My One Word for 2017- CHOOSE (Wisely & Purposefully)

Last week, while I was still in my holiday fog, I noticed that others were already thinking about 2017 and their focus for the year. Today, I am ready to join in! After much thought & reflection, I have decided my #oneword for 2017 will be CHOOSE. Each day we are faced with so many choices, from how to respond to someone or something to where to focus our energy. All of these choices can be overwhelming. This year I vow to look at each choice more wisely and purposefully. 

In 2017 I vow 

• To CHOOSE to focus on what is important
• To CHOOSE to be an advocate for students and public education
• To CHOOSE not to be distracted by the noise, but to truly listen
• To CHOOSE to encourage and support positive change in our district

As 2017 begins, we are looking at changes and uncertainties on the horizon, some that will certainly have an impact on students and public education. It is my choice how I approach this time of uncertainty, and I CHOOSE to approach it with wisdom & purpose. 


What is your #oneword2017?

My #oneword for 2016

A New Year always brings thoughts of change and improvement- resolutions of eating less, exercising more, spending less, doing more. As I visited social media during the last couple of days, I have seen people choosing one word to guide them throughout the year, instead of a list of resolutions that will be forgotten by Valentine's Day.  The idea, derived from the book, One Word That Will Change Your Life by Jon Gordon, Dan Britton and Jimmy Page, is that if you focus on just one word for an entire year, your life will be simplify your life and add clarity & focus. 

This resonated with me because I have been thinking about what I want to accomplish in 2016, what I want to focus on to make a positive impact. If you search #oneword on Twitter, you will find many posts and tweets about other's one word. I enjoyed reading my friend, Sherry Gick's One Word  post as well as others over the last few days.  The word that came to my mind for me this year is ACTION.

I find that I spend a lot of time reading, researching, thinking, and talking and not enough time actually doing. So in 2016, I want to put into action some of these ideas. For education to improve, we need thinkers but we also need doers. To make the world a better place, we need ideas, but we also need people to put those ideas into action. ACTION, that's my word for 2016!

What's your one word for the new year?