Has your 2020 vision become blurry?

Welcome to the 2nd half of 2020. And what a year it has been so far.

Many people and clients I have spoken to have admitted to losing the clarity around their 2020 goals due to a number of outside influences, particularly Covid-19. They are not unique to this as I know my goals for 2020 have changed from what they were prior to the start of the year.

However, whilst outside influences certainly affect our plans only you control your life. You are responsible for the way you feel about yourself, you are responsible for how you treat and act with others and you are responsible for what food and drink you put in your mouth. If your 2020 vision has become blurry it could well be that all you have done is lose focus on the goals you were striving for. Some of them may not be possible now, for example you were chasing a promotion at your company but the pandemic forced it to make job cuts or reduced headcount but that doesn;t mean you can’t look for the next career challenge by looking for other roles or indeed following the dream of starting your own business. All you need to do is put another pair of glasses on and make either the goal clear again or focus on a new goal.

There are still 6 months left of 2020 and whilst the 2nd half of the year may still be a tough one to navigate, creating or revising your goals to be clear about what you want to achieve by the time the New Year fireworks explode on Dec 31st 2020 is critical.

If you are struggling to determine which glasses to put on to get 2020 vision again then the following may help.

P — Physical — The price of not looking after your health is that you can’t perform at your peak, or remain active nor can you help others.

R — Relationships — Nurture your relationships with family and friends — it is good for your mental health as well as theirs.

I — Intellect — Keep learning. Use that incredible machine in your head every day and constantly challenge it by learning or doing something new.

C — Career — Focus on what you are good at and what you really want to do. Where the skillset that you enjoy using meets the passion that you have that is your sweet spot — What is yours? And if you don’t know what it is then that is why I am here at A Merry Mind — let’s uncover your gold.

E — Emotional — Mental health — one of the most important topics and one that is even more important during these times. Use must look after yourself emotionally and that comes from all the other PRICES working to help you achieve that.

S — Spiritual — This doesn’t necessarily mean religion it is more about a connection with something bigger than ourselves, religion, nature or our place in the universe. Spirituality is about seeking a meaningful connection with something bigger than yourself, which can result in positive emotions, such as peace, awe, contentment, gratitude, and acceptance

Ideally you want to work on all of these areas of your life and some of them are interlinked by their very nature, so cast your mind back to your original goals for 2020 and see where they would fit in the PRICES model. Then refocus them based on your current situation and how and where you want to move them to by the end of 2020 so you set up 2021 to be your best year yet.

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