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Pick one word on the first of every month. A power word. A motivational word. A word that speaks to you, makes your soul light up. Use your word as a theme for your month.

Small habits like choosing a word of the month can be transformational. Little habits add up to the biggest long-term changes. For more life-changing habits, check out my free mini ebook, 7 Habits That Will Change Your Life.

Shout-out to my mentors (Marlo Higgins + Gloria Atanmo) who first encouraged me to add power words into my life. I hope this power words list finds you well. Pass it on.

Word of The Month - a woman jumping for joy in between trees

Step 1: Pick a Word of The Month

Power Words List:

  1. Accept
  2. Accomplish
  3. Achieve
  4. Act
  5. Add
  6. Advance
  7. Adventure
  8. Alive
  9. Amazing
  10. Ambitious
  11. Appreciate
  12. Ascend
  13. Attain
  14. Attitude
  15. Awake
  16. Balance
  17. Be
  18. Begin
  19. Believe
  20. Bliss
  21. Bold
  22. Boss
  23. Bright
  24. Breakdown
  25. Build
  26. Calm
  27. Catalyst
  28. Challenge
  29. Chase
  30. Clarity
  31. Commit
  32. Communicate
  33. Compassion
  34. Complete
  35. Concentrate
  36. Confident
  37. Content
  38. Conquer
  39. Courage
  40. Create
  41. Cultivate
  42. Dare
  43. Declutter
  44. Dedicate
  45. Decide
  46. Determination
  47. Devote
  48. Dream
  49. Drive
  50. Empower
  51. Encourage
  52. Endure
  53. Enjoy
  54. Enthusiasm
  55. Envision
  56. Escape
  57. Excite
  58. Expand
  59. Experience
  60. Expert
  61. Explore
  62. Faith
  63. Fearless
  64. Fierce
  65. Fight
  66. Finish
  67. Fire
  68. Flourish
  69. Focus
  70. Forgive
  71. Free
  72. Freedom
  73. Focus
  74. Forward
  75. Fulfillment
  76. Free
  77. Generous
  78. Gentle
  79. Genius
  80. Give
  81. Glow
  82. Grace
  83. Gratitude
  84. Grounded
  85. Grow
  86. Guts
  87. Habit
  88. Harmony
  89. Heal
  90. Health
  91. Higher
  92. Honesty
  93. Honor
  94. Hope
  95. Humble
  96. Hunger
  97. Hustle
  98. Imagine
  99. Immerse
  100. Improve
  101. Initiation
  102. Inspire
  103. Integrity
  104. Journey
  105. Joy
  106. Jump
  107. Key
  108. Kind
  109. Kingdom
  110. Lead
  111. Learn
  112. Legendary
  113. Live
  114. Limitless
  115. Love
  116. Massive
  117. Magic
  118. Meditate
  119. Mindful
  120. Mindset
  121. Mission
  122. Meaning
  123. Momentum
  124. Money
  125. Money-making
  126. Motivate
  127. Motive
  128. Move
  129. Nature
  130. Nourish
  131. Now
  132. Nurture
  133. Obstacles
  134. Open
  135. Opportunity
  136. Optimistic
  137. Overcome
  138. Passion
  139. Patience
  140. Peace
  141. Persevere
  142. Persist
  143. Persuade
  144. Plan
  145. Play
  146. Positive
  147. Possibilities
  148. Power
  149. Powerful
  150. Practice
  151. Pride
  152. Prioritize
  153. Prosper
  154. Purpose
  155. Quality
  156. Queen
  157. Question
  158. Quiet
  159. Reach
  160. Rebrand
  161. Reflect
  162. Relax
  163. Release
  164. Renew
  165. Reset
  166. Retreat
  167. Revive
  168. Rise
  169. Risk
  170. Role
  171. Safe
  172. Satisfaction
  173. Secure
  174. Security
  175. Self
  176. Self-care
  177. Self-love
  178. Self-worth
  179. Shameless
  180. Spark
  181. Speak
  182. Special
  183. Spectacular
  184. Spirit
  185. Still
  186. Strength
  187. Stretch
  188. Strong
  189. Success
  190. Surge
  191. Sustain
  192. Surrender
  193. Teach
  194. Time
  195. Today
  196. Treasure
  197. Trust
  198. Truth
  199. Understand
  200. Unlimited
  201. Unity
  202. Unstoppable
  203. Value
  204. Vast
  205. Versatile
  206. Vibrant
  207. Wake
  208. Wander
  209. Wealthy
  210. Will
  211. Wild
  212. Willpower
  213. Winner
  214. Worthy
  215. Wondrous
  216. Wow
  217. Yearn
  218. Yes
  219. YOLO (!!!)
  220. Zen
  221. Zest

Step 2: Put Your Word of The Month EVERYWHERE

Make sure you can see your word everyday.

Here are a few suggestions:

  • Set a reminder on your phone to get an alarm twice a day
  • Set your word as your home screen on your laptop or phone (click here for a free Canva template)
  • Put your word of the month on the bathroom mirror
  • Write your word every day in your journal
  • Say your word out loud in front of a mirror (or sing it, whatever tickles your fancy)

Word of the month - flowers

*Bonus* Step 3: Pick an Affirmation or Mantra

I also enjoy adding a monthly Mantra that aligns with my power word. Click here for a list of my favorite affirmations.

Need a reset? Check out my 10 Days to Higher Self workbook to dive deep and realign.

My word of the month this month is Forward and my mantra is I courageously move forward. What is your word of the month? *comment below*

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Gaming expressions

Fair game: acceptable subject for criticism or attack, like politicians and pheasants.

Hunting big game: Hunting large animals, or figuratively, targeting something huge. To an ant, a bread crumb is big game.

To game the system: to manipulate or exploit a system. What hackers, tax evaders and Olympic dopers excel at.

Definitions

A game: an amusing activity, a pastime, a sports match.

To game: to play games.

To be game: to be willing or ready.

Games in the news

This month, the 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo concluded under protest, in front of

thousands

nobody.

Meanwhile, the US finally declared Game Over in Afghanistan, taking their guns and going home.

Famous Games

Monopoly: Teach kids early that capital is the name of the game.

Solitaire: Better with a friend.

Hide and Seek: True champions are hard to find.

Olympics: Fraternity and fair play vs. infrastructure headaches and chauvinism. Paris, are you still game for 2024?

Cartoon by Gymglish

Definitions

A game: an amusing activity, a pastime, a sports match.

To game: to play games.

To be game: to be willing or ready.

Games in the news

This month, the 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo concluded under protest, in front of

thousands

nobody.

Meanwhile, the US finally declared Game Over in Afghanistan, taking their guns and going home.

Gaming expressions

Fair game: acceptable subject for criticism or attack, like politicians and pheasants.

Hunting big game: Hunting large animals, or figuratively, targeting something huge. To an ant, a bread crumb is big game.

To game the system: to manipulate or exploit a system. What hackers, tax evaders and Olympic dopers excel at.

Famous Games

Monopoly: Teach kids early that capital is the name of the game.

Solitaire: Better with a friend.

Hide and Seek: True champions are hard to find.

Olympics: Fraternity and fair play vs. infrastructure headaches and chauvinism. Paris, are you still game for 2024?

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Learn the Meaning and History of Australian Words

The Oxford Word of the Month is written by members of the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) and published each month by Oxford University Press. Each Word of the Month looks at an Australian word or term in some detail, providing a history of the term and its role in current Australian society.  

2020 Words of the Month

Nutbush — January
Green nomad — February
Sausage sizzle — March
Fauxgan — April
Pet shop galah — May
Carpetbagger — June 
Postie bike — July 
Bum nut — August
Zebra opossum — September
Dunny diver — October

2019 Words of the Month

Pinkie — January
Fair dinkumness — February
Tassie tuxedo — March
Rolled-gold — April
Stack hat — May
Mud map — June
Cruisy — July
Schmiddy — August
Burnt chop syndrome — September
Dog shot — October

2018 Words of the Month

Egg flip — January
Doing the doors — February
Magic — March
Temp — April
Harbour bridge pass — May 
Picfac — June
Anzac Day rule — July
Green whistle — August
Dog act — September
Cultural burn — October
Chicken salt — November 
Flog — December 

2017 Words of the Month

Turbo chook — January
Black caviar odds — February
Corflute — March
Thongophone — April
Smashed avo — May
Kangatarian — June
Shoey — July
Honey joy — August 
Cubby house — September 
Lady tradie — October
Platypup — November
John Farnham — December

2016 Words of the Month

Koala diplomacy — December
Melbourne Cup field — November
Baggy green — October
Hip-pocket nerve — September
Bush bride — August
Deso — July
Convict class — June
Tag dag — May
Kangaroo mile — April
Bush politician — March
Field day — February
Australian tea — January

Click here to find out Australia’s Word of the Year for 2015.
Click here to find out the International Word of the Year for 2015.

2015 Words of the Month

Humidicrib — December
Schmick up — November
Flagfall — October
CUB — September
Tip turkey — August
Hoon operation — July
Hubbard — June
Spill — May
Big stoush — April
Ned Kelly beard — March
Eggshell blonde — February
Fridging — January

For archived issues of Word of the Month, please visit the Australian National Dictionary Centre’s website here.

Do you ever wake up feeling like a superhero, ready to conquer the world, only to find yourself deflated and directionless by the time evening rolls around?

Maintaining that morning enthusiasm isn’t always a walk in the park, is it?

I’ve had my fair share of days that started with a burst of optimism, only to fizzle out like a damp firework by late afternoon.

It drove me up the wall!

So, I decided to introduce the “word of the month” as part of my 30-Day Challenges.

Focusing on one inspiring word each month has kept me grounded and motivated, even when the going gets tough.

Amazingly, just one word can reignite that morning fire within me, pushing me towards my goals.

If you’re struggling to stay upbeat throughout the day or feel like you’re wasting precious time, give the “word of the month” a try.

You might be shocked at the difference it can make!

Discover Your Inspirational Word of the Month

Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate, and to humble.

Yehuda Berg

Setting Your Compass

When choosing your inspirational word for the month, zero in on a single term that encapsulates your aspirations.

Whether you’re aiming to enhance your health, finances, or relationships, pick a word that embodies your goals and dreams.

This word will act as your anchor, a constant reminder of what you want to achieve and how you want to feel.

It’s not about what others think; it’s about what resonates with you.

So take a moment, reflect on your ambitions, and select a word that will guide you towards a more fulfilling life.

The Power of Monthly Focus Over Yearly Goals

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

Sam Levenson

Bite-Sized Motivation

Embarking on something new is exhilarating, but it’s crucial to choose a manageable and motivating timeframe.

That’s why the “word of the month” concept is so potent.

Unlike New Year’s resolutions that often fizzle out before February, opting for a monthly focus allows you to start afresh with a new perspective and goal every 30 days.

This way, you’ll stay motivated and engaged without losing interest or feeling overwhelmed.

By the end of each month, you can evaluate your progress and decide where to direct your energy next.

This approach keeps you fired up all year, so why not give it a shot?

Choose your inspirational word for this month and see how it can propel you towards your goals more effectively than a yearly resolution.

Picking Your Perfect Word of the Month

Words can inspire, and words can destroy. Choose yours well.

Robin Sharma

Reflecting on Your Unique Journey

When selecting your word of the month, consider your individual goals, challenges, and personal relationships.

As you explore our extensive list of 215 keyword ideas, pay attention to any words that leap out at you.

Trust your intuition to guide you towards the perfect word for your current situation.

For example, if you’re feeling scattered and struggling to reach your goals, the word “Focus” might grab your attention.

Alternatively, if you’re dealing with a recent conflict and yearning for healing, “Forgive” could be your ideal choice.

Remember, there’s no right or wrong pick; it’s all about what speaks to your heart and aligns with your aspirations.

Embrace Success with Your Word of the Month

The words you speak become the house you live in.

Hafiz

Consistency and Repetition

Consistency is the secret sauce when it comes to making the most of your inspirational word of the month.

By starting each day with your chosen word, you adopt a mindset that mirrors your intention and commit to focusing on it throughout the day.

For instance, if your word is “Focus,” repeating it to yourself can help you resist distractions and stay on track.

When I wrote this blog post, chanting “Focus” kept me from falling into the black hole of Pinterest and ensured I concentrated on my writing.

Similarly, repetition can help you release negative emotions and cultivate positive ones.

If you’re grappling with resentment towards someone, like a friend or family member, repeating a word like “Forgive” can gradually open your mind to the possibility of forgiveness.

Remember, using your inspirational word of the month effectively demands consistent effort and repetition.

So make sure to repeat your chosen word regularly and reflect on how it’s impacting your thoughts and actions.

With practice, you’ll be able to harness its power and achieve your goals more effortlessly.

Experience Your Word: See It, Feel It

Words are a lens to focus one’s mind.

Ayn Rand

Engage Your Senses

Your word of the month shouldn’t be a mere concept; it should be an experience that engages all your senses.

Once you’ve chosen your word, place it somewhere visible so you’ll see it every day.

You could display it on:

  • Your fridge
  • A whiteboard at your desk
  • A bright post-it note on your mirror or computer
  • Your phone’s screensaver
  • Your to-do list
  • Your bedside table
  • Your journal

This daily reminder of your word and its significance will keep you focused and motivated.

To fully immerse yourself in the experience, say your word out loud as often as you can and visualise it coming to life.

For example, if your word is “Happy,” imagine your radiant smile and feel a sense of relaxation wash over you.

Carry this feeling with you throughout the day, allowing it to influence your actions and emotions.

Remember, your actions create emotions, so keep that smile on your face, regardless of the challenges you face.

Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

Buddha

Looking for inspiration for your Word of the Month?

Search no further!

Our list of 215 inspiring words will help you find a meaningful word that speaks to your soul.

Print off the list, circle the words that resonate with you, and then narrow them down to a few.

From there, choose one word for your first month.

Keep in mind that your priorities, goals, and aspirations may shift every month, so it’s essential to select a unique word each time.

With our comprehensive list of ideas, you’re sure to discover a new word that captivates you every month.

Are you ready to embark on your journey?

Choose your first word and start experiencing its impact on your life today!

1. Accept
2. Achieve
3. Act
4. Adapt
5. Add
6. Advance
7. Adventure
8. Allow
9. Amazing
10. Ambition
11. Appreciate
12. Ascend
13. Attention
14. Awake
15. Awe
16. Awesome
17. Balance
18. Be
19. Beautiful
20. Begin
21. Believe
22. Best
23. Big
24. Bold
25. Bounce
26. Boundaries
27. Brave
28. Breathe
29. Bright
30. Build
31. Calm
32. Capture
33. Care
34. Celebrate
35. Challenge
36. Change
37. Chase
38. Comfort
39. Commit
40. Communicate
41. Compassion
42. Compose
43. Compromise
44. Confident
45. Connect
46. Consistent
47. Contribute
48. Courage
49. Create
50. Cultivate
51. Decide
52. Declutter
53. Dedicate
54. Deliberate
55. Devote
56. Discipline
57. Dream
58. Embrace
59. Encourage
60. Enjoy
61. Enthusiastic
62. Excite
63. Expand
64. Experience
65. Explore
66. Fast
67. Fearless
68. Finish
69. Flourish
70. Focus
71. Forgive
72. Forward
73. Free
74. Fulfil
75. Fun
76. Generous
77. Gentle
78. Give
79. Go
80. Goals
81. Gratitude
82. Grounded
83. Grow
84. Habit
85. Happy
86. Harmony
87. Heal
88. Health
89. Heart
90. Here
91. Higher
92. Honest
93. Hope
94. Humble
95. Hustle
96. Imagine
97. Immerse
98. Improve
99. Increase
100. Inspiration
101. Inspire
102. Integrity
103. Intent
104. Intentional
105. Intuition
106. Journey
107. Joy
108. Jump
109. Kind
110. Laugh
111. Lead
112. Learn
113. Less
114. Light
115. Listen
116. Live
117. Love
118. Magic
119. Meditate
120. Mindful
121. Moments
122. More
123. Move
124. New
125. Nature
126. No
127. Now
128. Nurture
129. Observe
130. Open
131. Organize
132. Overcome
133. Passion
134. Patient
135. Pause
136. Peace
137. Permit
138. Persevere
139. Persist
140. Perspective
141. Play
142. Positive
143. Possibilities
144. Possible
145. Powerful
146. Practice
147. Present
148. Progress
149. Prosper
150. Purpose
151. Question
152. Quiet
153. Re-brand
154. Receive
155. Reclaim
156. Reflect
157. Relax
158. Release
159. Renew
160. Reset
161. Resolve
162. Respect
163. Rest
164. Retreat
165. Revive
166. Rise
167. Satisfaction
168. Seek
169. Self
170. Self-care
171. Self-love
172. Serene
173. Share
174. Shift
175. Shine
176. Simplify
177. Slow
178. Small
179. Smile
180. Spark
181. Speak
182. Still
183. Strength
184. Stretch
185. Strive
186. Success
187. Support
188. Teach
189. Think
190. Thrive
191. Today
192. Touch
193. Transform
194. Travel
195. Trust
196. Truth
197. Try
198. Understand
199. Unlimited
200. Unstoppable
201. Value
202. Vision
203. Wake
204. Wander
205. Wealthy
206. Why
207. Wild
208. Win
209. Wisdom
210. Wise
211. Wish
212. Wonder
213. Work
214 Wow
215. Yes

Final Thoughts

As you wrap up this journey, remember to choose one word for each month.

Visualise this word everywhere you go and let it permeate your thoughts and feelings throughout the day for an entire month.

Selecting an inspirational word for the month and repeating it daily is a simple yet incredibly powerful practice.

Listen to your intuition as it guides you to that one perfect word.

Embrace it, repeat it as often as you can, and be amazed by how profoundly your chosen word can transform your mindset and behaviours, ultimately helping you live a more intentional and fulfilling life.

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English is increasingly used for communication all over the world. For the latest set of words that we’ve added to Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries online, we’ve chosen to focus on English as it is used worldwide, or World English (or even World Englishes). Many of these words are related to food (see our last blog post about banh mi), because people everywhere like to try new foods, and popular foods spread quickly around the world.

Foods that change when they travel – tikka masala and schnitzels

Banh mi is a tasty Vietnamese sandwich resulting from a mix of different cultures, and it is now becoming popular outside its native Vietnam. When food is exported in this way, it often undergoes changes, sometimes because some of the ingredients are not readily available in the new country, and sometimes because people have different tastes there, or have an idea for fusion food, mixing it with another ingredient or dish that is popular in that country.

When many people began to move to the UK from the Indian subcontinent in the second half of the twentieth century, for example, they brought with them their culinary traditions, and some people opened restaurants. The food they made quickly became popular with British people, but of course, the British at that time were not used to spicy food, so this food was adapted to British tastes. Yoghurt or cream, for example, were added to create milder dishes with a more liquid consistency, like our word of the month tikka masala (a combination of the existing dish tikka and a masala sauce. In due course, tikka masala travelled back to India and to other parts of the world and became popular there too.

Chicken Tikka Masala - Word of the month

Chicken Tikka Masala

Another example of culinary transformation can be found in the schnitzel, which in its native Europe was originally made with veal. When German immigrants took it with them to the United States, veal was not easily available, so they started to use beef instead. And when German Jews migrated to Israel, almost a century later, they began to use chicken, because that meat was cheaper there. So today, in the different countries where it is eaten, a schnitzel can be made with a variety of meats.

Foods that change over time – pigs in blankets

Tikka masala and schnitzel are terms that are entirely new to the English language. Sometimes a term that already existed in English evolves and the meaning changes as the dish’s popularity spreads. Take the snack food pigs in blankets, for example. It’s more commonly called pigs in a blanket in the United States, but then it isn’t actually the same thing there – in Britain, it’s sausages wrapped in bacon, but in the US the sausage is wrapped in pastry, rather like a British sausage roll.

British Pigs in Blanket - Word of the month

British Pigs in Blanket
US Pigs in Blanket - Word of the month
American Pigs in a Blanket

It seems that, in terms of sausages, the American meaning may have been the first one. When the pig in a blanket first crossed the Atlantic sometime around the middle of the last century, the meaning was adapted, possibly because Britain already had the sausage roll. Looking back at the origins of pigs in blankets, though, things get even more interesting. The first evidence in the Oxford English Dictionary goes back, as we can see below, to 1880, but it has nothing to do with sausages –  the term was originally used for oysters wrapped in bacon!

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Oxford Learner’s Dictionary definition

This oyster and bacon combo, however, was not in itself an American invention, as it is mentioned in British cookbooks of the time, under the rather strange name of angels on horseback. It seems this name may have come about because the edges of the bacon turn upwards when it is cooked, looking a little like the wings of angels.

A masala of languages – chakka jam

Sometimes, too, an English word is used together with a word from another language to create a new expression. Take chakka jam, for example – and despite what you might think about jam, this one has nothing to do with food! When blocking roads became a popular form of protest in India, this term was coined from the Hindi chakka (meaning “wheel”) and the English jam, as in traffic jam. A chakka jam, though, is a type of protest, a new meaning that does not exist in either of the words chakka and jam.

So, as we can see, in all the many varieties of World English new words are constantly coming in from other languages, the meaning of existing words is changing, and words

Masala pizza

Masala Pizza

are being put together in new ways to create new meanings. Masala pizza, anyone?

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Mark Temple worked as an English teacher in Spain, Italy and Latin America before becoming an editor in the ELT Dictionaries department at Oxford University Press.

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