My word for 2024 was FINISH. It served me well. I wrote it at the top of the beginning of my goals list for every month and it kept me focused on making sure whatever was on that list could meet that word (i.e. that I would finish the things I started). It drove my days. I chose it because at the end of the previous year it felt like I had a lot of hanging threads. Things left undone.
I’ve chosen my word for the year 2025 and it is Better.
Not that the word is better or the idea for the word is better than my last one but it does feel very much like the next step and it’s a step up or at least forward.
Looking back on this past year, I feel like I did finish quite a bit. While I am feeling more accomplished because of that, I think I can do even… Wait for it… Better this coming year. There’s always room for improvement.
I also like the way “better” works as a word in so many different contexts. I can do a better job. I can feel better. I can be a better person. I can be better about some things. I better do others. There’s a fair amount I wish I were better at.
I had a good 2024. I’m going to make 2025 Better.