Are you feeling anxious about how the world is right now?
Are you anxious about how long the pandemic will be around for?
Are you currently worried about the cost of living as your finances go down because of the pandemic?
Are you worried that there will be a rise in mental and psychological illnesses due to lock down?
Are you worried about your physical health whilst in lock down?
Are you worried about family and close friends you cannot physically be around because of the pandemic lock down?
Are you worried about your job during the pandemic?
Are you worried about what is going to happen with your job after the pandemic?
Are you worried about your financial status during and after the pandemic?
Are you scared of catching the virus that has killed thousands of people already?
Are you worried about how things will be as we enter a new world after the pandemic?
Do you think you will be able to be around people the same way as you used to be able once the pandemic ends?
Do you think that after the pandemic that you may have some form of social anxiety?
Are you worried and anxious about yours and your family’s future with the pandemic hanging around?

If you answered yes to all or some of the above, then STOP take a deep breath in and read on as I take you through some strategies on how to stay positive, healthy and focused during these troublesome times.

1. 1. Do an assessment of your life and see where your life was unbalanced before the pandemic and right now because of the current situation with regards to the following:
      • Family,
      • finances,
      • hobbies and interests,
      • friendships,
      • career,
      • health and fitness,
      • romanticintimate partner,
      • adventure

Assess them on a 1 to 5 scale where the ratings are:

1. • 1 = non-existent needs an extreme amount of work to put in place and you need help with this (really low). You are very unhappy with this area of your life as you have neglected it and want to change this.
   • 2 = there in pieces but needs a lot of work to get up to where you want it to be in your life, but you need help to get functioning properly (low). You are not happy with this area of your life.
   • 3 = needs some work but is kind of working ok for you could do with a little help with fixing this up (medium). You want this to function a lot better than it does in your life.
   • 4 = is working but not up to your standards and needs touch ups here and there to get it where you want it to be (medium high). You are somewhat ok with this but want to tweak it
   • 5 = Is there and functioning up to your standards in life and works really well for you (high) You are really happy with this
2. Once you have rated these areas of your life, put some strategies together on how you will go about changing these areas of your life. Think big, so remember that you are the creator of your future.
3. Write up some goals for those areas of your life that is lacking for 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and 3 years.
4. Break the goals into measurable milestones to celebrate once you have achieved them.
5. Break the milestones into tasks that you can do on an hourly, daily, weekly basis.
6. Create a schedule and a plan with Microsoft excel with all if the above in mind and remember for the goals, milestones, and tasks to have start and end dates for completion.
7. Get organised and start entering the tasks into your phone or computer calendar for reminders.
8. Keep your plan schedule in an easily accessible place in your home that you will see on a regular basis and tick the milestones and tasks off as you complete them.

The above will keep you focused on your goals and creating the best possible future for yourself.

So that you don’t feel low, create a ritual that you do every morning. You could, for example, put some of the below items in your morning ritual.

1. Meditate for an hour
2. Read for 15 minutes
3. Practice gratitude for the things and people in your life. Write 10of these in a gratitude journal.
4. Exercise for an hour
5. Listen to uplifting music
6. Watch a motivational video on YouTube
7. Write down 10 good things you have done in your life
8. If you are religious, then pray
9. Write out your To Do List for the day
10. Eat or drink something healthy for breakfast
11. Have a positive beliefs mirror and read the beliefs out aloud to yourself 3 times a day
12. Wear something that makes you feel good to wear
13. Listen to uplifting music and sing and dance to it. You feel like it
14. Smile at yourself in the mirror for 5 minutes
15. Create a future story board ©

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