Find Your Word Of The Year

While New Year’s resolutions might be popular, they often don’t last past January. This year, skip the resolutions and try a word of the year instead.

A word of the year is a single word that serves as a guide or theme for what you would like to focus on this year. Examples include joy, passion, fearless, and courage.

Here’s a process to find your word:

*  Reflect on what you hope the upcoming year will look like.

*  Ask yourself some questions:

–  This time next year, what do I want to have achieved?

–  What do I want more or less of in my life?

–  How do I want to spend my time?

–  What aspects of myself do I need to nourish?

*  Brainstorm a list of words.

*  Narrow it down to two or three that most resonate with you.

*  Give yourself a week or two to reflect on your shortlist and then choose one word as your word of the year.