BA50 Talkers
A BA50 reader 7 us aware of this great article published in realsimple.com by Melinda Gates, one of our favorite BA50s, and we thought it was such a great idea that we wanted to bring it to our readers. Since you’ve probably already broken your “big” new year’s resolutions, we thought you might want to give this a try…
It’s a New Year’s Word, much simpler than a full blown Resolution…
Melinda Gates writes, “A few years ago, my friends and I each began selecting a word of the year—a single word we look to for guidance during the twelve months that follow. I’ve found this to be more successful than setting a more traditional resolution, because instead of prompting a radical change in behavior, it encourages a gradual change in mindset.”
Last year, Melinda Gates’ word was “GENTLE” , and in 2016 she tried to be being gentler to those around her, in her approach to the world, and to herself.
It could be any word, of course, but a friend who has been doing it for years, has used strength (this was dissertation time,) focus (this was heavy writing time,) open (a job-market year,) release (getting out of debt; managing stress; letting stupid things go,) balance (home/life,) action (for this year)
What would your word for the year be?
Read the full article here: