{"id":2225,"date":"2020-01-11T15:05:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T03:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.bdsaccountants.co.nz\/?p=2225"},"modified":"2020-01-11T16:42:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T04:42:38","slug":"five-simple-ways-to-finish-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bdsaccountants.co.nz\/uncategorized\/five-simple-ways-to-finish-the-year","title":{"rendered":"Five simple ways to finish the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Is less stress at the top of your Christmas list? For the sake of your sanity and the best interests of your business, follow these steps to remain calm and collected as the year comes to a close.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Outsource!<\/strong>\u00a0Look at everything you need to do before 25 December. Is it doable without losing the plot? Write a list of what you can pass on to a trained virtual assistant or someone (less busy) in your team.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Say No.<\/strong>\u00a0Often there\u2019s a sense of guilt when we refuse an invite, opportunity or request but if you take everything on, you\u2019ll suffer. It\u2019s already a busy time of year, so the next time someone asks you something \u2013 check to see if it\u2019s something you want to do or feel you have to do. Then if you can, politely say no.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lean on your support network:<\/strong>\u00a0Will you be working longer hours in the lead up and during the festive season? If you need to be able to prioritise your business over everything else, you\u2019ll need a hand to make sure other areas of your life stay standing. Talk to your family. Enlist their help if you need it. You could even do a skill-swap with friends \u2013 mow their lawn in exchange for a meal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leave some tasks till 2020:<\/strong>\u00a0There\u2019s often a feeling of \u2018I jussssst want to get this done by the end of the year\u2019 running through our veins in December but taking time to relax over the holidays means letting a few things go. Write a \u2018to do\u2019 list then break it into three categories: must do, should do, can probably wait.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hide your phone:<\/strong>\u00a0The best present you can give yourself over the Christmas break is presence. Time away from work, spent doing what you love to do, and truly relaxing. Putting your devices in a drawer (even just for an hour!) will do you the world of good before launching into the new year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Is less stress at the top of your Christmas list? 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