Over the past 5 years my wife and I have had a tradition of taking time at the beginning of each year to pray, journal, and talk through our “Word” for the upcoming year. The first time I did it, I remember thinking to myself “this is silly, how could one word really be meaningful over the course of a whole year?” What I have experienced since, is that these words become an anchor and help chart a course for my year. They also end up taking on a life of their own. For example, in 2020, my word was Thrive. I was never so excited about a single year of my life. Obviously, that year did not go how any of us planned. It ended up becoming one of the hardest years of my life, but by the end of the year my perspective began to shift. The truth is, even though our sales didn’t show it, 2020 was arguably the greatest growth year for myself, GSE, and even my family. We truly did Thrive through adversity.

This year the word that won’t leave my mind is “Relationships”. I desire to expand and nurture relationships in all areas of my life. As a company, our goal is to improve our connection with both staff and clients. At the end of the day this life is all about relationships. Every great experience in my life involves others and is meaningful because of the people I shared it with. So both personally and as a company our goals are to bring focus to people and be more intentional about how we connect, appreciate, and nurture the relationships that we are so honored and privileged to have.

I encourage you to reflect on the relationships in your life. Are there relationships that you take for granted? Do you need to be more intentional in connecting with others? Is it time to seek out some new relationships? Ask yourself “How can I grow deeper and greater appreciate the relationships in my life?” And if you can do that, this might just be your greatest year yet.