Word of the Year: BRAVE

I’ve always liked the idea of having a word and/or theme for the year.

I knew my theme for 2022 but, for some reason, I was struggling to come up with a word.

But I found it.

My word for 2022 is BRAVE (thanks @shaun.roney for the inspiration this week!)

My theme is I CAN DO HARD THINGS

Last year my word was Possibility.

And I dove head first into uncovering and believing what is possible in this world.

I immersed myself in possibility. I surrounded myself with people who showed me what’s possible to create in business, in my industry, in love, in relationships, and in growth and impact.

I worked every day to believe that what I want and long for is possible for me. That whatever person x could achieve that I also want just shows me that it’s possible for me too.

But in doing that work I also uncovered some limiting beliefs that I’ve had for a loooong-ass time. 

I’ve had this believe about myself that I give up when things feel too hard.

That while all of these things are possible, it requires me to push through the hard parts - and I’m no good at that.

Now, of course I’ve done A LOT of hard things in my life.

I could fill pages and pages of notebooks with evidence of all of the hard things I’ve done. And yet, my brain likes to ignore or disqualify all of that and tell me I avoid hard things.

This is what our brains do. They like to fool us and scare us to keep us “safe.”

As one of my favorite coaches, Serena Hicks, always says… brains gonna brain!

So this year- I’m focusing on not falling for the same old story my brain keeps telling me and reminding myself of all of the hard things done and leaning into the belief that I can do hard things… it just takes a little bravery and I’ve got that in spades.

Do you have a word or theme of the year? 

I’d love to hear what it is… tell me below!

P.S. one of the brave things I’m doing this year… sending out more emails! So get on my list now for some tips, tricks and inspiration on how you can have the impact you’re meant to have in this world. Link is on the contact page.