Focus 2020: Recalibrate your Mind and Body to Achieve Your 2020 Goals
Everybody wants a fresh start as we welcome a new year. But kicking off a year can also become pressing especially if you’re hungover with the holidays. There are more ways than one to unstuck yourself from the vacation limbo and even the food coma you will experience before you head back to work.
To help you pick up where you left off from and to give you a boost of energy and enthusiasm for 2020, here are the best ways to help you re-align with your career and personal goals:
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Plan your year.
Nothing beats owning your future than preparing and planning for it. Aside from keeping a daily to-do list, creating a vision board at the start of the year is a creative way to map out your 2020 goals. You may divide your board between your personal, career, spiritual and financial goals.
Personal goals may include your dream travel destinations; financial goals can specify your target savings and investments; career goals may include enrolling to a short course or workshops and aiming for a movement or promotion; and, spiritual goals can include the church activities and outreach programs that you want to be part of.
A vision board is a great tool that allows you to activate the Law of Attraction. It becomes a daily reminder of your “ideal life” and a motivation to achieve it sooner than later.
2
Organize your workstation.
It doesn’t matter if you do this before or after the holiday break, as long as you commit to doing this before you start on any tasks for 2020. Decluttering is no longer just about keeping your desk clean, it is simplifying your environment and minimizing distractions by clearing your sight and mind.
You may also check with your team if they want to switch and help reorganize workstations. Each one in the team must be comfortable and free from distractions wherever they are seated.
3
Practice journaling.
Keeping a journal is not old-fashioned. In fact, there are more and more journal options with relatable and creative features that will let you stick to this habit. While most of us will use our journal for our to-do lists, one good way to keep writing in your journal is by starting a daily gratitude list. Writing down the things that you are grateful for is a healthy habit to practice and it helps you focus on what is productive than what is not.
We’ve listed down the best journals that you may choose from this 2020:
One of the favorite planners of teens, young adults and professional women for a decade now. Belle de Jour or BDJ as the community calls it features close to 200 colorful pages with monthly calendars, daily and weekly goals, and around Php40,000.00 worth of gift certificates and discount coupons.
Under the same umbrella as the BDJ Planner, the 2020 Focus Journal sports 176 full-color pages with grid weekly layouts and 13 monthly calendars from December 2019 to December 2020 – great jumpstart to your 2020 planning. The fact that it resounds the UnionBank theme for 2020.
One of the most-awaited planners every year is Tita Witty’s because of the pun and fun factor on every page. It contains a weekly spread of neat writing space and lots of trivia, fun facts and jokes to cheer you up daily.
Do you love doodling and hand-lettering? Then Design Your Life Planner is the perfect planner for you. It comes with beautifully designed monthly calendars, stickers, themed artwork for every month, habit and expense tracker. All you need are colorful markers and calligraphy pens and you’re on your way to a year-filled with your very own art journal.
Do you always start and end your day with Bible devotions? You might want to try bible journaling with Craft for Christ’s 2020 Planners. The brand offers various devotional planners to help you keep up with your personal, career and spiritual goals.
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Start meditating.
Meditation has long been associated with relieving stress and improving focus. In just 3 minutes, a simple meditation and breathing practice can help rewire the brain. It also enhances productivity and improves your mood.
To begin meditating, you need to schedule a specific time to do it daily. Likewise, you should find a quiet spot in the office such as the pantry or the library for an undisturbed session.
Smartphone applications such as Headspace, Calm, and Insight Timer can help you start to become mindful of your meditation schedule. These also offer guided meditation for productivity, sleep, relaxation, and more.
If you have Spotify, there are meditation podcasts that you can listen to like Meditation Minis by Chel Hamilton and The Daily Meditation for a more advanced and longer practice.
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Stay active and eat healthy.
A healthy body is a healthy mind. And every new year calls for a renewed commitment from us to stay healthy and active. Incorporate more plant-derived protein, fruits, and vegetables in your diet. Minimize your carbohydrate and sugar intake, and drink more water to help boost your metabolism.
Stay active by joining wellness programs in the office. UnionBank continuously sees to it that its employees stay on top of their health through its #OwnYourWellness programs.
Keep your balance, go back to your center, breathe in positivity and breathe out what stresses you every Thursday, 6 PM with ‘Yoga at the Plaza’. You may also try joining our basketball, badminton, football and volleyball teams who regularly practice and compete in different tournaments.
20/20 is a term synonymous with normal visual acuity. And the incoming year, with better focus and planning, arrives at us with clarity and sharpness. With these ways to keep our mind and body in perfect condition, we can all be sure to #OwnTheFuture and #Focus2020. Happy New Year!