When the new year begins I am excited to begin a knew as well. I have been thinking quite a bit about a word I would like to use that will summarize the year ahead. I am going to take you through my brainstorming process.

Here are some of the words and the rationale for their being in the running to be my top word for 2021.

Resilient– Important to not let anything get you down. Keep bouncing back. Recover from anything rapidly.

Passionate– Put everything you have into all you do. Keep focus on building a better tomorrow based on your actions today.

Optimism– Find the good. Look for positives in every occurrence and expect a good outcome.

Scrappy– Be determined in what you do. Fight for what you believe is right and keep fighting until you succeed.

Flexible – Be nimble and able to adjust on the fly.

Kindness – Be good to others. Help people with your actions toward them. Initiate goodness toward others.

Creative– Seek solutions that are not expected and think outside the norm. Come up with original solutions to situations.

Authenticity– Be who you are in every situation. Don’t let the situation dictate how you react.

The Word for 2021 is Kindness

The world seems to be more self absorbed. People are protecting themselves. The individual appears to be first and foremost even at the expense of the common good. With isolation still ruling the day it becomes imperative for you to do something that will help you stand out from the crowd.

What Can You Do?

Help others. Don’t just focus on yourself. By assisting others you create confidence in yourself. This confidence translates into your being able to do even more in 2021 for others and ultimately have confidence to do more yourself as well.

The word for 2021 is kindness so start doing kind deeds immediately to ensure you maximize your impact on others in a positive way.