{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Leading Well","title":"Revealing My 2026 Word of the Year","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3a55438d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":531,"description":"Have you ever noticed how often we confuse hope with optimism? They feel similar, but they’re not the same. And in the context of leadership, that difference matters more than we realize.In this episode, I share my one word for 2026 and the practice I’ve followed for over a decade of choosing a single word to guide my year. This year, my word is “hope.” It’s shaped by a season of uncertainty, loss, and learning to trust without clear answers, and I’m excited for it to guide me in the year ahead.I talk about what hope means psychologically, in leadership, and spiritually, and why hope is not passive. I share how I’m learning to receive hope through prayer and stillness, choose it by challenging false beliefs, and extend it through my words, decisions, and presence.Finally, I also invite you into reflection with two guiding questions about where you’ve stopped expecting things to improve and where you’re being invited to hope again. Timestamps:(00:00) Intro (01:06) How I chose my word for the year(02:26) The theme for 2026(04:25) How to build hope(06:32)  Hope in quiet reflectionConnect with me:Official website: https://www.gretchenschott.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchenschott/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadingwell_inspirations/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leadingwellgretchenschottSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ojq9yQUf71e3flr68JI9I?si=a9a423cc8e6b4a97Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-well/id1838799325 Get Joy@Work: When Women Lead: https://www.gretchenschott.com/shop/p/joy-at-work ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/uhkEAo1VMwxktL-Kx_OXKDTOWjm9ItQOEJYx5tZFA2c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYWEz/Yjk2ZWI3OTNiZTFm/ODZiODdmYWI4Y2Qx/OTFjZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}