2024 is the best time to think anew and start afresh. This is an auspicious moment to achieve your goals. However, not even the wealthiest among us would say that the dawned year would bring us treacle and honey. Undoubtedly, you know the reason well. You may have celebrated December 31st, brimming with joy and happiness. But if you step into your nearest shop, you will realize the bitter truth flavored with nicely worded new year messages.
The purpose of this piece is to help you make your new year resolutions overcoming all the troubles and hardships that burden you further. Needless to say, the specter of COVID-19 in a new form has started haunting us again. We cannot travel without face masks, ignoring social distancing and health precautions like before. You should keep your old friends, including face masks and sanitizer bottles, within your eyesight. Not only COVID-19, but during adverse weather conditions, Dengue has raised its head again, posing threats to all of us. Honestly, it is not wrong to say that we have gone from the frying pan to the fire.
Before the dawning of the new year 2024, you have to start your new life with a clean and well-maintained home garden. Speaking of the country’s economy, we cannot scratch only the surface of the crisis-ridden reality of the country. With the dawning of the new year, the VAT will reach an all-time high of 18 percent, and the prices of essentials will go up. As a result, people will earn money even by evil means. Daily wage earners whose livelihoods dry up overnight will be left helplessly hanging out begging bowls on streets. Questions arise about whether the whole country will stink of corruption and crime in such a backdrop. Therefore, it is wise to cope with the crisis through a pragmatic way. There is an onerous task left on your hand to navigate through the sea of troubles. The first step is skills development.
Of course, it is a priceless investment in our career life because it paves the way for us to generate dollars. All you have to do is to identify your hidden skills and improve them. For instance, if you are a wordsmith, you can earn extra income by freelancing for newspapers and websites. There are many newspapers as well as websites that accommodate creations by newbies. Today, online platforms reign supreme in the world of content creation. With one click on a link, you can make your creations viral on social media, capturing millions of people. Most probably, you might know that Fiverr is a fertile ground for such freelancers to double their monthly income. In addition, updating your LinkedIn website with your achievements offers you many opportunities to widen your network with the international business world.
Such websites should be recommended for entrepreneurs who feel unsatisfied and stagnant without a sustainable market for their products. Except for the above-mentioned solutions and websites, there are many online platforms. If you are a tutor conducting individual classes and group classes physically, why can’t you shift from the whiteboard to the cyber space? Your E-class, unlike your traditional physical classroom confined to the four walls, will stabilize your economy. We used to wait idly until the new year brings all the fortunes to our doorsteps so far. Now we have to step out of our comfort zones with confidence to make the dawned year prosperous for us.
Isuru Thambawita