How Choosing ONE WORD for the Next 365 Days Can Change your Life - 2022

Can one word change your life for the better? The answer is yes. I know, because it has worked for me for many years. For the last eight years, I've started the new year by choosing a word to inspire and guide me over the next 12 months. Wait till you hear about the crazy Word I chose in January 2020! Whew, it was a doozy. 

One year I chose the word TRUST. That year was the year I had some uncertainties in my life. It was also the year I developed the TRUST test. Is this a time when I just need to TRUST all will work out? I also asked Am I not TRUSTING here? This word served me well. Another year I chose the word INTENTIONAL. My desire was to be more INTENTIONAL with my business plan and boy did that work for me. I made huge strides that year within my business. In the early days of January 2020, I chose the word RESILIENT as my word for the year. Wow, had no idea how much it would serve me. This year, with this Word, I truly felt that this word was over me and that it was a shield.  I stayed very healthy that year, thank God, and my business thrived beyond my goals. I remained RESILIENT. 

How Does It Work? 

Throughout the year keep the Word in your vision. Sometimes I have purchased a piece of jewelry with the Word imprinted on it. This helped me when my Word was TRUST. One year, I wrote my Word all over my calendar. Another year I wrote it down each week on my To-Do List. Keeping it nearby helps you focus on what you have chosen to do this year. 

How to Find Yours? 

I don’t just choose a Word hastily, I really want the Word to “find” me, so to speak. So sometimes it takes me days or weeks to land on. So don’t rush it, take your time with this process. Take some time to meditate, pray, stay in deep thought and write in a journal. You could go on a hike or walk, spend time away from all media and just listen. Your deepest desires and self will surface with a Word. 

Questions to ask yourself:

What do I need from this year? What needs to be done in my and through me this year? What needs to surface this year? What do I need to thrive in this year? 

I wish you all the best as you search for your Word this year. I will be posting my Word on Instagram, so follow me there. Join others online who are also on this journey. The One Word 365 on Facebook is a great group to join.