{"id":1070,"date":"2020-01-06T21:51:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lensq.com\/?p=1070"},"modified":"2020-01-06T21:51:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:21:02","slug":"welcome-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lensq.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/06\/welcome-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even though in the last article, I mentioned about my achievements of 2019, I was just surviving and not thriving. I grew as a person due to circumstances but not because I planned for it. There were a few months when I didn\u2019t track my expenses, there were a lot of months when I didn\u2019t track the food I ate and I hardly implemented the action points from the books I read. I can\u2019t really do much about the year gone but this year, since it is going to be a fresh start, I will commit to be more disciplined.<\/span>
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\n1.Tracking<\/b>
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\nI created a new tracker for 2020 to remind myself of the fresh start and to track my expenses, food, sleep, exercise, meditation and books.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Expenses<\/b> -Irrespective of how much your earn, if you are not mindful of your expenses you will never be monetarily stable or happy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Food<\/b>– I presently eat at least one fruit a day and at least one vegetable like salad. The plan is to move to 50% raw by the end of this year. For example, my breakfast now includes oats with milk followed by fruits. I want to eventually get rid of the oats and milk and eat sprouted or boiled grains. Afternoon, I will let myself eat whatever is served at the office but in the night, I will reduce the amount of rice I eat and increase the vegetable or dal content. Also, junk is allowed as snacks only once a week. Rest of the time, I want it to be fruits or vegetables.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Sleep<\/b>– I am a quick sleeper but last year was awful. I struggled so much with sleep that I want to do whatever it takes to sleep well this year. I can track my sleep using mi band and make a note of the reasons why I am not able to fall asleep. That way, I know where I am lacking and what I can do about that.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Exercise<\/b>– I get to workout at least 20 hours a month and I am happy about that. But I want specific targets. I want to effortlessly lift 12.5kgs and be able to do yoga for one hour without feeling any tiredness by the end of this year.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Meditation<\/b> – At present, I am meditating everyday but I don\u2019t really go into a meditative state. By the time it is July, I want to be able to go into a meditative state as soon as I sit for meditation. By the end of this year, I want to be able to feel energy whenever I meditate. Apart from that, I want to be to Pranayama for one hour at a stretch without feeling tired.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Books<\/b> – They are the best brain food. I want to read at least 20 pages a day which amounts to 24 books in a year assuming each book on average is 200 pages.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     
    \n2.One challenge a month<\/b>
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    \nEvery month, I want to do one thing right. My focus is only on getting that right. It is more or less like a 30 day challenge. Once I finish that, I want to stick to that habit in the following months too if that is something that can be continued and doesn\u2019t take a lot of time. When I do three different things a month, I don\u2019t really make it a point to finish all the three things. Hence I want to stick to one. Once I get that right, I will publish an article on the same. Whatever I am going to pursue this year might be something which I did in the past also but I am doing them again because they didn\u2019t turn into an identity for me.<\/span>
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    \nNow the challenge for January 2020 is gratitude. I have done this many times before. But it has not become an identity yet. I want to be a person who is grateful for all the beautiful things in my life. I want my husband to know how grateful I am to have him in my life. I started a gratitude diary exclusively for him last year but haven\u2019t been writing it regularly. This January, I want to start writing about him in that diary and by the end of this year, I want to have 365 entries which express my gratitude towards him. What can be a better 2021 New Year gift than expressing how grateful you are to have your loved one?<\/span>
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    \nI will spend five minutes everyday recollecting all the things I am grateful for that day. I am grateful to have a kind boss and teammates who are helpful. I am grateful for the beautiful sunset and the cool breeze. I am thankful for the dance session which helped me forget all the worries of the day.<\/span>
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    \nWhat are you grateful today and for the year and decade gone by?<\/span>
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    \nWhat are your plans for this month?<\/span>
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    \nHappy New Year!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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