Revealed: Top 10 Things You Must Do In Lagos Before 2015 Comes To An End
The year probably ended so fast many people are left wondering how quickly December jumped in on them. It is not unusual for people to have mixed feelings about the year’s successes and failures, departed loved ones and memorable events. Yet what most people fail to do is a review; this would help people discover their worth, profits, and set goals.
The year 2015 ends in a few hours from now. What did you achieve this year?
The end of the year is the perfect time to reflect on set goals and prioritize the next year’s resolutions. So while the euphoria of the Christmas and New Year celebration lasts, people should learn to step aside and make plans for the coming year.
Find below the list of things you should do before the year runs out:
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1.Settle Your Debts: This is quite important as most people see the new year as a new beginning; the time to start fresh projects and handle new goals. Going into a new year with unsettled debts could be likened to the term “Carry Over” in the educational system.
This gives many people the impression they are moving forward but in reality, their pace is slowed down as a result of the workload. In real life situations, debts moved into a new year or season pulls one backward. It limits one’s chances of forging ahead in the new year and could serve as an impediment to the set goals and resolutions.
2. Evaluate Your Financial Worth: People should learn to take a breather and carefully evaluate their earnings and spending. While these may look impossible, it could be done simply and with determination.
Those on fixed salaries could sum up their monthly earnings then make estimates of major expenditures for that year. The balance after this has been done would tell whether one is making profit or not. This would help determine how to cut down on one’s expenses for the coming year.
3. Keep In Touch With Your Benefactors: There are people who have inspired you in one way or the other. These people could have contributed to your financial growth or business development. It is important to make a list of these people and find ways to reach out to them.
This would let them feel appreciated in turn and have the zeal to include you in their program for the coming year. Learn to give out little gifts to show them you care and would always return the favor. Also, make a list of those who you need to cut off from in the approaching year.
4. Give Yourself Tasks: Think of the resolutions you made at the beginning of the year and see how far you have been able to pull through. Start by giving yourself new tasks in form of assignments.
Strive to achieve them in the little time left for the year to end. Avoid setting unrealistic goals in the coming year. The task would show how good you are at doing certain things; it would also help you to know your strengths.
5. Draw Plans For The Coming Year: Amidst sorting your set goals and resolutions, make plans for the coming year. Draw new plans and aim at completing new projects. Don’t wait till January before you start to proclaim your plans for the new year.
Think about them now and mould strategies on how to go about them. Think about your new year goals and jot them down so you don’t deviate from them.
6. Prepare For Eventualities: Death is inevitable. While you pray for long life, have it at the back of your mind that no one lives forever. Insure yourself and your properties if you could afford it.
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Or better still; see a lawyer to help you draw a will. This would protect your loved ones and your business wouldn’t be ruined. The will could be changed or updated from time to time.
7. Give Your House A New Look: While making preparations for the new year, give your house a new look too. Have the place cleaned up in and out before the end of the year. Don’t carry the dirt and dust of the year into the new year. The furniture could be rearranged to give the house a different look.
The paint could be changed to another color to accentuate this change. Get rid of the insects and cockroaches in the house by fumigating the entire place. Identify items you no longer need and give them out or burn them if they are bad.
8. List Your Achievements In 2015: What did you achieve in the outgoing year? Be proud of what you have achieved through hard work. Not matter how little. Congratulate yourself and hope for a better 2016.
9. List Out Your Failures: Itemise those things you failed to achieve and why. This will give you focus to avoid mistakes of the past.
10. Drink to the outgoing year and thank God for everything as you pray for long life.
Happy New Year in Advance.
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