Prepare Your Environment- and Optimize Your Results!

You've scheduled the time to focus on a project. In the 5-15 minutes before you begin, use these preparation tips below to make it the most productive hour of your day.

1. Clear the clutter from the immediate workspace.
2. Don't waste precious work time searching for the materials you'll need. Take this time to find them and have them at hand: pen/pencil, paper, calculator; boot up your computer, open that Google Doc, find the reference website, etc.
3. Have your drink near your workspace - water, tea, coffee, energy drink - so you don't have to run to the kitchen every 20 minutes. If the coffee or tea isn't brewed or the smoothie isn't blended, get it started!
4. Just going to say it: go pee. You may be able to hold it the whole hour; or you may not. It's not a contest, so just go before we start and don't chance it.
5. Take a deep breath, stretch, and relax until time is called.

Try out your new pre-work routine at this Tuesday's Community Power Hour!