Hey There,

We all have good and bad mornings. Some mornings start off with a spring in our step while some others, just don’t. For both good and not-so-good mornings, we would be highlighting a few things you could do that could help in making your day hassle free, and basically set the mood for the day ahead. The great part about these tips we are about to share is that not only can it become your daily mantra; it makes your work pace more realistic, and increases your productivity on the long run.

Let’s go ahead and highlight the tips:

#1 Meditate: Take time out to create a mental checklist for the things you need to do and in an order that would work out for you. Most of us would find ourselves putting the more difficult tasks earlier in the day, that is a really good idea. This is because no matter how efficient you are, most times, fatigue builds up during the course of the day.

#2 While you are creating your checklist, do some minor stretching. We do not advice that you go as far as meditating with your yoga mat right across the middle of your department, but we could suggest basic stretches while you are trying to create a mental and actual checklist. This helps you relax while you are creating the checklist, and prevents you from having minor panic attacks when you see the tasks that lie ahead of you on paper.

#3 Be Realistic. Do not put a ton of heavy tasks on your checklist and then end up disappointed if you do not achieve every single thing on the checklist when the day is over. Helloooo? You are not superman, and you will not be. So, take a more realistic approach while setting daily goals with the aid of your checklist, and leave room for contingency plans incase a certain task depends on another individual or a situation you cannot pre-determine.

#4 Have a Daily Goal that highlights the most important and the most urgent things on your checklist. Ensure that on all accounts, before the business day is over, you carry out these two tasks. This would give you a sense of fulfillment, and achieving them daily would give you an overall sense of growth in your career.

#5 Take Time Out For Chitchat. Before the day kicks off into full gear, take a stipulated amount of time out to relate with your co-workers. This should not be more than 10 – 15 minutes. You should also show gratitude and kindness if they helped you out earlier in the week. This gives you more time to work on more projects and achieving your goal on the long run, as you spend more time on your actual job than conflict resolution with several co-workers.

#6 Go Through The Important Websites. This is to keep you updated, this could be the daily news, the companies website, work related sites etc. After doing this, you would most likely have cleared the ‘morning ritual’ backlog that you usually have daily. This would reduce the amount of time you spend on doing things that are not work related.

#7 Hold Back On That Cup Of Coffee. Contrary to popular opinion, the morning is usually not the best time to drink coffee. This is because it could result in you being hyperactive and restless, which could affect your work patterns or it could lead to you feeling sleepy. So, hold up on that cup of coffee till you need it much later in the day for that adrenaline kick you need to finish up the day’s job.

#8 Take The Email Free Morning Challenge. It is as easy as it sounds. Do just what it says. You could consider skipping the task of going through you email and attending to every single issue in the mailbox. You could stall this task, and do it much later in the day after your lunch break. By this time, you would have sorted out most of the items on your checklist, and you would be feeling more settled while attending to the mails.

There you go. 8 great tips to make your workday more productive. You would find yourself walking into the parking lot with a smile rather than that grumpy look we all usually have on when the workday is over.

Regards,

PushCV Content Team.