Do you have a yearly theme for 2024?

 

If not, then you need one! Creating a theme for the new year is a great way to start your year of with intention and set yourself up for success. 

I always struggled to keep my new year resolutions, however when I took the pressure off myself and switched things up to setting intentions for my life and living an intentional lifestyle, I took my life back and was actually able to achieve my goals and become the person I always envisioned myself to be. 

 

Is Creating a Theme for the New Year Right for you? 

Setting a theme for the new year is great for you if you:

• Need some clarity and direction for the year ahead
• Are new to goal setting / maybe even hate goal setting
• Feel like you don’t have time for goal setting
• Don’t know where to start on goal setting
• Are ready to start taking control of your life

 

Once I started focusing on creating a theme for the new year versus focusing on making resolutions my life began to change. 

I found myself having more focus during the year. I found it easier to make difficult decisions and to set better boundaries as the year progressed. 

My theme of the year was like a guiding star that grounded me and kept me intentional throughout the year. 

If you are here reading this, then perhaps it is the perfect time to shift your mindset around setting goals for your life. And one the the very first steps to living a more intentional life  is simply choosing a word or phrase to get aligned with your dream life! 

 

Why you need a Word of the Year or a Yearly Theme

Choosing a word of the year or a yearly theme, allows you to have an overarching umbrella for the year ahead.  

 

It is a single word or phrase that captures what you want to focus on, what you may need more of or what you want to improve on over the coming months.

 

A word of the year or theme guides you as you make decisions day to day, helps to ground you in your core values and helps build habits aligned with where you want your year to take you.  Keeping you aligned with the bigger picture without getting focused on the minute details and self-sabotaging self-talk that is often connected with SMART goals and New Year Resolutions.

 

 

How do you pick a theme for the year?

 

STEP 1: Reflect on What Season of Life are you in

We are all in different 'seasons' of our lives. Just as Mother nature cycles through summer, spring, fall and winter... so does our lives. Taking into consideration what phase of life you are in is a fundamental step to picking a yearly theme that you actually want to keep! 

Examples: 

↠ Are you looking at buying a house? Getting married/finding love? having a baby? Getting a Pet? Moving? Changing careers? Going back to School?

Consider a theme around "New Beginnings", “Preparing for the next Chapter”, "Embracing Change". 

↠ Perhaps you are working on your relationships, establishing your career, starting a business, learning about mindset or wanting to be more enlightened.

Consider a theme around "Setting Foundations", "managing mindset", or "grounding".   

↠ Is it time to focus on YOU and how you can show up to be the best version of yourself? To start loving yourself? Investing in yourself? Getting honest with changes you need to make?

Consider a theme around "Self Evolution",  "The Year of Me" or "Healing".

↠ Are you ready to take life to the next level?

Consider a theme around ”elevation”, “Growth”, “Momentum”, or "Raising my Vibration’.

 

 

 

Step 2: Decide what you want to focus on

 

Are you desiring more self-discovery? adventure? love? Simplicity? Financial Freedom? What do you want next in your life (in-conjunction with the life stage you are at above?)

10 examples to consider: 

1. **Self-Discovery:**
*Theme:* Explore and understand oneself better.
*Perfect if you are: wanting to prioritize self-reflection, personal growth, and gaining a deeper understanding of their values and aspirations.

2. **Adventure and Exploration:**
*Theme:* Embrace new experiences and challenges.
*Perfect if you are: Seeking excitement and personal development through trying new things, taking risks, and expanding horizons.

3. **Mindfulness and Balance:**
*Theme:* Cultivate a sense of calm and balance in daily life.
*Perfect if you are: Focusing on practices like mindfulness, meditation, and creating a work-life balance to reduce stress and enhance overall well-being.

4. **Health and Wellness:**
*Theme:* Prioritize physical and mental health.
*Perfect if you are: Seeking to focus on your physical and mental health This theme might involve setting specific health goals, adopting a healthier lifestyle, and making choices that contribute to overall well-being.

5. **Creativity and Innovation:**
*Theme:* Foster creativity in all aspects of life.
*Perfect if you are: wanting to incorporate creativity and joy back into your life. Focusing on a mindset that values and nurtures creativity, whether in work, hobbies, or personal projects.

6. **Community Engagement:**
*Theme:* Give back and be involved in the community.
*Perfect if you are: Wanting to focus on connection,  on contributing to their community, volunteering, and building cultivating more love, relationships and purpose into your life. 

7. **Learning and Growth:**
*Theme:* Constantly seek new knowledge and skills.
*Perfect if you are: ready to take a deep dive into a topic that lights you up! This may include setting a goal to learn something new each month, enroll in courses, or actively pursue professional and personal development.

8. **Gratitude and Positivity:**
*Theme:* Cultivate a positive mindset and gratitude.
*Perfect if you are: Focusing on finding the positive in every situation, expressing gratitude daily, and fostering a more optimistic outlook on life.

9. **Simplicity and Minimalism:**
*Theme:* Simplify life and reduce clutter.
*Perfect if you are: Ready to declutter physically and mentally, focusing on what truly matters and eliminating unnecessary distractions.

10. **Financial Freedom:**
*Theme:* Work towards financial goals and stability.
*Perfect if you are: ready to focus on your Wealth. This may include starting a business or focusing on budgeting, saving, and making decisions that contribute to long-term financial well-being.

 

Step 3: Pick a Word or Phrase for your Yearly Theme

Now that you have clarified

1. What season of life you are in; and,

2. What you are wanting to focus on...

 

Next look through the extensive list below and find a word or phrase that really embodies what you discovered.

This may take some time. Look through the list... write down your top choices on your phone notes or in a journal. 

Remember, choosing a theme for the year is a personal decision and can be based on one's core values, priorities, and aspirations. It serves as a guiding principle for decision-making and actions throughout the year. It also helps you craft a powerful Life Vision for your life ahead. 

 

 

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150 'Word of the Year' Ideas to get Aligned

 Abundance

Acceptance

Adventure

Alignment

Amaze

Appreciate

Awaken

Badass

Balance

Be

Beauty

Believe

Bloom

Brave

Breathe

Calm

Centered

Clarity

Committed

Compassion

Complete

Connection

Confidence

Conquer

Conscious

Consistency

Courage

Creativity

Cultivate

Curiosity

Dazzle

Discover

Dream

Elevate

Embody

Embrace

Energy

Enlighten

Ferociousness

Fierce

Flourish

Flow

Focus

Frequency

Give

Glorious

Glow

Grace

Gracious

Gratitude

Grounded

Grow

Harmony

Healing

Health

Honor

Hope

Hydrate

Illuminate

Imagination

Imagine

Improve

Inclusion

Inspire

Intentional

Intimacy

Intuitive

Invest

Joy

Kindness

Laugh

Lead

Light

Love

Manifest

Master

Mindful

Mindset

Minimalism

Natural

New

No

Nurture

Observe

Organize

Passion

Patience

Pause

Persevere

Positivity

Possible

Present

Re-align

Reconnect

Reflect

Represent

Reset

Resilience

Respect

Rise

Self-love

Self-care

Serenity

Shine

Simplify

Slow

Smile

Soulful

Spirituality

Stillness

Surrender

Thrive

Tranquil

Transform

Truth

Unapologetic

Unstoppable

Vibrant

Vibrations

Vivacious

Vulnerability

Whole

Whole

Wholehearted

Wild

Wisdom

Wise

Wonder

Worthy

Yes

Zealous

Zen

 

 

Prefer a Phrase?

100 Phrase of the Year Ideas 

1. Preparing For The Next Chapter
2. New Beginnings
3. Setting Foundations
4. Choosing Health
5. Investing in Me
6. Year Of Follow Through
7. Setting Boundaries
8. Gaining Stability
9. Reigniting Passion
10. Saying Yes
11. Saying No
12. Being Mindful
13. Gaining Momentum
14. Money Management
15. Making Shit Happen
16. Building Dreams
17. Managing Mindset
18. Taking Accountability
19. Leveling Up
20. Building Confidence
21. Raising Consciousness
22. Raising My Vibration
23. Cultivating Happiness
24. Intentional Alignment
25. Fearless Intimacy
26. Bright And Bold
27. Being Vulnerable
28. Embracing Abundance
29. Choosing my Thoughts
30. Taking Responsibility
31. Owning my Power
32. Wander and Wonder
33. Staying Curious
34. Choosing Love
35. Being Unapologetically Me
36. Finding Balance
37. Being Present
38. Living Wholeheartedly
39. Slowing Down
40. Practicing Patience
41. Awakening my Spirit
42. Consciously Creative
43. Trusting my Intuition
44. Hydrating my Soul
45. Soulful Purpose
46. Simplify and Minimize
47. Decluttering My Mind, Body and Spirit
48. Embodying my Truth
49. Embracing Change
50. Striving and Thriving
51. Intentional Choices
52. Letting Go
53. Leading with Love
54. Choosing Courage
55. Reconnect and Re-align
56. Bold Beginnings
57. Mindful Mastery
58. Adventure Awaits
59. Balance and Bliss
60. Grow Through Grace
61. Embrace Change
62. Radiant Resilience
63. Courageous Creativity
64. Simplify Life
65. Fearless Forward
66. Harmony in Hustle
67. Gratitude Journey
68. Thrive in Twenty
69. Serene Success
70. Discover Joy
71. Purposeful Pursuits
72. Cherish Connections
73. Inspire Every Day
74. Elevate Every Moment
75. Sparkle Within
76. Renewal Rhythms
77. Boldly Bloom
78. Cultivate Joy
79. Radiate Resilience
80. Harbor Happiness
81. Pioneer Progress
82. Elevate Essence
83. Dare to Dream
84. Forge Fulfillment
85. Vivid Ventures
86. Navigate Now
87. Glowing Growth
88. Illuminate Intent
89. Thrive Together
90. Nourish Nobility
91. Champion Change
92. Embrace Essence
93. Unearth Utopia
94. Foster Freedom
95. Liberate Life
96. Celebrate Serenity
97. Craft Clarity
98. Radiant Reflections
99. Seek Serendipity
100. Ignite Inspiration

 

Now that you have your word of the year what is next?

 

Pick your top 4-5 choices.

 

Sit with them for a few days and pick the one that resonates the greatest.

 

Write it down on a piece of paper that you will see daily. 

 

Now that you have your Theme for your Year you want to take the next step and set powerful intentions for your year ahead based on this theme. Not sure how? don't worry I have you covered. Click below to grab my FREE intention setting workbook.

 

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In addition to setting intentions, I always recommend incorporating mental rehearsal/visualization into your yearly vision by using tool like writing a life vision and creating a visioning board. 

If you are new to vision boarding and want to learn more I suggest checking out my vision boarding 101 guide here! 

 

 

Regardless of what you do from here, in order to actually see the results and shifts you want in 2024, then you have to drill your theme of the year into your subconscious mind so you begin to fully embrace and embody it as you make decisions moment to moment.

 

Want to go deeper?  Amplify Your Life with the following tools:

FREE INTENTION SETTING WORKBOOK

VISION BOARDING 101 – YOUR TOTAL GUIDE TO VISION BOARDING

INTENTIONAL LIVING 101- YOUR STEP by STEP GUIDE TO LIVING MORE INTENTIONALLY

 

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