Do you ever finish your day and think about all the things you didn’t get done?
Do you feel like you’re constantly living off of someone else’s agenda?
Does the clock play tricks on you and suddenly it’s two hours later, and your work is still sitting there?
Do you ever find yourself focusing intently on a task that isn’t revenue-producing but makes you feel good because you’re able to check a box when finished?
Do you think because you’ve checked off all those boxes at the end of the day that you’re productive and efficient?
How often do you work with a headache, back pain, anxiety or just plain sick?
Presenteeism: Employees reporting to work when ill or not up to their usual level of productivity.
Are you a culprit or support an environment that unknowingly encourages this?
Do you think that the only secure, professional system is Microsoft Outlook?
Do you think because you use Google Apps you are automatically in the cool kids club?
Both systems can be sexy. Both systems can save you.
It’s 11:30pm.
I’ve been staring at my computer for five hours, with no break except to fix dinner and eat in front of my screen.
I get up again at 3:30am and bust out another three hours.
I used to work this way?
Did you know your morning spinning class or afternoon run isn’t enough to prevent glute amnesia?
Did you know that your butt has the capacity to forget how to fire?
GAP – Glute Amnesia Prevention!
Are you expected to work evenings and weekends?
Do you check email on vacations?
If so, you may be suffering from Telepressure.
How often do you take break time at work?
What are you doing when you take them?
Check out this cool infographic on Break Room Hacks for Workplace Productivity.
Do you let your car run out of gas before you fuel it?
Do you wait until the drip in your faucet becomes a flood in your kitchen before calling for help?
Do you let your physical mail pile up until there are 100 envelopes sitting on your counter before you open them?
Then why do you treat yourself this way?
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