One of my favorite bloggers/online people asked the question: What is your word of the year going to be for 2019? It's a great question; better than thinking about the cliche resolutions for the new year, I think! And so I have been thinking about this a lot since I got Anne's email, and today, it just popped into my head on the way into work.
Initiative.
Because things have really been happening lately it seems. Part of it is stuff finding its way to me (more well-timed freelance work, for example), but a lot of it seems to be coming from my own efforts. In particular:
+ I finally worked on and finished my friend's commissioned painting
+ A result of doing that painting was not just money, but also an exhibition opportunity and the impetus to make more art sooner than later -- no procrastination (OK, maybe a little!)
+ Speaking up at work expressing an interest in filling a gap that will result from a colleague's retirement, and actually getting quick feedback and moving forward with an eventual shift in position!
+ Having sparks of ideas for cool morale-boosting programs to do at work (a written interview series about all the cool people who work here, and an accompanying podcast), letting the right people know, and getting the response that "great minds think alike" and that those things have been germinating in a similar way to what I envisioned, and maybe I might be able help out with it? (I REALLY hope something comes of that!)
I literally just had those things pop into my head as I was driving to work this morning, and I wanted to act on it right away before it left the fore of my brain. Initiative.
So, how I can I keep this momentum through and into the new year? These are my next ponderings.
Some nebulous stuff for now:
+ Continuing to work on how I handle money in better ways, and finding more ways to make more money
+ School and maybe volunteering
+ Health stuff (so important, really took a back seat in 2018)
+ Continuing professional and personal development
I also just want to think more about what initiative means in the larger scheme of things.
Do you have a word you'd like to focus on in 2019?
Wow! Between this post and the one just before it - what a great way to be ending the year! So much goodness going on. Happy for you! Merry Christmas & happy holidays.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Wendy! I am feeling really energized and ready for what comes next. Of course that is in contrast to how I feel in the more personal aspects of my life, but I'm working on that, too. I hope your holidays are lovely this year.
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