One Word

When I was a young girl we were asked to do an exercise in school.  Every student in the class was asked to pick a single word starting with the same letter as our first name that could be used to describe ourselves.  At the time we all thought it was a silly exercise and spent time giggling to one another about the many options.  To this day, I still remember the word that I chose.  Brilliant Brittany.  

I actually had forgotten all about that exercise until I was reading the 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth and it asked the reader to do a similar exercise.  Pick a single word that describes yourself.  Do you want to know what word immediately popped into my brain?  Brilliant.  

It is amazing what power assigning a single word to ourselves has.  Subconsciously, that word has molded me and sought to stay the center of my understanding of myself.  When all the negative came pouring in through life, that single word stayed embedded in my psyche.

What power positive talk has on our ability.  My business coach recommended that I assign a single word to the year.  So at the start of the year, I picked reliable.  Why reliable?  Because I want to be a reliably pursuing, reliably producing, and reliably encouraging.  There is a certain strength that distraction has at derailing you from your goals.  With my single word, I can stay focused, stay intent, stay alert.  With reliability in my sight, it forces me to analyze the decisions that I make daily.  If I can ensure that my decisions line up with my single word, it forces me to be constantly productive.  One step further, if I can make sure that my To Do list aligns with my goal, I know that I am effective, not just busy.

It is my goal to be the best me that I can be.  That requires that I am focused and goal orientated.  It requires that I know me and that I don't stand in my own way.  My goal is intentionality and grace, so that even in the difficult of times, my vision stays grounded. 

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." -Proverbs 3:6