How to Choose Your Word of The Year + An Intro to The Expansion Experiment

If you know what a word of the year means, what the benefits are and have already chosen yours for 2022, that’s great. If not, in this episode I’ll tell you all about it. It’s February and it’s definitely not too late to pick a theme for the whole year and a word that describes it. I’ll also share different variations of this, such as monthly themes, words for different areas of your life and so on.  I’ll tell you what mine is for this year and why, and together with that, you’ll hear about the experiment I’m doing to challenge myself, take bolder actions and reach goals that were gonna take me years, but I’m just ready for bigger things this year. There’s already progress and some things are planned for the next months. Hopefully, this will inspire you to pick a powerful word of the year for yourself and let it guide you as you make decisions, accept opportunities, start new projects, manage your money, or anything else. One word can have an influence on all that. Listen to the episode below: Show Notes: * [01:23] What’s a word of the year * [02:28] How one word can help you achieve massive growth * [04:45] Different ways you can apply this concept to your lifestyle * [06:04] 3 steps to picking the right word * [09:34] Examples of powerful words you can choose from * [11:11] What my 2021 word of the year was and what it brought to my life * [12:37] My big plans for 2022 and the common theme between them * [15:02] How turning 30 can help me reach my goals faster * [16:35] The EXPANSION experiment + progress so far Mentioned: * Bold Business School Waitlist Transcript What’s a word of the year This is a popular concept in the personal growth world and it’s as simple as it sounds, but it can work better than New Year’s Resolutions. You pick one word and keep it in mind every single day of the year. You can set your goals around it, or you can just let that one word be all that you accomplish over the course of 12 months and have more progress than if you would have set individual milestones for different areas of your life. I can guarantee you one thing – while a New Year’s Resolution can either be achieved or not, with the word of the year thing, you will have progress. It might only be noticeable in December but you’ll end up shocked by how far you’ve come without ever realizing. That’s the power of focus, of aiming at one thing, and of picking the right word of course.  There’s also no pressure involved. If you’re doing this for the first time, you can just think about your word every now and then, and you’ll still see that you’re going in the direction of the vision you created for it. Benefits of having a word for the whole year Other than focus, the benefits of having a word of the year include: Clarity. You have one guiding principle for the year, and even when everything else seems to be going down, you can go back to this word and end the year strong;