There’s a reason so many people set goals every year and still feel stuck, resistant, or disconnected from the life they’re trying to create.

It’s not because they’re undisciplined. And it’s not because they didn’t want it badly enough.

In this episode, I’m sharing the single practice I would prescribe to anyone who wants a better year and why it works when goal setting often doesn’t.

For more than a decade, I’ve chosen a Word of the Year instead of traditional goals. And I’ll be honest, I didn’t always do it well. I used to choose words that came from my wounded self. Words rooted in effort, fixing, or pushing.

Everything changed when I realized this practice isn’t about what you want to achieve. It’s about how you want to feel living your life and who you’re becoming along the way.

This episode is about why the end feeling leads the outcomes, how words anchor identity, and why the right word gives your nervous system and brain something they can actually follow.

If you’ve ever felt like:

• You set goals but struggle to stay connected to them
•  You know what you want logically, but something in your body resists it
•  You’re tired of forcing clarity or motivation
•  You want a year that feels aligned, spacious, and true
•  This conversation is for you.

In this episode, we explore:

•  How choosing a Word of the Year creates an identity anchor, not pressure
•  The behavior loop (that goal setting doesn't take into account)
•  How my own Words of the Year (from Delight to Led) shaped some of the hardest and most magical years of my life
•  Why your next year doesn’t need more effort, it needs the right energy leading it

This is why I host the Word of the Year Party every year.

I’ll walk you through my signature process for choosing the word that will guide your energy, decisions, and growth in 2026.

You don’t need clarity before you come.
 You don’t need to already have a word.
 You just need curiosity.

✨ Join me January 7 at 4 pm PT
 👉 Save your spot at jenliss.com/party

If there is one practice I would prescribe to anyone, this is it.

On March 25, Joey and I are hosting a 90-min workshop called Love Without Shrinking. It's $55. Come do it with us. Replay is available.

👉 Grab your spot at jenliss.com/love

This is for you if: 
– You've been feeling alone in your growth journey 
– You're afraid your expansion is pushing your partner away or is otherwise causing rifts in relationships 
– You've been avoiding a conversation you know you need to have 
– You want tools you can actually use, not just theory

👉  Come into The Expansion Room for FREE for 7 days at jenliss.com/expansion

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