Episode 48: What is your one word for 2019?

Research shows that resolutions are largely ineffective for making positive,sustainable change. Twenty five percent of people break resolutions withinone week and sixty five percent break them within weeks. Selecting a wordof the year can help us to embrace a larger vision that feels expansive andpossible. A single word is easier to remember than a whole list of goals andresolution. Your “word of the year” anchors your daily life, helps you focus,guides the work you do, choices you make. Benefits of choosing one word: 1. Can feel more expansive than goals or resolutions2. Can feel more inspirational vs instructional3. Especially great for people who do not do well with structure, deadlines, ortoo many rules4. Allows one to adjust their goals and resolutions as the year goes on –things can happen and change and having a single word can give you theflexibility you need5. By having one word to guide my year, I found it easier to create goals andresolutions that aligned my whole approach for the year My “word of the year”anchors my daily life. It helps me focus. It guides the work I do, the choices I make, and the way I navigate my everyday. When I feel adrift, I remember my word of the year and come back to myself & my goals   Steps to find your Word of the Year for 2019 1. Reflect on areas of your life:Your wellbeingYour career/businessYour familyYour healthWork/life balanceFinances 2. Reflect on the type of person you want to becomeWealthierHappierHealthierDive deep into your soul 3. What are the characteristics of the person you want to become? 4. What do I want to change or gain in my life?What is one thing I'd change about my life?What is one thing I'd change about the way I spend my day? 5. Find a quote (or multiple) that embodies this word. 6. Trust your intuitionYou don’t necessarily have to labor over this decision; you likely don’t needto turn this over in your mind a thousand times.   7. Now consider how you can apply this word to your whole life “Supported”’ at home means something different than “supported” in your professional life. And “connected” to your body is different than being “connected” to your partner. How does your word apply in the context of work? At home? Does it affect the way you move your body or the choices you make around food? Will it change the way you use technology? When you take the time to imagine the way your word applies to all theareas of your life, you’re ready to make that word happen—everywhere 8. Fortify Your ONE WORD With Visibility, Repetition And Accountability Ideas and inspiration for your word Improve – Begin – Challenge – Wellness – Balance – Courage – Creativity –Evolve – Change – Heal – Release – Grow – Begin – Finish – Health – Truth– Expansion – Abundance – Connect – Abundant – Aligned – Balanced –Bliss – Congruent – Consistent – Creative – Depth – Desire – Devout –Divine – Educated – Enlightened – Fit – Forgiving – Free – Free-SpiritedGame-Changing – Giving – Glowing – Gracious – Grateful – Gratitude –Happy – Healthy – Honest – Humbled – Journey – Joyful – Laser-Focused –Loving – Mindful Of Service – Open – Passion – Peaceful – Radiant – Sassy– Savvy – Sexy – Sexy – Smart – Soulful – Sparkle – Spiritual – Strong –Tenacious – Truth – Unstoppable – Vibrant – Wellness – Whole – Freedom– Revitalize – Complete – Whole – Design   Music by Antti Luode