What Can You Do Today That Makes Your Job Better

What Can You Do Today That Makes Your Job Better Have you noticed that small things can affect the way you feel? For instance, when I look at this picture of spring flowers, it makes me smile and think about Spring (if it ever comes back). I like looking at certain things, and when I arrange my surroundings to include those things, then I feel better about my job. Ive learned that I need to do certain things to be productive and content. The things you do every day make a difference in your job, dont they? Of course they do! And those little things add up because a contented, productive worker is valued. When I say contented, I dont mean you have no ambition. You can be very ambitious about your career and still be content in your daily surroundings because you have exercised control over your workspace. Here are a few ideas on how to do that: Control the clutter. There are at least 3 ways clutter affects your career: you lose important information, you get overwhelmed, and you look inefficient. It is worth the extra minute or so at the end of the day to restore order to your desk. Keep things clean. Use the canned air to get the crumbs out of the keyboard, and wipe off the mouse and anything else that you touch all the time. If you have disposable wipes in a fragrance you enjoy, all the better. Clean spaces feel better. Maybe because you arent breathing all that dust. Put some plants around. There are plants that will do OK in office environments. If you cant do that, put something you like to look at in the spot you stare at while you ruminate. Keep a fun glass of water at your desk. Most offices have water dispensers, and you can pick up some beautiful goblets and tumblers at thrift stores because you only need one for yourself. You arent running a marathon. You are sitting at a desk, so you can add crystal elements to your work space if you find something you like. Mix it up and keep it fun have a collection to choose from. And drink more than one glass of water a day because office environments are dry. Exercise. Getting your body moving is going to have a positive effect on everything you do. Forbes has a list of the 10 best exercises to do at your desk,  and they are entirely doable. I did a few of them and felt it the next day. Definitely worthwhile. Cut people a break. Their grumpiness probably has nothing to do with you, and a smile exercises your cheek muscles. It also gives you more control over your response to the situation. The job you have today might be temporary. Your job might be searching for employment, You may not currently have a desk to put a crystal goblet of water on or a workspace to call your own. But you do have a daily environment that you can begin to control, and that will make your day better.