153. Plan Your Year, Live Your Life

Описание: Ready to stop ending the year exhausted and wondering where your leave went? We share a simple, repeatable planning system that starts with joy: put holidays in the diary first, then design work around the life you actually want. From stretching 15 days of leave into memory-rich long weekends, to turning a big dream like a family Disney trip into a two-year, fully funded goal, we unpack the habits that make rest inevitable rather than hypothetical.

We walk through practical tactics for affordable travel in South Africa: choosing bush, berg, or sea based on season, going self-catering or camping to cut costs, and keeping long weekends within a three-hour drive to avoid fatigue and fuel burn. You’ll hear how we use a dedicated holiday account, funded monthly, to remove the “we can’t afford it” barrier, and why your first year might mean fewer days off while you build the fund. We also talk about the strange magic of intentionality—how invitations and opportunities appear once your dates are set and you’re ready to say yes.

Life design doesn’t stop at travel. After locking in rest, we add work targets, weekly rhythms, and the essentials from the wheel of life: health, relationships, finances, and growth. Small systems hold it all together—a family wall calendar to avoid clashes, a quarterly check-in to reset priorities, and a budget bucket for school-holiday extras so cash flow stays calm. Whether you’re planning a local braai weekend or saving for a bucket-list holiday, this approach helps you create a year you recognise and remember.

If this conversation helped you rethink your calendar, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs a break, and leave us a review. Then open your diary, block your first long weekend, and tell us where you’re going.