What’s your Word of the Year for 2025?
"A single word, chosen with care, becomes a powerful guiding compass"
Dear Poncho,
January is not over yet, so there’s still time to anchor your focus for 2025.
For a long time now, I’ve had a practice of choosing a word or theme for the year ahead.
Over the last few days, I’ve been asking people to share their word for 2025 on social media. Here are some of the words people have shared with me:
My word for 2024 was FREEDOM—something I hadn’t always experienced, especially in my work life.
Keeping that one word in mind throughout the year inspired significant shifts in my work, relationships, and health.
Ironically, setting boundaries around my working hours and relationships, and sticking to a workout routine and nutrition plan, deepened my experience of FREEDOM in all those areas.
Last year, the word FREEDOM came up intuitively without much effort, as it was something I was deeply longing for.
This year, however, finding my word of the year hasn’t been as easy or immediate. Initially, I had POWER in mind, but somehow that concept felt vague and “pretentious.”
Then, a colleague of mine shared her word: IMPACT. I felt an immediate resonance with that word because I want to increase my impact—not only through my 1:1 coaching work but also by sharing tools and information with a broader audience.
I looked into EXPANSION and CONTRIBUTION, but those words seemed close to what I wanted, yet not quite the right fit.
As I sat more with visualising my year, I realised I want to reach more people and share some of the tools and practices that have helped me over the years to:
Overcome anxiety and negative thinking
Make shifts in my life to experience more freedom
Nurture authentic relationships
Connect with my life’s purpose
And that’s when I realised my word was in that sentence: REACH!
I like the connotation of actively connecting with others, expanding, and making new connections.
So, it’s official—my word of the year for 2025 is:
REACH!
Somehow, I felt it should be something more inspiring and meaningful, like one of the words in the list above.
But REACH, even though it might not be among the ‘big words’ like LOVE, PEACE, COMPASSION, etc., feels just right for me this year!
If, like me, you’re struggling to narrow down your word of the year, you can find inspiration in this list of Human Core Values.
If you want to connect your word of the year to specific objectives and core values, you can go through my Creating 2025 process or download the Guidebook.
Alternatively, if you’d prefer the one-page ‘cheat sheet’, you can download the One-Page Action Plan for 2025.
Alternatively, if you’d prefer a one-page ‘cheat sheet’, you can download the 2025 One-Page Action Plan:
Finally, if you already have your word of the year and have some objectives around it, a good question to ask yourself is:
How will you keep your focus alive throughout the year?
What reminders, accountability, or support structures will help you stay focused?
Hit reply to share your Word of the Year or your One-Page Action Plan
To a inspired and intentional 2025!
