This year I’m trying something new.

I don’t really do New Years resolutions, at least not in the traditional sense of outlining specific goals to measure my success for the year. But I do like the idea of clarifying my values and setting an intention for the quality that I wish to embody in my work and life. This feels like a helpful process for establishing priorities, and focusing my energy so that I’m aligning my efforts with my intentions.

As 2019 was drawing to a close, I spent some time reflecting on the successes and challenges of the previous year, and looking ahead to envision what energy I hoped to draw in for the next. My goal was to find a word that could serve as a symbol and help to ground me in my intention.

The word that I found is CONNECTION.

My word for 2020 is connection. I want to prioritize and focus on increasing connection this year. This means that I want to focus on strengthening interpersonal connections with important people in my life. To focus on connection with my husband, my children, my family, and friends. I also want to build connections professionally, strengthening the relationships I have with clients and growing my reach to connect with more individuals and organizations. Additionally I am hoping to build and strengthen my connection to community, both locally and virtually.

Do you have a word of the year? Do you set New Years resolutions or goals? What intention are you bringing to your work and relationships this year? I would love to know!