5 TOP TIP ON HOW TO MAKE 2018 YOUR MOST PRODUCTIVE YEAR

The New Year celebrations are over and those hangovers should just about be wearing off.

So what now? It's time to turn your attentions to 2018 and all you can achieve.

In other words, it's time to think about productivity.

From ‘productive procrastination’ and fake smiling to cold showers in your lunchbreak, there is no one definitive strategy to being productive.

But if you’re resolved to making 2018 less stressful and more effective, these top 5 expert tips from productivity expert Emine Suleyman will help.

Here they are...

1. Find your purposeTurn off the Christmas hits, grab a pen, and pour yourself a glass of mulled wine.

Now sit back and make three lists: The ways you love to spend your spare time; the things you’re good at; and crises you see in the world that you would like to contribute to alleviating.

Now circle the single most important point in each of your three lists. What you’re left with is the basis of a new life – so give yourself a pat on the back.

Next, take action. Search the internet for jobs that match your three criterium, or speak to a careers advisor to find the right job for your needs.

At worst you’ll find out what additional qualifications you might need to obtain to apply.

Whatever the outcome, you can work towards a goal – of living your life purpose.

They say the two greatest days of your life are when you are born and the day you find out what your purpose is.

Without knowing our purpose, it can feel like being stuck on a hamster wheel – running as fast as we can but getting nowhere fast.