Have you sat down to jot a few goals for the new year and felt overwhelmed? It's always interesting to see the pundits online offering solutions to set goals and manifest them in minutes. Yet, the hardest thing to believe is one training course, one meditation, or a special journal with prompts can get you the results you desire.
The issue is the ego challenges any of those new changes because it wants to "protect" you by encouraging status quo. The question arises, how can you motivate yourself around those messages from your ego to achieve good results? A tool I use every year is to choose a word to act as a trigger to keep focused on my goals and dreams. Mine for 2024 was "temerity" - which is to be bold. Each time I faltered in a project or dream, I would remind myself of my word "temerity" - boldness, which made me smile and move forward.
Try this: Let an Inspiring Word for the Year Bring You Success
The idea of using a word for the year is to give you that nudge of positivity to keep going on goals, keep exploring, and keep enjoying your life. There are many options to use to find your "word," such as meditation, journaling, and even jotting down the 10 words that you find inspiring, motivating and energizing. Here is a fun interview with one of my dear friends, Pat Dearbaugh, in a short workshop that I put together in 2022:
To motivate myself or when I need a jumpstart, my "word of the year" works great. Mine for 2025 is "Brave!" What about you and what word gets you motivated, upbeat, or distracted from negativity? It's an easy mindset shifter!