Another decade has passed but it doesn’t mean “the end”. We are standing once again on the threshold of another journey. Are there things you’ve been wanting to leverage but haven’t been able to do? You might not have started yet for various reasons but that’s why we’re here. Let me share with you some tips for ensuring an epic year.

Today, we will be discussing five steps that will ensure an epic 2020. This episode is for everybody who has long been wanting to renovate their property but hasn’t been able to start - yet. Let those accomplishments come to life by following this comprehensive guide. What are you waiting for? Hop on, tune in, and renovate your life.

 

How To Have An Epic 2020

 

Step Number 1: Focus

• Make a decision, create a clear goal, give it your full attention.
• Social media sites play a big role in keeping you on the side. They distract you from what you’re doing.
• Social media is a bright, shiny object that distracts you from what you’re trying to do.
• Focus on what you’re planning to do and block out everything else to start getting traction.
• Focus is a muscle that you can strengthen with daily practices like “quieting the mind”.
• Do daily meditation even if it’s just five minutes, to get your mind settled and be able to focus on the thing you’re working on.
• Try using apps like Headspace or Brain FM.
• Get daily exercise to allow yourself to think and develop a plan in your mind.
• Keep your goals visible.
• If you want to achieve a result for something you find really challenging, put effort into it and create a structure.

 

Step Number 2: Adjust Your Mindset/Create A Story That Empowers You

• The same old thinking will produce the same results.
• A negative story in the back of your head is undermining your ability to achieve what you want to do.
• Whatever your flavour of negativity is, shut it out or it will ruin your life.
• Your success is undermined by constantly thinking negative thoughts.
• Create a story that empowers you.
• Be careful what you think because it will impact the results you get.
• Instead of saying “I don’t know where to start”, say “I’m going to find out where I need to start.”

 

Step Number 3: Build A Strategic Plan Towards The Outcome You Want To Achieve

• Know the difference between a plan and a strategic plan.
• If you’re planning to do your first renovation, there are a few elements you need to consider for your strategic plan.
• • #1 Element: How am I going to fund my project?
  • #2 Element: What area of renovation am I going to choose?
  • #3 Element: What type of strategy am I going to use?
• Once you’ve sorted that out, the next thing to do is take action.
• When thinking about action, put this acronym in mind: ACT(Action Changes Things).
• Get onto the court and take action. Don’t be paralysed by fear or the whole exercise will be futile.

 

Step Number 4: Build A Support Team

• Have a support team that understands you and what you’re trying to achieve.
• While family and friends love you, they may not be your best support team.
• Surround yourself with people who will be there to pick you up if you fall down slightly.
• You will definitely make mistakes but be sure to make the right mistakes.
• The role of your support team is to make sure you are on the right path.

 

Step Number 5: Review Your Work After Completion

• This is an important step that most people tend to skip.
• This is important because this gives you the opportunity to tweak your process and refine it, then improve.

 

Resources

• Headspace
• Brain FM

 

Connect with Bernadette Janson on The School of Renovating and tune in to the She Renovates Podcast. You can also reach Bernadette through Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

 

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