hi everyone, it's Justine. 2019 is right here around the corner, literally. The
problem with resolutions is that they're often not concrete enough or not
measurable enough and so we end up not following through with them in that is a pity...
For 2019 I came up with a list of 10 suggestions, ideas, that I grouped into
3 different themes. N°1: how to take care of yourself or your own
well-being how to restore your own balance if it's broken number two
investing in yourself so future forward-looking number three how to
invest in others okay giving back let's start with your own balance and
well-being if you like me then you will yeah gets busier and busier from January
to December it grows exponentially I'm sure I'm not the only one who has that
feeling it's always ten times the workload of January in December for some
reason and it keeps happening if you feel like that too you need to make sure
that your own well-being remains your highest priority throughout the year not
just at the beginning of it also when it's getting sporty up there towards the
end of the year first suggestion to achieve that taking the time to be bored
it's not easy to do nothing so you need to really reserve a time slot in your
week market officially in your calendar so you cannot skip it it's it's in there
it's official where you do absolutely nothing no one just you no noise no TV
no phone no screen no waves you can have a book if you like to read a candle a
face mask I find this extremely helpful and that's the one moment in the week
where I really have all my best ideas number two plan a short trip that you
can look forward to in 2019 for instance I'm going to Tallinn and Helsinki within
a couple of days because the two cities are very close to each other I've never
been I don't know the countries I'm looking forward so much and it's in six
months but it doesn't matter because it's scientifically proven that when you
have your next break or your next holiday plans it's a lot easier mentally
to deal with the stress and the workload until then you also don't have to
research anything about the destination yet you
don't have to organize anything you just need a ticket to get there and a hotel
or an air B&B a friend's couch and that's it you can leave all the research
for later number three moving furniture around
does that sound silly but since you moved into your current home how many
times did you change anything really I guess so recently in my house I have
one one room for dining and sitting it's the same room instead of one big space
now it has something that feels like two separate corners and they're more cozy
it feels completely new it feels great I didn't buy a single new item for that
I'm rediscovering the furniture that I wasn't paying attention to anymore I
enjoy being at home so much more so for 2019 I decided that I want to do that
every three months number four this one is for everyday reducing social media
time big topic because let's face it Instagram is super addictive but it's
not efficient use of our lifetime do you know how much time you spend on your
phone every day there is an app for that it's called quality time on Android I'm
sure there is one for iPhones as well the app tells you how much time you're
spending on your phone and in which apps so once you have observed how much time
you spend on social media every day you can fix a limit for yourself not more
than one hour for instance and you can hold yourself accountable because every
minute is monitored moving on to ways to invest in yourself and here comes my
favorite learning something new I try to do that every year since I left school
because if you think about it we learn something new every day until we leave
school so until we're 20 20 something and then what do we learn in the next 40
50 60 70 years so a great place to learn new skills is skills here with whom I
have partnered for this video skill share is a website with online classes
on demand and also workshops which are guided courses over several weeks with
milestones on the way and projects to hand in are you interested in launching
your own online shop for instance there is a workshop for that too which I am
already enrolled do you want to learn how to sew clothes
professionally using patterns and everything there are classes for that
too plenty or when you go on that short trip which I mentioned earlier in this
video you can learn how to take any deed for those directly on your phone so that
you won't even need to bring a camera Skillshare works with a monthly
subscription it's a flat rate and then you can take all the classes you want
there is no limit since you're watching this video right now you can even get
the first two months of subscription for free using this link here the link rules
will be down below in the description you can just click on it next idea build
or updates you online professional profile when you apply for a new job
which statistically people tend to do a lot at the beginning of the year it's a
traditional very trendy new year resolution this time I will change jobs
when you do that the person reviewing your application will google you and
then you want them to see your perfect looking CV on a network like that
LinkedIn seeing video and not on top of the search results your Facebook party
photos even if you're not looking for a job by the way recruiters are looking
all the time on these networks so you might have an opportunity coming your
way without even having to look number seven listen to an audio book maybe in
the film that you're not so familiar with for instance on audible recently I
listened to the 4-hour week by Tim Ferriss this is a classic apparently
hadn't listened already yet good read good food for thought my next
one will be six thinking hats where you learn to think more creatively more
analytically by color-coding the hat that you're wearing if that makes sense
for visual people apparently a great great thing number eight invest in your
health by starting a new sports a gym membership is a thing you have many
classes but it's very anonymous so you might or might not go no one will notice
I've been there too I've been there too I'm not judging really I've had the same
situation but if instead of ah you take one sport one club that does only this
with a fixed training day and time during the week and where the people
know you they will notice that you're missing and it's much easier to
hold yourself and for them to hold you accountable another tip is to count how
many times you're going by putting crosses in your calendar and you set for
yourself a goal of 30 50 70 times within the year
our last theme was giving back I would like to introduce you to microcredits on
Kiva what is the microcredit what is Kiva a microcredit is a mini loan to
somebody who wants to start a very small business needs funding but the bank
won't lend them the money through the website Kiva you as an individual can
browse projects you get some info about the person behind it and you can choose
which project you want to lend to and once the money comes back in because the
person is paying you back you can reinvest the money in the next project
I'm on Kiva myself and so far I've helped fund a bakery for a single mom in
Ecuador I think afraid surely for a lady in a
hot country who wanted to take her homemade food and sell it at the local
market things like that microcredits are very small amounts but they can help a
family somewhere get out of poverty by just lending them just the initial cash
that they need and since Kiva is a charity they don't keep a percentage
from the money you lend it all circles back in so to speak number 10 is another
place where you can send some pocket money if you're feeling generous
Wikipedia I use that website pretty much every day I don't know about you we take
it for granted that this service is completely free that the website is
completely free of ads but there are nonprofit so the whole thing is actually
funded through donations there are many charities that you can
give to of course Wikipedia is one of them that's it
ten ideas on how to spend your time and your money smartly in 2019 I'm Zack if
you enjoyed this video thank you very much if you have further suggestions of
smart resolutions please share them in the comments down below the more we
collect the more inspiring it will be for everyone I will see you next not
next week next year in a new video Happy New Year bye