Each stroke of the new-year drum gains clarity, beat by beat. I look forward with hope and three words to shape my 2019 story: 1 of 3 Words: FAITH Faith is the foundation. Without daily nurturing and cultivating of faith, the other two words will wither. At best, they grow, but in the wrong direction and/or […]
Breaking Through in the New Year
I’ve been contemplating what breaking through in the new year means. I’ve been pondering motivators and what actions will make me a better, stronger and more hopeful person. As well, I’ve been considering areas where my motivation has waned–where the spark has been snuffed. Moreover, I’ve thought about actions I need to stop doing (or […]
New Years Goals: My 3 Words, 2017
My 3 words for 2017 determinedly appeared a few days before Christmas (Dec. 22, to be exact): Pace, Pray, Pow! (Wow!) Before expanding on my words, a brief review of the 3 Words initiative is in order. Colleague Hannah Morgan, nationally recognized author and speaker on all things job search, challenged me to participate in […]
Melding Words With Passion + Hopeful Determination in 2016
I feel words. Sometimes, a thought will bubble up and linger, lightly. Other times, it smacks me in the face, like icy wind on a bitter-cold winter day. The palpability of language is both soothing and overwhelming. It calms frayed nerves, spurs to action, drowns in despair, soothes, encourages, accompanies through grief and empowers. __ Each year for the past […]
My 3 Words for 2015
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter I sat in a quiet nook reading Hemingway’s The Paris Wife, drinking it in with big gulps, each word quenching some deep emotional, mental, intellectual thirst. I finished the book in just two days, completing the final chapter at the unusual-for-me hour of 3 a.m. My husband remarked later how I had devoured […]
My 3 Words for 2014
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Each year, Chris Brogan, Publisher of Owner Magazine and CEO/President of Human Business Works, blogs about his 3 Words for the new year. He describes the words as “shorthand representation of your bigger story. It’s kind of like how an icon isn’t the software program. It’s just a way for you to […]