I read a blog by Kevin Hudson about a concept that inspired me. It is based on something Chris Brogan does every year. He takes 3 words and makes them his drivers for the year.
In an effort to tell bigger stories, I’ve found that the concept of three words allows me to think in more dimensions about what I want to do with my life and it lets me apply lots of tangible goals instead of what most people do when they focus on just a finite task. It’s a bit like turbo-charged goal planning. – Chris Brogan
The concept is truly incredible. (Please click here to see Chris’ 3 words and read his article, its really good)
Kevin’s approach was a little unique. He embedded his three words in the phrase,Be More Awesome. How cool is that? Who doesn’t want to be more awesome?
After a few tweets back and forth with Kevin, I decided that I wanted to play. 2013 is a critical year for many of us. The economy is beginning to turn around. Things are busy and exciting and tenuous and hopeful all bundled into one. In honor of that, the 3 words I chose for 2013 are Create More Difference.
CREATE
This year I want to develop new, interesting and powerful solutions, ideas and “products” that positively impact the workplace both to improve organizational performance and to make great place to work. Create relationships, create opportunities, focus my time and energies in 2013 to begin a lifelong focus on creating anew.
MORE –
Ensure that there is more than enough to go around. There are always enough pie for everyone. That goes for my wife, business, friends, time and my community. Looking to develop business opportunities that involve my great network (and all those new friends that I have “created”). Focus time to make more relationships that are lasting, full of joy and mutually beneficial. Be more to my wife and partner. Allowing her to have the more she couldn’t before.
DIFFERENCE –
Strive to make a lasting impact on the world, the community I live in and my most important relationship with my wife. It feels like a lot of my focus lately has been inward/myopic instead of expansive and open. I don’t expect to be Gandhi, King, or anyone like that. But, I want to give back to help make the world a little better as much as I can.
So for this year, I want to create more difference in every aspect of my life. Expanding friendships, growing opportunities and striving making the world a better place in every action I take. It kind of feels like a call to action.
I’d love to hear your 3 words for the year or hear about your BHAG for 2013. Don’t forget to check out Kevin’s blog and his (and many other’s) 3 words for 2013.
Anil Saxena is the President of Cube 2.14, an organizational development consulting firm that works with clients to increase both customer and employee engagement while decreasing turnover, improving customer retention, and increasing profitability within organizations.
Saxena is a certified High Impact coach and trainer and a Joint Application Design facilitator. He is also certified by both Rush Systems and IBM as a focus group facilitator. He is an inaugural member of Northwestern University’s Learning and Organizational Change program, and he earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
