My “Word of the Year” Printable
Every year I’ve watched as January rolls around and friends and family call out their word of the year to give them focus and direction for the New Year. Rather than spit out a list of goals, you can simplify and find one word that will inspire, motivate, and uplift you for what you’re hoping to achieve or focus on for the new year.
I have found that to really make a change, you need constant reminders – something you can see daily. With that in mind, I’m sharing this cute printable, My Word of the Year!

You can print, frame, and then use a dry erase marker to fill in the blank with your inspirational word for the year. Best of all, you can reuse the printable year after year.
I find that setting a specific goal and not making it too complicated makes it easier to keep on your mind and evaluate your progress through the year.
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“Word of the Year” List!
Do you need inspiration for what kind of word you might pick to be your word of the year to focus on this year? Here’s a few words to get you started brainstorming your own perfect work.
- Joyful
- Gratitude
- Anchored
- Succeed
- Focus
- Moments
- Patience
- Endure
- Give
- Sanctify


Such a great printable – thank you! Stopping by from the KISC party! My word this year is Balance.
Genius idea for those of us that can’t make up our minds! Love the colors you choose to create your printable.
Thanks so much for sharing your creativity at the The DIY Collective this week! Hope to see you again next Thursday. The party begins at 6:00am EST.
Have an awesome weekend!
~ Ashley
I love this printable! So beautiful and a great purpose! (BTW: the word of the year is “Growth”). Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday this week!
Hi Janel, I found your blog on Rose Mary Lane this morning. Great blog and love your post, my word for this year is “Steadfast”, maybe slow like a turtle, and hopefully moving forward with new challenges and goals!
I would like to invite you to share your post on my Friday Features over at Oh My Heartsie Girl. We are a weekly linkup with lots of fun blogs that share each week.
Hope to see you there!!
Karren
Oh My Heartsie Girl
Oh I love this! I just started making flashcards of words to put on the fridge for the kids but this is a much better and easier idea!
This is a beautiful printable! I think I would choose “gratitude” as my word. Thanks for creating this!
I love this idea. I am not sure I have a word of the year but I probably should.
This printable is great! I think I might make up a few of these. I can have more than one word of the year.
I’ve been doing this for a couple of years now and it’s amazing how powerful it can be. I don’t use just one word, though. It’s more of a theme. Other themes I had before were “invest in experience” and “beautiful.” In 2016, my theme is “Love well.”
I love that! Great themes, too!
I’ve never heard of a word of the year before. Your suggestions all seem like things to aspire to do and be every day of every year.