Forgot Your Word of the Year? How Human of You.
Be honest… do you even remember your word of the year? Or that intention you set back in January? Or the goal you swore would shape your 2025?
If your answer is a big fat “nope!”, then: how beautifully human of you.
This happens all the time, especially with my clients who identify as high achievers or recovering perfectionists. We start the year with so much clarity, enthusiasm, and structure… and then life happens. Careers shift, families need us, priorities evolve, and those carefully chosen words and intentions quietly slip into the background.
The problem isn’t forgetting. It’s what we make it mean.
Perfectionist-minded clients often slip into shame when they realize they’ve “fallen off track.” But here’s the truth: shame is one of the lowest vibrational emotions, it shuts down growth, creativity, and problem-solving. A feeling that heavy can’t fuel the kind of change you actually want.
So if you’ve forgotten your word, your goals, or your plan, let’s skip the shame spiral. Instead, try moving up the emotional ladder—from criticism to curiosity, from guilt to gentleness.
Ask yourself:
✨ What season of life am I in right now?
✨ What has been taking my energy and attention (for good reason)?
✨ How can I reconnect with my intention in a way that fits who I am today?
One of my clients recently realized that forgetting her word of the year wasn’t failure at all—it was a reflection of how full her life had become. Her business was thriving, her family was happy, and she was simply immersed in the living of her intentions, not the tracking of them. Once she remembered, we built a plan that felt aligned and realistic for this season of her life—and kept moving forward with ease.
Maybe that’s your invitation, too.
This isn’t about starting over or doing more; it’s about re-remembering what matters to you and giving yourself permission to re-align, not reprimand.
So if you’ve lost sight of your word, your vision, or your goal, consider this your loving nudge. Pick it back up with curiosity and grace.
You haven’t failed. You’ve just been living.
And if you’d love a little support in that process, I have a few spots open for end-of-year sessions. These private sessions are a powerful way to reflect, realign, and move into 2026 with clarity, confidence, and renewed purpose, without the guilt or grind.
