New Year Motto

Mottos for the New Year

Use these thoughts as a motto for the upcoming year. These reminders and quotes can help influence your days in a positive way. A new year gives each of us a chance to look at our lives and set a direction that supports our goals. Many people choose a word or a short saying to guide them. Your motto becomes a simple reminder of what you hope to achieve and how you want to live.

There are many ways to choose a motto, and one common approach is picking a single word.

Pick A Word

Rather than choosing a long quote, some people select one word. This word becomes a touchstone for the year. They keep the word in mind as they make decisions. For example, if someone chooses the word happiness, they ask themselves: Will this choice bring happiness to me or to someone close to me? If the answer is yes, they move forward. If the answer is no, they rethink the decision.

Some helpful word mottos include happiness, attitude, patience, perseverance, enjoy nature, protect the environment, wealth, live each day, abundance, and risk.

Another simple option is choosing a short phrase. A phrase can capture the feeling or direction you want to carry into the new year.

Pick A Short Phrase

A New Year motto can also be a short phrase that sums up the spirit or intention you want to follow. A few examples include:

"Embrace the Journey."

"New Year, New Beginnings."

"Live with Purpose."

"Grow Through What You Go Through."

"Chase Dreams, Not Resolutions."

"Be Bold, Be Brave, Be You."

"Make Each Day Count."

 "Radiate Positivity."

"Create Your Sunshine."

"Choose Joy Every Day."

If you enjoy thoughtful ideas from others, you may prefer choosing a quote.

Pick A Quote

Choosing a quote can be very meaningful. Reading it each day helps keep your focus on the life you want to build. For example, consider this quote:

"Happiness depends upon ourselves." Aristotle

When I read this, I am reminded that my happiness is shaped by my choices. It encourages me to take responsibility for my joy.

To Summarize

We used the words in Happy New Year to inspire a list of thoughts, quotes, and reminders that you may want to adopt as your motto for the coming year.


H appiness, is yours to choose! "Happiness depends upon ourselves." Aristotle

A ttitude, your own outlook on the events in your life will determine your happiness and your success. "There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative." W. Clement Stone

P atience, allow patience in your life. "Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience." Author Unknown

P ersevere, even when you feel like giving up! "Don't worry about genius. Don't worry about being clever. Trust to hard work, perseverance and determination. And the best motto for a long march is: "Don't grumble. Plug on!" Sir Thomas Treves

Y ou and your work, love the work you do, if not take action and do what you love to do. "If you love what you do, then it is no longer work. The money you earn is secondary when you love your work." Catherine Pulsifer



N ature, take the time to notice the beauty of nature. "In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous." Aristotle

E nvironment, create what you dream of by setting your goals and taking action. "We generate our own environment. We get exactly what we deserve. How can we resent a life we've created ourselves? Who's to blame, who's to credit but us? Who can change it, anytime we wish, but us?" Richard Bach

W ealth, comes not in money but in how we enjoy life, the simplest things in life money cannot buy. "Wealth is the ability to fully experience life." Henry David Thoreau


 
Y ears go by quickly, live each day to the fullest. "What I do today is important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it." Author Unknown

Excuses, don't use them. "For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future but an excuse can last for life." Eric Hoffer

A bundance, count your blessings, not your troubles. "The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those who have much. It is whether we provide enough to those who have little." Franklin D. Roosevelt

R isk, you can accomplish whatever your goals are. "It seems to me that people have vast potential. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don't. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever." Philip Adams


Let your New Year's motto move you in the direction you want your life to be!