When a new year began, it was a good time to start off on the right foot with a clean slate. As the year progresses, good intentions and even the best of plans sometimes fall to the wayside. Once January started hitting the ground, it should have been time to throw away bad habits . And sure, there are plenty of practices your utilizing in 2018, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t things you should have left in 2017. By starting fresh in 2018, you’ll be your best to make 2018 the best year for your career yet. Here are those habits:
Snooze button
Whoever invented the snooze button was a cruel genius. For many of us, getting out of our cozy beds to head to work is the hardest part of the day, and the snooze button only extends the torture. You should have made 2018 a year that you don’t hit snooze. Make it the year that you wake up, look out the window and say, it’s a new day! Let’s tackle it. You’ll find your morning is less rushed, and you can use the extra time that you would have otherwise spent on groggily hitting the snooze button to properly wake up with breakfast. You’ll start your day on the right foot, and your day will have a solid foundation. If you have a tight relationship with your snooze button, consider moving your alarm away from your bed so you must get up on time.
Disorganization
Being organized is the easiest way to work smarter, not harder. While initially getting organized may be time consuming, once you are organized, you’ll find that you can save time, save money and enjoy less stress in your life. In business especially, organization is important to success. Whether you start small with just organizing your calendar, or tackling a larger project such reorganizing your office to make it a more functional workspace, your work day will go much smoother. If you commit to organizing different parts of your work and life over time, it will eventually come natural so you’re able to spend time focussing on work rather than trying to figure out when a project is due or where your document is saved.
Ordering out for lunch every day
Especially for the office at CBD, ordering out each day for lunch can be an easy alternative to packing lunch. With so many options at your fingertips, lunch can become less of a meal and more of a midday distraction. Rather than using it as a feeding time solution everyday, why not consider using it as a weekly or monthly treat. You’ll save money and time. . Packing a lunch for your work day also helps you stay healthy because you have better control over what you’re eating. A good meal can help you tackle your work day with focus.
Job that you don’t love
If you’re looking back at the dawn of 2017 when you said you didn’t want to be in the same job at the end of the year, and realizing you’re in the exact same boat as 2018 begins, now is the time for change. If you are in a job you don’t love, figure out what you need to do to get into a better place. Do whatever you need to do to find yourself in a better position twelve months from now. Look for the job that makes you want to get up and go to work each day, a job that makes you passionate, a job that inspires you and makes a difference. Work in a job that lets you be the best version of yourself.
Office gossip
Office gossip, an easy trap to fall into, is best avoided entirely. It’s one thing to chat with coworkers, but it is another to chat about other coworkers. If you get involved in conversations that are unnecessary or possibly not true, chances are you will get involved in drama that won’t help you to advance your career. It’s unhealthy and toxic to engage in gossip, so focus your conversations on productive topics or stories about your own life that don’t unnecessarily end up being office gossip. If you’re supposed to know something, you’ll find out when necessary.
2018 is a great time to start over fresh and to rid your life of bad career habits. Improving your career will make 2018 your best year yet.
