You didn't think after seven years of sharing my word of the year, I'd break the tradition, did you? Streaks are one of the, if not, biggest motivators of mankind and not just anecdotally. Countless research studies show that maintaining a streak can drastically increase the likelihood of habit formation and achievement of goals. If … Continue reading 2025 word of the year: Show up
It has been seven years since, inspired by a YouTube video, I began setting a ‘word of the year’. I want to say I’ve been true to the words but much like with the monthly challenges, there lies great scope for improvement. However, that is no reason to break tradition. As 2023 drew to a … Continue reading 2024 Word of the year – Positivity
2022 is a big year for the HR community for three main reasons: First, it is the year where we’ve finally made peace with the virus. We might still dislike or dare I say, hate it but we’ve come to accept that it is here to stay in some form or the other. There’s a … Continue reading 2022 Word of the year: Sift
At the start of the year, there was hope. Despite cynics claiming that it was foolish to believe that we’d seen the worst of the pandemic, 2021 brought with it a glimpse into fool’s paradise. It was in these five seconds of paradise that I coined my word of the year for 2021. Then six … Continue reading Word of the year: Languishing
If you are anything like me, you let 2020 happen to you. While the start of the pandemic brought along a multitude of emotions and maybe even determination to hit all your goals, you likely went through highs and lows like never before. In waiting for 2021, the vaccine and hoping that the next year … Continue reading 2021 Word of the Year: Intent
Back in 2017, while watching a YouTube video on bullet journaling, I was inspired to coin a ‘word of the year’ that would set the tone for everything I do. Just as Pantone’s color of the year inspires my color palate, the word would inspire everything I do. My 2018 word of the year was … Continue reading 2019 word of the year – Play
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