It’s a weird time. That’s for sure.
Feelings of anxiety, restlessness, stir-craziness, and so much more have probably crept up on you at some point. The current situation has rocked all of us from our usual mindsets and regular routines to a place of uncertainty and overwhelming chaos. They say mindset is everything, but truth is – your mindset isn’t always easy to toggle.
Transforming your mindset in quarantine requires you to build a new foundation. A new foundation of goals, routines, thoughts, affirmations, and more – to help you create a new mindset to adjust to this new normal.
I’m rounding up 5 steps you can take to transform your mindset in quarantine, to help you stay positive and feeling like the best version of you.
Throughout this article, you’ll notice mention of the Stay Home, Slay Home Guided Journal. The Stay Home, Slay Home Guided Journal is exactly what it sounds like: a fun, spunky, helpful, guided digital journal designed to help you SMASH your goals and come out of quarantine as the best version of yourself. But for now, keep reading to learn how you can transform your mindset in quarantine.
1. Set stay home goals
Okay, okay, okay. So you may be thinking: Uhh…setting new goals is one of the last things on my mind.
Fair thought, but let’s talk about this for a second. If you set some goals in the new year, chances are some of those goals have been derailed — all thanks to the recent crisis.
Maybe you had a goal to go to the gym 3 times a week, and as the world shut down you watched that aspiration come to a screeching halt.
But instead of letting those ambitions go, it’s time to go back to the drawing board. How can you adjust your original goals and create new “stay home” goals?
Here’s what I mean:
Now’s the perfect time to set goals. With all this extra time on hand, take it as an opportunity to spend time on your goals, your dreams, and the things that got put on the back burner because you never had enough time.
Maybe one of your new goals is to create a healthy lifestyle for yourself, by spending 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, doing a home workout with your quarantine roommate.
Make it fun, re-adjust it to your current lifestyle, and give yourself something to strive towards throughout your time at home.
Not only will it keep you on track, but setting goals will help you stay focused, taking a little step everyday to get to where you want to be.
The best part? Coming out of it all, you’ll look back on this time not just as a time of lockdown, but as a time of transformation.
If you don’t know where to start when it comes to setting goals, I got you. The Stay Home, Slay Home Guided Journal will help you organize all your goals and thoughts in one spot, and will prompt you to think about what goals matter most. Start by setting relevant goals that align to your true passion, and then use those goals as a center of focus to create new routines. Which brings me to my next point…
2. Create stay home routines
To transform your mindset in quarantine, you’ll need to be sure to create new “stay home” routines. Whether you’re someone that’s routine oriented on the regular or not — having a routine during unstable and uncertain times like now, will seriously help with your mindset.
If you’ve always struggled with creating a routine — I got you.
And, if you’re someone that’s struggled with sticking to a routine — I got you again.
During times like now, it’s harder than ever to create a routine, let alone actually stick to one.
The key is to create a routine that’s actually aligned to your goals and what you’re hoping to accomplish. That way you feel a sense of purpose every single day, reminding yourself what your striving towards.
It’s the little steps you take every single day that become part of your routine, that add up to you achieving your big goals.
Remember that.
The Stay Home, Slay Home Guided Journal has a template to help guide you through creating new routines aligned to your goals, and shows you exactly how to stick to them.
Check out the template below for a sneak peek. Note that the journal is printable or fillable digitally – the choice is yours!
3. Live in the moment
There’s no better way to have a positive mindset in quarantine, than to just live in the moment.
Though the moment may not seem ideal right now, and you may be feeling restless, stir-crazy, and definitely over it — it is what it is.
This is the reality that we’re all living in right now, and unfortunately none of us know when or if things will ever go completely back to normal. Instead of overwhelming yourself with thoughts about the future, live in the present moment.
Spend time doing things you love. If you live at home with others, spend quality time with them doing things you’ve never typically had time for. Set goals, strive to make change, and better yourself — but don’t forget to kick back, relax, and have some FUN too!
The Stay Home, Slay Home Guided Journal has a bunch of ideas and tips on ways you can spend your time when you just want to kick back. From a compilation of 50+ things you can do, to fun Quarantini recipes like the one below from the journal — be sure to have some fun at home with help from our Stay Home, Slay Home Guided Journal.
4. Focus on the positive
Adjusting to this new normal has its ups and downs, and you’re not alone if you’re feel the downs a bit more than flip side. Part of focusing on the positive, will be to create some new adjustment strategies that help you cope with this new normal.
You may be experiencing frustration of being in close proximity with your housemates. Or on the other end, you might really be missing your extended family right now.
Whatever hardships you’re facing at the moment – just know that it’s okay to feel that way. Times are crazy, and it definitely takes some getting used to!
Try focusing on the positive things by using adjustment techniques that work for you. The Stay Home, Slay Home Guided Journal has a number of different adjustment strategies and mechanisms to help you stay positive and focus on the good. From dealing with cancelled events, closed gyms, personal boundaries and so much more – we’ve got you covered.
5. Reflect and document
With every transformation comes a breadth of reflection, thoughts, and notions. To help change your mindset in quarantine, consider taking time each day to actively reflect and document your feelings in the process.
Transforming your mindset takes more than just flipping the switch. It’s a journey that involves you to go deep into your thoughts, feelings, and emotions.
Make it a regular habit to spend just 5 minutes daily jotting down notes on what you’re feeling. The best part? These reflections will become a journal keepsake for the future as well, so you can look back on this time with memories and a glimpse into how you were feeling through the entire experience.
The Stay Home, Slay Home Guided Journal has 100+ pages of journal entries for you to record your thoughts on the daily.
Here’s how it works:
- A morning journal prompt to help you:
- set mini daily goals, aligning them to your main goals identified earlier
- write out what you’re most grateful for today
- identify your mood, where you track how you’re feeling each day
- You then check back in again in the evening, to:
- record a good news story
- vent it and forget it (for days you feel frustrated!)
- describe your fav memory of the day
The Stay Home, Slay Home Guided Journal was designed to help you come out of this quarantine as the best version of yourself — all while making sure you’re still enjoying the moment with balance and fun. It’s a journal. It’s a planner. It’s a keepsake. It’s a memoir. It’s a guide. It’s your new quarantine BFF.
Yup, all in one.
Too good to be true? Nope. We design nothing but the best for our amazing community of women! <3
Here’s a bit more about the Stay Home, Slay Home Guided Journal. It…
- is a 130+ page digital journal – meaning your can either print it, or use it digitally (it’s completely editable on your device as well!)
- comes in two colors of your choice: yellow and pink spunk, or black neutral marble
- is everything you need for a mindset transformation during this quarantine period
- usually $29.00, but is on sale for only $19.00 for a short period of time. (trust me – that is a total steal!)
- helps our community – 20% of all proceeds will be donated to a fund to support healthcare workers
To learn more about the Stay Home, Slay Home Guided Journal, and purchase your copy you can click here!
Remember: mindset is everything, and every step you take during this time in quarantine to transform your mindset will go a long way! The time is yours – it’s up you on how you want to spend it.
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