled the 3 bird feeders, emptying 40 lbs bag of mixed seeds 

to nourish those winged by what's left 

of the light this day, cold and full of life

SHARE, LEVERAGE, & EXPAND reveal themselves 

as my three guiding words for this new year providing 

nourishment for this day which otherwise is cold and full of life

Why these three words?

Share is what I do on a regular basis and what I need to spend more time on is sharing more about the collaboration underway with Franklin TV & wfpr.fm. This should be the year we introduce the portal to bring about the vision of "Watch, Listen, Read."

Leverage is a repeat word but as important as ever to be as efficient as possible.

Expand is the new word this year as I seek to expand ever so slightly within the realms already to help foster the leverage and enhance the sharing underway.

#my3words

 
You can find the last ones I choose in the archives https://steves2cents.blogspot.com/2015/01/3-word-goals-mentor-leverage-exercise.html

You can find more of my poetry at quietpoet.com

Happy New Year - 3 word goals for 2016

reflections on the new year and a brief overview of the three word goals for this year




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Following Chris Brogan's practice of 3 word goals, I have turned the page for this new year.

• In 2009, it was Basic, Leverage, and Return
• In 2010, it was Conversation, Content, and Community
• In 2011, it was Analogy, Bold, and Conduct 
• In 2012, it was Learn, Share, and Laugh
• in 2013, it was Mentor, Leverage and Exercise
• in 2014, it was Mentor, Leverage and Exercise
• in 2015, it remained Exercise, Leverage and Mentor (ELM)

This year, I will use Training, Leverage, Coaching (or TLC for short)

Training

The exercise was successful but I need to do more than just exercise, hence training

Leverage

Working smartly, reusing where possible

Coaching

Something like mentoring but more personal, more targeted

the annual amaryllis plant journey has begun, this is from day 0 (Sunday, Jan 4)

3 Word Goals: Mentor, Leverage, Exercise

Following Chris Brogan's practice of 3 word goals, I have turned the page for this new year.

• In 2009, it was Basic, Leverage, and Return
• In 2010, it was Conversation, Content, and Community
• In 2011, it was Analogy, Bold, and Conduct 
• In 2012, it was Learn, Share, and Laugh
• in 2013, it was Mentor, Leverage and Exercise
• in 2014, it was Mentor, Leverage and Exercise

amaryllis

No, I am not being lazy. I think wisdom is arriving with the days I spend. These three words have worked well for the past couple of years and I see no compelling reason for change this time around.

Exercise, Leverage, and Mentor will be the three word goals for 2015.

Exercise - as a life long runner, it has been an issue for me not to have run since mid-July 2013. As mentioned, I developed "Morton's neuroma". Cortisone shots in January did not help. I was able to walk but not run. I went back to the doctor in December as I was getting to thepoint where I miss running too much. Another cortisone shot and advice to not wait so long to return to the doctor is where I am now. Exercise is needed and while walking can work, I want to run.

Leverage - I have come to find more and more that leveraging the network is the way to go. i do this regularly and need to do more of this.

Mentor - one of the key ways to help those around me is via mentoring. I did some. I can still do more. 

(for those who may have visited earlier, as I was walking after posting this, I realized that re-ordering to spell ELM, as in the tree, would be easier to remember and hence follow.)


Do you have a goal setting process? 

What is your goal for 2015?