Your Office Environment
December 15th, 2008 . by Richard EarlsWhether you consider yourself “green” or not, there is one place where every travel planner should be an environmentalist – your office. No matter if you spend your days in an office building with associates down the hall or in a converted spare bedroom, your office is your constant companion. A few moments thinking about the environment in which you exist for a large portion of your time is well spent.
Most of us know the value of effective time management. What is sometimes less clear is the role our office plays in time management efforts. Everyone can live with and function in varying degrees of clutter. But when we each pass our threshold for navigating our own messes, productivity falls as well as does our mental well being.
In addition to the never-ending battle with too many pieces of paper and not enough room to put them, however, consider a few other items that are essential to productivity. Is the lighting adequate and soothing? Is everything easily within reach and lined up ergonomically to prevent eye, neck, back and arm fatigue? Do you have some favorite pictures or mementos nearby, some memorabilia that can remind you why you do what you do? Are the sounds, smells and colors conducive to your efficiency? If not, make some changes, your efficiency will almost certainly improve.
What does office environment have to do with marketing travel? Plenty. One of the 365 Guide’s constant refrains is that you are not selling travel – you are selling yourself. You market your passion for travel, your competence and your dedication. Each of these characteristics functions best when you are happy – and no better place to start with making yourself happy each day than your office environment.
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