Last year, I came across a framework from Jay Shetty.
He suggested each year has one of four themes:
Learn. Experiment. Perform. Thrive.
I wrote about the concept here and tried to consider prior years and my year ahead.
This year, I’ve been incorporating the concept into my annual planning process.
Trying to see where it fits.
If it fits.
Yesterday, the concept clicked in.
I have finished reflecting on 2024.
Developed high level hopes for the year ahead.
And started to ideate words that could fit as my word of the year.
As I looked at the ideas, I realized they all fall in the Perform category.
The first two years out of the corporate world were learn and experiment years.
My words were aligned with those categories.
While I haven’t finalized my word for 2025, I believe it will be a perform word.
Your Turn
As you look at 2025, what goals are emerging?
Which of the four categories to your goals fall into – learn, experiment, perform, or thrive?
How could you pick a word of the year that fits the category of your goals?