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Helpful Tips to Stay Motivated this 2021 year

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021
by Zel

Congratulations! You’ve made it to 2021! Here are some helpful tips to stay motivated this 2021 year.

1. Start thinking about your goals.

Think about your goals and what you want to achieve. For instance, No goal is too small or too large.

First, brainstorm a list of things you want to do. It can range from small goals like getting a car wash this weekend to planning on purchasing your first home in the next 5 years. Whatever is on your mind, write everything down.

Next, break down your goals into 2 categories, short-term and long term. Short term is definitely based on your own personal preferences, but you can look at it as short-term being your goals to accomplish this year, and long term may be within 5 years, 10 years or so on. However you want to break down your short-term and long term goals.

Your New Year’s resolution list can be as small as 3 things to accomplish this year. Therefore having goals allow you to look towards the future, and having something to drive for everyday.

2. Try new things

There is a saying,

The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over, expecting different results.
Albert Einstein

If you find yourself on a constant cycle, routine and feel a sort of plateau, try new things! Maybe order a different drink today, or take the scenic route to work this time. Changing up small things in your routine allow a spunk of spontaneity to your life and allows room for excitement into your life. That way, changing up your daily routine will keep you motivated and stimulated to start your days.

3. Help others stay motivated

Surrounding yourself with motivation helps empower yourself and the people around you. Remember to check on your friends or family. Ask them about their short-term and long-term goals. Helping other stay motivated will make you feel better with motivating yourself to do things.

What are highs without the lows

If you find yourself stuck or out of motivation at any point of this year just know it will be okay! What are the highs without the lows in life? If this happens, try checking back at your list of goals. Try to remember why you wrote them down in the first place.

Maybe your goals aren’t working out the way you wanted it to? Readjust your goals to fit your current situation, or make subgoals and steps you need to do in order to achieve that bigger goals.

Speak to your friends or family about your goals. What can they do to help you and what can you do to help yourself?

Conclusion

In conclusion, this 2021 year has just started and that is all the very reason to start getting motivated now! Think of this new year as a restart, a new chapter or a new journey. Get up and start thinking about your goals!

Hanging In There

April 12, 2020April 22, 2020
by Zel

We’re all feeling the effects of the global quarantine amidst a pandemic. A lot of life has changed in the past 2 months. Almost 10% of the US workforce has filed for unemployment, that’s 1 out of every 10 people. The other 90% has adjusted to new working conditions, whether it’s working remotely or higher risk environments. Life has definitely changed.

These times make you think about how to survive financially, mentally, physically or creatively. It’s almost like life has taken a pause. For those that have so much time on their hands, it leaves the mind to wander for hours. So much time to think, worry or plan.

On a positive note, working from home has given a lot of people a breath of fresh air. Some of us were raised with workaholic immigrant parents who started their lives from the ground up and taught to work hard to live the “America dream”. Following those footsteps, we are caught into the same routine every single day. Wake up, work hard all day, tire yourself out Monday thru Friday, be unmotivated Saturday, dread Sunday and repeat into a constant cycle. With the pandemic, it’s caused millions of people to pause their daily routines to stay home. So much time on everyone’s hands. Despite what’s going on, being home for the past month gave a lot of us room to breathe, create projects for fun, reach out to friends to make sure they are okay.

No one ever expected this to happen to any of us. We definitely stretched our world to its limits. Earth has been given time to heal. Humanity has been given time to heal as well. Drawing these plants helped me find therapy in all this mess. Do whatever it is to keep you sane during these times and just hang in there.