I thought I had my word set for 2025 a long time ago. I was ready for it. Prepared. This year my word was going to be "Consistency". In 2018 my word was supposed to be "Routine" but I ended up changing it to Faith.
This year I thought consistency would be great.
I wanted to get some order in my life. Follow a set of rules when I wake up and go to bed. As well as throughout the day. I'd started this in December and it was working well.
This year I thought consistency would be great.
I wanted to get some order in my life. Follow a set of rules when I wake up and go to bed. As well as throughout the day. I'd started this in December and it was working well.
I thought "consistency" felt not as harsh or structured as "routine". I've never liked routine.
As a new mum back in 2009 I never followed a routine with my son. We were baby led. He ate when he was hungry, he slept when he was tired. We were never tied down to "IT'S 1 O CLOCK, SLEEP!" "IT'S 4:45, EAT!!"
So in December as I said, I started it and it worked well. Until annual leave days and Christmas and New Year. These throw routine or consistency out of the window and I've not been able to get back into it.
Which has then made me feel two things:
1. Failure
2. Pressure.
That is NOT what I want connected with my Word for the Year.
Last year the word "Authenticity" felt easy. It was something for me to remind myself when I felt like maybe I couldn't be myself.
I could. I was being authentic.
And it's still a word I will carry through for myself in 2025. But not as my main word.
I had a lovely email from a colleague today who said "I have literally no idea how you do what you do, you are involved in so much and support so many plus........ you really do give a sh**."
My reply was "I'm glad it shows that I do give a s.... That's what I want my legacy to be."
And that's when I realised what my word for this year is.
A word that became apparent to me last year, and was something I had been thinking about for a while.
"What do I want my legacy to be?"
My LinkedIn rewind said my superpower is "Transforming vulnerability into workplace strength". The word "Legacy" popped into my head.
That is what I want my legacy to be.
In everything I do, I want to think about what impact that had to others.
When they hear my name what do they think about?
What would I be remembered for?
On my Vision Board last year I had the task "Find your why" and again, it's something that is still heavily at the forefront of my mind.
And I think "find your why" and "what do I want my legacy to be?" fit perfectly together.
