478. New Year, New Adventures - Welcome 2023!

New Year, new adventures in 2023 a new year brings fresh hope and enthusiasm for the future. Everyone, I'm Derek Cole, host of the Derek Cole Podcast, and we believe in taking the time to explain how things work for your air at home or your business. Let's get into today's episode. Please listen closely and maybe even take some notes so you can remember these insights of home comfort and energy savings. And share this episode with three of your friends because we all need to share better ways to be more comfortable at home. Be sure to tag me or DM me on Instagram Derek Mcole so I can say hi. Thanks again for listening and let's begin. As we wave goodbye to 2022 and welcome in 2023, it's time to start planning for all the possibilities that lie ahead. Whether you're a homeowner looking to spruce up your home with a few small changes or take on larger renovations, starting off the year with a plan can help you create the home of your dreams. First, Get Inspired Get Inspired the best place to start embarking on any home improvement is to get inspired. Look through design magazines, Pinterest, Pinterest boards. Look through all of this and get ideas that you would like, that you like, and that you don't like. Get the ideas from these boards or magazines or even websites that you can go to to get inspired. Create what's called inspiration or vision board with the images, colors, fabrics and and furniture you want. Furniture pieces you would like and that's inspiring you. This will help define the look for what you want to achieve in each room. Once you have the board set up Once you have the board set up, you can begin planning on how to execute what's on it. Number two Set a Budget Set a budget I know it's typically not the most fun thing to do, but set a budget. Setting a budget is essential. Before beginning any project, make sure this includes not only materials needed, but also the labor and the installation cost. With that, if your budget is tight if your budget is tight, consider doing a few do it yourself projects. If possible, try out some cost effective solutions such as using wallpaper instead of paint or refinishing furniture instead of replacing it. Refinishing cabinets instead of replacing them. It's very rare that cabinets go bad, so consider refacing them. Refinishing them to make them look brand new. Many, many times, these smaller projects can make a large impact on the look and feel you want in that room. You can make a large impact without breaking the bank, without causing a fortune. A lot of refurnishings or do it yourself. Projects can save you a lot of time, a lot of money and get you that bang for your buck. Write down goals and Prioritize Number three Once you have a budget set, it's time to set goals and what you would like done in each room and prioritize them based on the importance. So if you want to start in the kitchen and that that's your main priority, get that done first, prioritize, get things done. This will be focused on what's important while giving you the freedom to adjust if something comes up along the way that might require shifting funds from one project to another. So example, if the kitchen is your main thing and you really want to get it right, prioritize it, get that done first. And if it costs more and you have to shift funds around, it costs more and you have to shift around. But if that is your priority to get it done, then focus on that priority. Additionally, setting goals helps you hold yourself accountable so that nothing gets overlooked during the process. Even I even found this for myself at work. I had to start, you know, writing down, writing down some tasks I need to do that day because there's so many things, there's so many questions that come through during day or so many distractions. It can really easily, really easily get you off track. So get inspired, get your budget, prioritize your, see your goals, prioritize. Because as we enter into 2023, now is the ideal time to start playing those projects around your house to make this year even more special than 2022. So get inspired, write down the goals, prioritize, set the budget. And hey, if you gotta shift funds around, take to get the party done. That's what needs to be done, what needs to be completed. So Happy New Year. Best wishes in 2023 to all your projects. But Happy New Year. We'll see you soon. Okay? I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Derek Cole Podcast. Tell some people about this episode. It's on each of us really, to spread the better ways to be healthier and more comfortable in our homes and workspaces. I'm asking you to be the dealer of positive and life changing messages in your circle of influence. 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