Have you taken Jon Gordon’s One Word Challenge?
Instead of creating endless goals and resolutions, choose One Word to be your driving force for the year. No goals. No wish lists. Just one word.
I’ve appreciated the focus of one word for each of the last seven years. As Gordon explains, “When you discover your One Word for the year, it gives you more clarity, passion and purpose for life. The One Word exercise brings simplicity and focus. It cuts through the distractions and keeps us focused on what really matters.”
Here are my One Word choices—along with a corresponding Spiritual Growth focus—from each of the last seven years:
- 2024 = “Perspective” with a focus on Pastor Tommy Nelson’s A Life Well Lived
- 2023 = “Surrender” with a focus on Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline
- 2022 = “Faith” with a focus on the Hall of Faith from Hebrews 11
- 2021 = “Basic” with a focus on The Apostles’ Creed
- 2020 = “Sheep” with a focus on Psalm 23
- 2019 = “Wisdom” with a focus on Proverbs
- 2018 = “Optimism” with a focus on The Beatitudes
This year, my One Word is “Foundation”.
Click here to learn more about my One Word focus for 2025
