My One Word for 2020

I’ll be honest. I’ve delayed writing this article. For the last 6 or 7 years, I’ve written an article in late November or early December detailing my word for the upcoming year.

Beginning in 2014, I chose the word EXPLOSIVE. My intention was for 2014 to be a year of explosive growth. It exploded, all right. My business exploded, and I went back to corporate work at the end of 2014.

In 2015, I chose the word IMPACT . Because I was back in corporate work, I wasn’t sure how I would do this. The corporate gig lasted ten months, and I got laid off in September. Wow. It seemed like the real impact was on my finances. When your finances are impacted, it can also affect other areas. It felt like a hit to my esteem and self-worth. A business and a job within 18 months? Wow. Something was wrong, and I didn’t know how to correct it. So, I did the only thing I knew how to do…put my head down and keep it moving. Sometimes, you experience moments or extended periods of failure, loss, and self-doubt, and no one around you even knows.

During this period, I remember going through all of this, losing family members, and still attempting to keep up with leadership responsibilities in my community activities, my church, and my family. Often, I felt like no one was coming to help, and instead, everyone levied criticism. I remember the sting clearly. Sidebar…when people…