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Word of the Year Wheel – Annual Focus & Guiding Theme

About this word of the year wheel

Rather than a rigid checklist of resolutions, many high performers choose a single "Word of the Year" as a guiding compass. The Word of the Year Wheel provides inspiring archetypes to anchor your daily mindset.

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How to use the word of the year wheel

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    Spin the wheel to receive your annual guiding theme.

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    Write the word on a sticky note placed on your desk, mirror, or phone wallpaper.

Ways to use this wheel

  • Vision Board Anchor: Place the spun word in the center of your annual vision board.
  • Team Theme Alignment: Organizations spin to establish their core cultural focus for the fiscal year.

A single word for your year

A word of the year is an alternative to resolutions. The wheel offers words with short explanations: focus, courage, abundance and simplicity. Spin for inspiration, or use the result as a prompt to choose your own.

Write the word somewhere you will see it daily, such as a mirror or your phone background. Check in each month about how it is showing up in your life.

Making the word useful

Ask what the word means for your work, health and relationships. Pick a word that gives direction, not pressure. Add your own words, and share the wheel with friends so everyone chooses and compares.

All 8 entries on this wheel

  • FOCUS: Eliminate distractions and master your core priorities
  • COURAGE: Step boldly outside your comfort zone and take brave risks
  • ABUNDANCE: Cultivate gratitude and see endless opportunities everywhere
  • SIMPLICITY: Declutter physical space, commitments, and mental noise
  • RESILIENCE: Bounce back with dignity and strength from every obstacle
  • JOY: Intentionally celebrate everyday beauty, laughter, and wonder
  • GROWTH: Expand your knowledge, physical health, and emotional wisdom
  • PEACE: Guard your inner calm and establish healthy boundaries

Frequently asked questions

Can I spin until I find a word that deeply resonates?

Yes, spin multiple times until you encounter the word that gives you genuine clarity.

What is on the Word of the Year Wheel?

It opens with 8 entries: FOCUS: Eliminate distractions and master your core priorities, COURAGE: Step boldly outside your comfort zone and take brave risks, ABUNDANCE: Cultivate gratitude and see endless opportunities everywhere and 5 more. Spin it as it is, or change the list to match your group.

What can I use this wheel for?

People use it for the holiday season. Popular ideas include Vision Board Anchor and Team Theme Alignment. For example, Vision Board Anchor: place the spun word in the center of your annual vision board.

Is this wheel really random?

Yes. Nothing about it is rigged: the winner is chosen by your browser's secure random number generator, so a list of 8 gives each entry a 12.5% chance until you change the weights. How our randomness works has the full explanation.

Can I stop the same result coming up twice?

Yes. Press Remove winner in the result window, or tick the option under the entries, and that result is taken off the wheel. It is the easiest way to give out several different results from this list of 8.

Can I share or embed this wheel?

Yes. Press Share to copy a link that opens this wheel with your current list, or Embed to get a snippet for a web page or class site. Both are free and need no account.

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