As we get into the swing of 2020, I wanted to share with you my word for the year. It’s all part of the Choose One Word ‘Ritual of Becoming’* from Dr Jason Fox and The Cleverness.

BACKSTORY

I first embraced the ritual of Choosing One Word as an anchor / reference point for my year in 2016, with my Year of the Warrior, and then followed up with the Year of the Rogue Scholar in 2017. I didn’t choose a word for 2018 (not sure what happened there...), and then picked Pheonix for 2019 with little connection or alignment, so of course it lacked much value, however I held onto it throughout the year.

The last 12 months have been a season of change and busyness with a new baby added to my wonderful (and crazy) family. as well as a shift in my work context (joining Spotless Group’s Infrastructure & Construction team). What I do know is that 2020 will be another action-packed year with some key milestones taking place - one of which will be the completion of my Professional Studies Doctorate at USQ which I commenced in 2016.

The next 12 months will require a renewed focus.

So as the end of 2019 approached, I knew it was important to reconnect to the fuzzy beacon of a guiding word / theme for the year.

Thinking-in-draft, I commenced the Choose One Word programme* with the word of Focus in mind for 2020. Thankfully I was challenged to go deeper through the programme and not rush into choosing the word (else another Year of the Pheonix), preventing a repeat of last year’s disconnect with my theme word.

So what word have I chosen?

Head on over to my ‘/word’ page, which is a place to document my intent for the next chapter of the life of timall.red in 2020.

*Full disclosure: This is an affiliate link which gifts me $50 for spreading the word (about One Word). If you use it, and are willing, I’d be more than happy to shout us coffee, breakfast, or a sneaky cocktail to discuss our Word for 2020! Just shoot me an email.