Choosing a word for the year is a practice I have come to love. It gives my brain a direction and a focus. This is a powerful exercise that can shape your goals and the actions you take to achieve them.

We strive to make our lives happy, fulfilling, but do we strive to make them extraordinary? What does that even mean? Part of the answer lies in the ability to change what we cannot accept along with accepting what we cannot change. The difference is life changing.