Chris Brogan has written another inspiring post entitled Your 3 Goals for 2009 in which he encourages readers to think of three keywords that could then be tied to goals throughout the year.

On their own, the words seem extremely abstract, but the person who creates them — presuming they’ve thought them through — should know exactly what they mean and how they may influence actions throughout the coming year.

So much less restrictive — and less guilt-inducing — than setting lists of resolutions.

“If you want to try the process, it works something like this: think of how you want to be successful in 2009. Then, try to think in even broader terms. Extrapolate on the broader terms, and find one word to hang the idea on.”

Here are my three words:

Passion Opportunity Relationship

Passion: Doing everything with passion and conviction — passion not perfectionism — taking pride in me, my life, my work.

Opportunity: Looking for opportunities, assessing them, grabbing hold of those that inspire.

Relationship: Nurturing existing relationships and building new ones. Giving out without expecting in return, while at the same time looking for mutually beneficial relationships.

So there you go. Those words are going up around my computer. Hopefully they’ll inspire me to greater things in 2009.

What about your words?