As 2019 is coming to an end, it’s important to get moving on some important things I believe are great to take care of before 2020 arrives. Some of you might already be on top of these things and took care of them throughout the year, but I encourage you to take a break from some of your holiday fun and set aside some time this week to go through the following:
1. Schedule Your Annual Physical. Your health is very important. So make sure you schedule your annual physical for the upcoming year. I know different people who don’t like visiting their doctor’s office, however, it’s smart to know what’s going on with your body and staying up to date with your physical will inform you and your primary care practitioner of anything you should be aware of or working to improve.
2. Declutter. If you have a regular practice of getting rid of stuff that you don’t want or need, then you’re probably fine, but I encourage you to go through your clothes, old and/or obsolete electronics, books, movies, music, or anything else that may be taking up your space and go ahead and declutter. You can donate anything that someone else may find useful or just discard them if what you have is no longer useful. Your choice.
3. Check Your Credit Score. Taking care of your finances is smart. Making sure you know where your score is will let you know if you’re in a good state or need to work on getting things improved. There are different apps available, some that are free, that will allow you to check your score without negatively impacting it.
4. Update Your Resume. If you had a job change, role change, or picked up some new skills and opportunities this year, you need to update your resume. You should also plan to do some networking and begin applying to different career opportunities you’ve thought about if that’s something you want to do. Why not pursue a great career change? You can even go after your dream opportunities too.
5. Write Out Your Goals (With End Dates Included). I started writing out my goals in October. I already know what I want to accomplish in 2020, and I hope you do too. When you write things down, and more importantly, put dates and deadlines at the end of them, they make your goals more attainable and increase your chances of accomplishing them too. I wrote out five that I know I can get through within a year’s timeframe. What are you planning to do?
6. Pray. I pray a lot and encourage others to pray too. While everyone has different religious and spiritual beliefs, I believe prayer can work and making it apart of your life can pleasantly surprise you. While every prayer I’ve prayed has not come true, there have been other areas of my life where I’ve seen how it’s paid off. So pray, and allow the power of prayer to move in your life this upcoming year.