I visited a colleague’s home office recently and was amazed at how she could manage to work in it. There were papers and files scattered everywhere. You could hardly walk through the mess. Seeing this made me feel concerned about working with her in the future.

How would you rate your work environment? Do you feel good when you walk into your office? Or does it depress you?

Did you know that by making a few changes you can transform your office into a productivity powerhouse.

Simple things like having good lighting, pictures and music can make a huge difference to how energised you are.

Are you one of those people that work long hours because there’s so much to do in your business?

Overwork and stress cause everything from a lack of creativity to stress-related illnesses that diminish your effectiveness.

A friend of mine has been in business several years and every time I speak with him, he’s always in a hurry and stressed out.

The silly thing is he wastes heaps of time doing administrative tasks which he could pay someone else to do, so he can spend his time building his business.

Do you feel overwhelmed when you enter your office? Is there paperwork strewn all over your desk? Do you have trouble finding things?

Then clean out the clutter! The Wall Street Journal stated that the average white collar worker spends six weeks a year looking for things around the office. Avoid wasting your time and clean up now.

I did a mini-clean out yesterday and found numerous copies of CD programs that I had already ordered 2 weeks ago. Didn’t realise I had plenty on hand. I had spent an additional $300 on purchasing items that I already had.

I’ve been tagged by Kathie Thomas at Soho-Life to provide a Productivity Tip, a move started by Ben at the Instigator Blog. So, here’s my tip:

My No. 1 Productivity Tip is to do the most important thing first. Use your diary to block out the time and don’t let anyone or anything distract you.

Now, I’m tagging Janet Beckers to carry it forward!

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