It is safe to say that you may spend about 60% of your waking hours in your office. It is critical that this space be in great shape! Your office should be a nurturing environment that makes you feel energized so you can have optimal productivity and goal achievement.
As your business starts to grow and you get busier, you need to have systems in place or else clutter can start to accumulate. If this has happened you will find your energy easily depleted from the visual chaos and the time lost trying to locate misplaced items. In a home office the clutter potenital is higher because personal items can pile-up.
"Executives spend up to 6 weeks each year searching for misplaced, misfiled, or mislabeled paperwork."
North Carolina's Brunswick Beacon
The good news is that easy solutions can be implemented to keep your office clutter-free and productive! After you implement these solutions your energy will be lighter and you will have more time and energy than ever before. Remember, everyone is different so you have to find what solution works best with your individual working style.
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Tips to Clear Clutter & Create Harmony
- Use storage solutions ! For example: shelving, bookcases, decorative boxes or filing cabinets. Clutter accumulates when items do not have a home. These easy solutions can eliminate piles from accumulating.
- Keep some open space. Do not overcrowd your office with too much furniture so you have no room to breathe, think or move around. Leave some open space so good energy can circulate.
- Handle papers only once. When you receive incoming information deal with it right away. You can transfer important information to a task list, file it or discard what you do not need. Remember to work from files not piles.
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