Happy New Year! It’s time to unveil my 2024 word and reflect on the intentions set for the year ahead.
2024 Word of the Year
Before we get to this year, we have to take a look back at the previous years’ words.
2016 – PRESENT
2017 – INTENTIONAL
2018 – VULNERABLE
2019 – PURPOSE
2020 – VISION
2021 – FOUNDATION
2022 – FRESH
Last Year
In prep for this post, I re-read last year’s post and can confirm I was in a totally different mental state a year ago. Creative energy was flowing, on the brink of my Bloom course launch and the beginning of our renovation. Both of those things launched smoothly, but 2023 is not a year I’d like to live through again. VERY happy to be settled, at home again, and focusing on the KERF.
I listened to a Jenna Kutcher podcast recently (love Goaldigger!) called “How We’re Approaching 2024 strategically with Ease” and she talks about going deep not wide in your business. This message combined with some realizations I had about KERF last fall have inspired me to want to dig deeper into the blog / website / business (whatever you want to call it!) that I have called home for 16 years.
This is where I belong. This is what I do best. And to be honest, this is where the bulk of my income is. Not that I haven’t enjoyed my side projects, but KERF is the hub of it all.
When I tried to put my feelings into one word the word that came to mind was EXPAND.
Expand: to give a fuller version
I don’t mean expand in its growth definition. I don’t want KERF franchises (haha). Rather, I’m imaging taking a deep breath into the lungs and holding it – and then sipping in a little more air to fully expand the chest. “To give a fuller version.” The opposite of deflate!
I’m feeling the urge to make things a little bit bigger, a little bit better. But nothing dramatically different! I want to write more lifestyle posts, share more small post topics, and provide more helpful information.
And I think the other reason expand is on my mind is because I am finally doing some meditating! I have my sauna blanket time to thank for this, and it’s been great to find a time and space where meditation, breath work, and deep breathing feels like something I’m doing on purpose and with intention. I’m imagining the energy of oxygen reaching all edges of my life.
I’m not only imagining breathing life into my blog, but also my overall life, health, the day-to-day. I actually thought I had used FOCUS as a word of the year before, but that’s kind of the vibe I’m going for. Focus on what is working and working well, what brings me joy, and what makes me feel great. And let go of the rest.
But along with that focus: expand a little, grow a little, do a little better. Expand my mind.
I would love to hear your words for this year! Please share below.
Samantha says
Light! My goal is to bring more light (both actual better lighting) and light/joy into my home and life!
Kath Younger says
I love this word for its double meaning!
Rebecca Seaman says
Trust
Kath Younger says
I love how you can apply trust to so many things <3
shannon says
I have a phrase vs a word – in the now – I am working to stay present and enjoy where I am at- not to get anxious about things coming up or stress about things that happened.
Kath Younger says
I love that. There are no rules!
Sarah says
My word is going to be the same one I use with my kids all the time – focus!
Focus on where you are at. Focus on what is in front of you. Focus on what is important.
As for digging deeper with KERF – wondering if you would ever want to do interviews with other business owners? I’m picturing something Oprah -ish 🙂 I have a very different business (a surf camp) and lifestyle, but I love coming to read and be inspired by KERF. I’d love to see you converse with other business owners from different walks of life!
Kath Younger says
I love focus – I need more of it.
I love the idea of interviews. Maybe Q+A style of what inspires you, what healthy habits ground you, that type of thing? I miss Oprah’s show : ) Shoot me an email if you’d like to talk about it more! kath at katheats dot com.
Stephanie H says
Mine is a phrase as well: “It takes as long as it takes.” I always feel so frantic these days with parenting, marriage, self-care, and teaching full-time. I’m focusing on just slowing down and not holding on so tightly to everything this year!
Kath Younger says
I love that!!
nancy anderson dolan says
“Love Life”
Kathryn says
Good morning
I am daily passage meditator
Meditation is transforming me
I am glad to hear you are taking up a practice of meditation
K~
Diane says
Accomplished–I am an accomplished woman. It is accomplished. Both adj and noun.
Kath Younger says
Love!!!