I don't write New Years Resolutions (gawd not another to do list to fail at) and I don't do a Word of the Year (because the universe has a wicked sense of humour and that's a long story, several actually, for another day).
What I do do is DreamStorm & HeartStorm into the new year getting clear about what it is I want, what is most important, what is missing and what I can release. Then I bring some energy ...