Rather than setting New Year’s Resolutions (that you forget about by February), a lot of people are now choosing one word to focus on each year instead. This method is called The Word of the Year, and it’s the perfect way to keep your focus on what matters the most.
I’ve been doing this for a few years now and it’s made a huge difference in my life. I thought it might be helpful to share some past words that have worked well for me.
Some of them were a phrase, rather than just one word, and some were for just a season, rather than for an entire year.
Speak Life
Strength
2016 – Connect with JOY
My Word of the Year for 2017 was AUDACITY.
You can read why I chose it and how it affected my year HERE.
Hope (Joyful Expectation)
Overwhelmed
Align
Read about why I chose this word HERE.
Grace
One little word can make such a difference,
but only if you focus on it.
Some years I forgot what my word was after a couple of months, and other years I was able to stay focused on it all year. Want to know what made the difference?
I, along with 6 other women of faith will be revealing revealed our secrets to how to choose a word of the year and stay focused on it all year during the Word of the Year Workshop.
We held this workshop live in January of 2023, but all the info is still relevant today, so we are making the recordings available to you to use any year, any time of the year.
Go HERE for more details on the Word of the Year Workshop.
Did you know that connecting
with God along with others
This workshop includes prompts and exercises to help you discover & implement your word of the year.
It will include biblical teaching, steps to find your personal word for the year, testimonies from past Words of the Year, and ways to keep your word alive in your heart and before your eyes all year long.
Fun, printable worksheets will be provided as well.
I don’t have one picked out yet. I know it will come to me. I am thinking peace. His peace, John 14:27.
2021 was seek, 2022 persevere and this year it is focus. I find it very helpful to have a word of the year!
Hi Sherry
For the last two years focus is the word that I needed. I need to focus on God and his words, my family, the groups that I am in, my health, and my finances.
I never thought about replacing my New Years resolutions with a single word. In a way, choosing 1 word is more powerful than a list of “promises” or “goals” that I usually forget by February. For me, this year’s word will have to be prayer. It was one of my goals to pray more!
Simplify is my word of the year.
Grateful is my word for the year.
My 2024 Resolution is actually five statements, but the only one that is also ONE WORD is T.H.I.N.K. This word reminds me to THINK before I speak “Is what I’m about to say True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind. What I say needs to meet all these requirement or I shouldn’t be saying it.
Mine is surrender.
Forgiveness
Presence is my word .
The reason for selecting my word. We are so easily distracted due to being busy and social media and technology.
We don’t focus on spending time in God’s presence. Spending more time in God’s presence is my motto.
My word is: Commit: Commit to reading my bible every day
Commit to daily prayer, twice daily
Commit to healthy eating to glorify God
Commit to read 10 Christian books this year
Commit to scripture memorization