July is here and with it, the second half of 2019.
If you're feeling like you're falling behind with your goals, the mid-year is the perfect
time to get a reset and start tackling all of those things you have to do and which will
make you thank yourself in the future.
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1.
Organize your finances and create at least the draft of a budget for 2020.
I actually think that the mid-year is the best time to start budgeting for the following
year.
In July you probably know how much you'll be earning for the next six months and that
will make you aware of how much money you will be able to spend, save and invest until
January.
Having all of these factors in mind will also allow you to look at the bigger picture and
understand whether you should be asking for a raise, start a side-hustle or cut back on
some major unnecessary expenses.
2.
Start at least one-book per month challenge.
In case you're falling behind your reading goals, this is a good time to compromise to
stick at least with one book per month until the end of the year.
Just pick six books that you think you will enjoy or books that are useful, order them
to save on shipping (if you don't have the option of finding them on your local library)
and commit to the challenge.
3.
Declutter that specific part in your house you know is giving you anxiety.
This can be your wardrobe, a kitchen cabinet or that uncontrollable stationery drawer.
Now's the time to get rid of the elephant in the room and start cleaning.
4.
Schedule those appointments you've been dreading - doctor's appointments, blood testing, a
hair cut, your car inspection.
Scheduling those appointments via phone or internet will probably take a couple of minutes
and a big chunk of being a responsible adult for the entire year will be taken care of,
just like that.
5.
Reevaluate and reflect on your long-term lists - like you bucket list, your 30 before 30
list, your 2019 resolutions list, and so on.
Maybe some of these goals made sense back in the day when you wrote them down but they
have become inapplicable or simply don't interest you anymore.
6.
Look at your schedule and track the time you spent doing what you currently do.
Then try to understand whether there are things that you are doing which you **can** cut back
on and will have no detrimental impact on your health or happiness.
For instance, I was spending 6 hours a week going to a class I didn't enjoy and the thing
wasn't even a part of my degree.
I was wasting 6 hours per week in a place where I didn't want to be when no actually
forced me to be there - so I cut that from my schedule and I now have 6 more hours in
my day to do stuff that I like.
7.
Plan something big for 2020.
You should end 2019 and start 2020 with something to look forward to, and I think that planning
a big project for the next year is the best thing to give you some motivation.
This can be something like writing a book, going on a trip, volunteering, planning your
wedding, getting a new job or starting a hobby.
As soon as you have that pre-planned you will have all the tools you need in 2020 to start
working on that project with all the brainstorming already done.
8.
Take a 30 day fitness challenge.
Basically commit to exercise for 30 days in a row.
The intensity should vary depending on how comfortable you feel with exercising, but
even taking a walk in the morning should feel like a big milestone when you are actually
able to do it for a whole month.
This challenge can kickstart your routine and make you enter 2020 with an established
habit.
9.
Just call or message those people who you've lost contact with and want to start talking
to again.
10.
Learn how to cook five new recipes.
You don't need to go overboard with your cooking skills, but mastering five recipes in 6 months
should be easy enough, give you enough time for the whole trial-and-error process and
make you feel more confident that you can actually cook and don't need to order food
as much as you usually do.
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I hope you enjoyed today's video and I will see you next week.
Bye guys!