We all have goals…hopes and dreams for the future, things we want to improve in ourselves and our lives. When the new year comes around we tend to focus on these things more than usual. Many people create ‘New Year’s Resolutions’, which can be useful, but often end up forgotten.

Many years ago I stopped writing resolutions, and started finding a “Word of the Year” instead. Each year it is different, and each year the way it affects my life continues to amaze me. Instead of a list of goals...