MamaM
1-21-13, 7:58pm
I want to move out of the corporate world. Working on a plan to do this but I realized I really needed to de-stress and organize my life. What I have changed already, as it relates to work:
1. Email- I sort into now, later and never- Now= important Later- can wait, Never= not worth the effort or doesn't require answer. I am really being particular in how much I email back. I spend an inordinate amount of time answering insane emails. I am getting off that bus. Doing what applies to my job. Requests to "chat" via email ,forwards, those annoying group email congrats on doing something that was expected of you, etc..will be ignored.
2. Vigilant about my time- I now make people make an appointment with me- 99% of the time, most just stop in to chat. I hate chat, to the point it goes beyond 2 minutes of my time. I know that sounds horrible but I work in a very time driven position. I have to leave time open for my own associates and any patient issues that might come up. And then my boss likes to drop in, unannounced. I want to appear together, even when I am crazy busy.
3. I cleaned out my office. I purged anything over a year old. In healthcare, things change, even daily. I have the newest information, filed away or saved. Even the older training/information manuals they gave me were tossed. Half the stuff wasn't relevant. I organized my phone lists and I have a large 3 ring binder with important, referred to often information. I took out 4 humongous bags of trash, recycled what I could and shredded the private information I found. I found the previous Director's personal information- banking, her kid, her schools, her doctors- I would NEVER leave this stuff at work, let alone for the next person to find. Good thing I am honest and put it all in the shred bin!!!
4. I brought in some non killable, low light plants- lovely to look at and gives good energy and freshen the air.
5. I loaded all of the business card information into my contacts and fowarded a copy to myself at home, for back up- eliminated another item out of my office.
6. Anything with a logo on it- in healthcare, I get my share of free items- pens, bags, mouse pads, notepads, water bottles, stress balls, etc. I give it all away to my staff. I often just pick someone randomly. I have 32 people to choose from. :) I have some items I purchased, such as pens, notepads, stickies and a my own mouse pad. I feel much more pulled together and professional.
7. I put up my bulletin board and I only keep the weekly/monthly annoucements, monthly goals and some positive sayings, pic of the family. I even painted the frame black to chic it up a bit. Brown is too boring for me. :)
8. I dusted, cleaned, wiped down and vaccumed my whole office. Feels fresh. I gave away a corner book shelf and a wobbly table.
9. Finally hung a hook on the door for any jacket/sweater/outwear I might have for the day.
9. I have 2 large pictures of the beach, taken by me, that I had framed in black and white. Need to bring in and hang up.
1. Email- I sort into now, later and never- Now= important Later- can wait, Never= not worth the effort or doesn't require answer. I am really being particular in how much I email back. I spend an inordinate amount of time answering insane emails. I am getting off that bus. Doing what applies to my job. Requests to "chat" via email ,forwards, those annoying group email congrats on doing something that was expected of you, etc..will be ignored.
2. Vigilant about my time- I now make people make an appointment with me- 99% of the time, most just stop in to chat. I hate chat, to the point it goes beyond 2 minutes of my time. I know that sounds horrible but I work in a very time driven position. I have to leave time open for my own associates and any patient issues that might come up. And then my boss likes to drop in, unannounced. I want to appear together, even when I am crazy busy.
3. I cleaned out my office. I purged anything over a year old. In healthcare, things change, even daily. I have the newest information, filed away or saved. Even the older training/information manuals they gave me were tossed. Half the stuff wasn't relevant. I organized my phone lists and I have a large 3 ring binder with important, referred to often information. I took out 4 humongous bags of trash, recycled what I could and shredded the private information I found. I found the previous Director's personal information- banking, her kid, her schools, her doctors- I would NEVER leave this stuff at work, let alone for the next person to find. Good thing I am honest and put it all in the shred bin!!!
4. I brought in some non killable, low light plants- lovely to look at and gives good energy and freshen the air.
5. I loaded all of the business card information into my contacts and fowarded a copy to myself at home, for back up- eliminated another item out of my office.
6. Anything with a logo on it- in healthcare, I get my share of free items- pens, bags, mouse pads, notepads, water bottles, stress balls, etc. I give it all away to my staff. I often just pick someone randomly. I have 32 people to choose from. :) I have some items I purchased, such as pens, notepads, stickies and a my own mouse pad. I feel much more pulled together and professional.
7. I put up my bulletin board and I only keep the weekly/monthly annoucements, monthly goals and some positive sayings, pic of the family. I even painted the frame black to chic it up a bit. Brown is too boring for me. :)
8. I dusted, cleaned, wiped down and vaccumed my whole office. Feels fresh. I gave away a corner book shelf and a wobbly table.
9. Finally hung a hook on the door for any jacket/sweater/outwear I might have for the day.
9. I have 2 large pictures of the beach, taken by me, that I had framed in black and white. Need to bring in and hang up.