{"id":207396,"date":"2021-01-08T13:52:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T13:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/?p=207396"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:45:59","slug":"reasons-to-be-excited-about-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/ko\/blog\/reasons-to-be-excited-about-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"It Can&#8217;t Be Worse? 3 Big Reasons To Be Excited About 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"207396\" class=\"elementor elementor-207396\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c00c4da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c00c4da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Opportunities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae63491 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae63491\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df79119\" data-id=\"df79119\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb5df3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfb5df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>After 2020, we're all in need of a bit of optimism. Luckily, it's hard to imagine things getting any worse. Here are some reasons to be excited about 2021.<\/em><\/strong><\/pre><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What can be said about the year we\u2019ve just been through that hasn\u2019t already been said many times already? In short, we\u2019ve had our reality turned upside down and experienced unprecedented changes to our way of life. 2020 was a year that will go down in history and that none of us will ever forget. Now, it\u2019s over. Of course, viruses don\u2019t follow calendars, just as they don\u2019t care about borders or discriminate based on race, gender or any other factor. But, while the passing of another year on the Gregorian Calendar might just be another arbitrary day in the lifecycle of Covid-19, to us, it means something. It\u2019s an opportunity to reflect and a time to plan. It\u2019s a chance to take stock and a moment in which we dare to dream. This pandemic will be with us for some time yet, but that doesn\u2019t mean that the coming year will mirror the last.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0c4b17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0c4b17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc9d481\" data-id=\"cc9d481\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de87dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de87dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here are 3 reasons to be excited about 2021\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d66f7c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d66f7c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-992fbab\" data-id=\"992fbab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a6f50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30a6f50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-world-is-temporarily-closed-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-209467\" alt=\"The world is temporarily closed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-world-is-temporarily-closed-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-world-is-temporarily-closed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-world-is-temporarily-closed-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-world-is-temporarily-closed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-world-is-temporarily-closed-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-world-is-temporarily-closed.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67a9e3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67a9e3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-774adcc\" data-id=\"774adcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b43e28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b43e28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"#modalPdf\" rel=\"modal:open\">Download this article as a PDF<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-001f85c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"001f85c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74f6385\" data-id=\"74f6385\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a46a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0a46a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sometimes, it's actually true that Pain = Gain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f4d8f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f4d8f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-978b40d\" data-id=\"978b40d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a4d0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9a4d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s a cliche that we\u2019ve all heard a thousand times, and normally it\u2019s said to us in moments of unnecessary suffering. That may seem to be the case now as well, but on some level we all know that as a species\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moore.org\/article-detail?newsUrlName=perspective-nature-has-sent-humanity-a-wake-up-call.-how-will-we-answer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">we had this coming<\/a>. Our lifestyles, at least those of us who can afford them, are unsustainable. We\u2019ve become so detached from the natural world that supports us that most of us didn\u2019t see what was right in front of us \u2013 but hindsight is always 20\/20. Whether it was a pandemic, climate catastrophe or the collapse of a cornerstone species such as bees, this moment became inevitable a long time ago. We were never going to see the folly in our ways without a grand reminder, and even this shockwave might not shake us out of our complacency.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Irregardless of how much things change because the Covid-19 pandemic, change they will. Our collective conscience functions much the same as our individual ones. What happens day to day certainly affects us, but our lives are often shaped by a handful of big events. We build our identities around them and they often come to determine how we approach life in general. Right now, a lot of people are hurting and many of our collective myths have been shattered. The virus will be with us for some time yet and the recovery will be slow and unequal. The majority of governments don\u2019t seem to be seizing the opportunity to rebuild better than before. In short, hope is scarce.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e6ba67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e6ba67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-749df76\" data-id=\"749df76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a5033c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a5033c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keep your coins, I want change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f146cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f146cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4005d3b\" data-id=\"4005d3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c6b0da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c6b0da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/We-want-change.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-209468\" alt=\"We want change\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/We-want-change.jpg 880w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/We-want-change-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/We-want-change-768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c910621\" data-id=\"c910621\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8933bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8933bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the other hand, most people no longer buy into the narrative that their governments don\u2019t have money to spend. They\u2019ve seen for themselves the trillions that have literally been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/15\/business\/coronavirus-stimulus-money.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conjured out of thin air<\/a>\u00a0to keep economies afloat and vested interests alive. Anger about the continued concentration of wealth, power and money is reaching a zenith in many parts of the world. A comfortable majority of human beings now agree that we are causing unprecedented changes to Earth\u2019s climate and driving a mass extinction event. The curtain is being pulled back and the man behind it (it\u2019s almost always a man) is coming into view. How much longer can real change be avoided? 2021 might not be the year it all comes to a head, but things will continue to accelerate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We can expect further big leaps forward in the battles for social and climate justice. Movements such as Black Lives Matter, Extinction Rebellion and Fridays For Future have permanently moved the dial. The pandemic has also shown us that drastic changes to the way we structure our societies and live our lives can change more rapidly than we ever imagined.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2ac76f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2ac76f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2780c8\" data-id=\"f2780c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-802316e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"802316e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We can now demand that our leaders show the same urgency about other existential issues as they did over Covid-19. Many of us have become too cynical to believe in such things, but history is very clear that paradigm shifting events such as great wars and pandemics almost always drive grand social change and game-changing technological advances. 2021 will be a year of both.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51adbfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51adbfc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-424593e\" data-id=\"424593e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e819f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5e819f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Covid-19 will no longer be the only front page news<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ebcf50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ebcf50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a69eb9\" data-id=\"3a69eb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-844f35a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"844f35a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We\u2019ve already seen this trend start to develop in the second half of 2020, but last year will always be remembered for THAT virus, or least in the context of it. 2021 will be different. The Covid-19 pandemic will doubtless continue to grab plenty of headlines. But when the dust eventually settles on the year ahead, it will most likely have been just a part of the story. Important breakthroughs and tragedies related to the virus will continue to be front page news. However, we\u2019re also learning to live with this disease, both practically and in the sense that most of us no longer let it dominate every waking moment of our lives.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just as the US election cycle, Brexit and events in places such as Hong Kong have managed to push virus headlines further down the page, the big stories of 2021 will do the same.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Will the COP26 summit be the moment that the world finally takes climate change seriously?<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Does anyone doubt that the fields of science and technology will continue to churn out paradigm shifting discoveries and inventions?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-283919c\" data-id=\"283919c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45abd6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45abd6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Competition-for-headlines-1024x761.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-209465\" alt=\"Competition for headlines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Competition-for-headlines-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Competition-for-headlines-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Competition-for-headlines-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Competition-for-headlines-1536x1142.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Competition-for-headlines-1000x743.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Competition-for-headlines.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b82e56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b82e56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-000498b\" data-id=\"000498b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e77d0aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e77d0aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maybe there are even a few good reasons to be excited about 2021 that will surprise us as much as this pandemic did. In fact, if 2020 has taught us anything, it\u2019s that we should expect the unexpected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50a1d22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50a1d22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-996753f\" data-id=\"996753f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9fcb03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9fcb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Opportunity is the eternally beautiful twin of ugly old Crisis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d791f45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d791f45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fd81fb\" data-id=\"0fd81fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dba156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dba156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Crisis always breeds opportunity. Unfortunately, a lot of the opportunities created by this particular crisis were vacuumed up by powerful individuals and organizations. Unless you\u2019ve been passing the lockdowns of 2020 under a rock, you\u2019ve probably heard that the wealth of billionaires has increased by over 25% to a staggering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/global-wealth-ubs-idUSKBN26S05C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$10.2 trillion overall<\/a>, while the ten richest of them added over $400bn to their fortunes last year. But, when your gut stops wrenching and your head ceases to spin, consider the opportunities that have been created for all of us by this unprecedented change to our way of life:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e832761 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e832761\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98c012a\" data-id=\"98c012a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5839c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5839c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Choosing-a-path-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-209476\" alt=\"Choosing a path\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Choosing-a-path-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Choosing-a-path-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Choosing-a-path-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Choosing-a-path-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Choosing-a-path-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Choosing-a-path.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90a0a45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90a0a45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ffbc35\" data-id=\"7ffbc35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd98c4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd98c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12fd11f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12fd11f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc74d7d\" data-id=\"dc74d7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c462f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6c462f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Something we all thought we had so little of but now realize that we were mostly filling just because we could. This crisis has offered us the opportunity to reassess how we spend our time and what we spend it dojng. Ask yourself, will you go back to living your life exactly the same way as you did before once the page has turned on this dark chapter in our lives? If the answer is no, then clearly you\u2019ve learned something about what really adds value to your life, and that\u2019s something that you can\u2019t put a price tag on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fef80a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fef80a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23317c6\" data-id=\"23317c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481885a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"481885a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Perspective<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f1fd14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f1fd14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6819339\" data-id=\"6819339\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68950b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68950b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We can\u2019t re-imagine how we pass our time without reflecting on what (or who) we spend it on. Many of us have re-learned the value of family, friends and community. While we\u2019ve also spent even more time on social media than we did before the pandemic, we\u2019re no longer under any illusions as to who the important people in our lives really are. We\u2019ve also come to value many activities that we used to take for granted. From being able to travel around the world to simply going out for a cup of coffee, this episode will leave many of us with a newfound appreciation for life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80eda45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80eda45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96379c7\" data-id=\"96379c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f52861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f52861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A fresh start and the space for new ideas\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-224933f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"224933f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62ae3b2\" data-id=\"62ae3b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d29c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d29c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even if most of us were not in a position (like Zoom or Netflix) to take full advantage of the opportunities provided by the Covid-19 pandemic, there are still plenty available for those with the foresight and fortitude to go after them. The world has gone online, new businesses are being created in every sector to try and take advantage. Some are yet to be imagined, and others that may be struggling for oxygen in a crowded field may soon rise to become big players. If you have a vision of the future, now is the moment to go after it. Investors are on the lookout and you may never have the time or opportunity provided by this pandemic again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b08caa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b08caa2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c994810\" data-id=\"c994810\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9b4b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a9b4b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Working-from-home-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-209469\" alt=\"Working from home\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Working-from-home-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Working-from-home-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Working-from-home-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Working-from-home-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Working-from-home-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Working-from-home.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e27a2e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e27a2e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2218df\" data-id=\"b2218df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c33453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c33453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even if you\u2019re not looking to strike business gold, this is also the <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/how-to-adjust-to-the-new-normal-for-work\/\">perfect moment<\/a> to transition to a new career in an emerging industry. Maybe it\u2019s time to make working from home or for yourself permanent? This is especially true if you work in one of the soon to be \u2018industries of the past\u2019 or fulfill a role that can be replaced by automation. The rule book has been torn up, the only question we should be asking ourselves now is how we want to contribute to its re-writing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f66ec2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f66ec2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-146398e\" data-id=\"146398e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da466a2 elementor-align-center buttom_home button_margin-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"da466a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET STARTED NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03ce6c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03ce6c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fb399e\" data-id=\"2fb399e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6a40d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b6a40d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6345ac7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6345ac7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-291b64e\" data-id=\"291b64e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ade48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"48ade48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7621\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7621\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why is it worth feeling optimistic about 2021?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7621\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7621\"><p>The article highlights renewed opportunities such as new routines, shifting work-styles and fresh beginnings that make 2021 a chance for positive change.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7622\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7622\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What changes in work culture support optimism for 2021?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7622\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7622\"><p>Remote working, hybrid models and digital collaboration became mainstream in 2020, allowing more flexibility and work-life balance going into 2021.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7623\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7623\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can I use 2021 as a \u201cfresh start\u201d personally?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7623\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7623\"><p>You can set new goals, break old habits and schedule habits like exercise or reading. The idea is that 2021 gives you a clean slate to build productive rituals.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7624\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7624\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What role do digital tools play in improving 2021?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7624\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7624\"><p>Digital tools that help focus, block distractions or schedule downtime are key. The blog emphasises how better tech use can improve productivity and wellbeing in 2021.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7625\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7625\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What psychological benefit comes from optimism about the future?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7625\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7625\"><p>Feeling hopeful triggers motivation, opens you up to new possibilities and can improve both productivity and resilience when facing challenges.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7626\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7626\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is it realistic to expect major global changes in 2021?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7626\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7626\"><p>The article suggests you don\u2019t need dramatic global change to feel hopeful. Even small personal, professional and community shifts add up to a more positive year.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7627\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7627\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can I maintain momentum beyond the first few weeks of 2021?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7627\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7627\"><p>By breaking down goals into manageable steps, reviewing progress regularly and adjusting habits rather than relying on dramatic one-off changes.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7628\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7628\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the risk of \u201ctoo much optimism\u201d in 2021?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7628\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7628\"><p>Over-promising or setting unrealistic targets can lead to frustration. The blog recommends realistic planning, consistent small wins and not ignoring setbacks.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7629\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7629\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can community or team support enhance optimism for 2021?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7629\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7629\"><p>Sharing goals, celebrating progress and staying connected with peers or family create a supportive environment that amplifies positivity and accountability.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-76210\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-76210\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> I\u2019m sceptical about optimistic predictions, how should I approach 2021?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-76210\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-76210\"><p>View optimism as a mindset tool rather than guarantee. It\u2019s about preparing yourself, planning thoughtfully and using 2021 as a year of improvement rather than pressure.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why 2021 Brings Hope and New Opportunities After 2020, we&#8217;re all in need of a bit of optimism. Luckily, it&#8217;s hard to imagine things getting any worse. Here are some reasons to be excited about 2021. 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