Use These Tips When Setting Up Your Office to Save Your Mind (and Body!)
By Andrew Lisa
If you’re an entrepreneur or on a job, you spend a lot of time thinking about sales techniques, your budget, your social media strategy and your bills. But have you given enough consideration to the most immediate – and perhaps the most consequential – factor in your entire business: your physical comfort? Consider the following when designing your office.
It’s your business – run it comfortably!
Get the Right Chair!
One of the drawbacks of being an entrepreneur is that you have to work a lot – and a whole lot of that work is done sitting down. The right choice of ergonomic chair can mean the single biggest difference between a comfortable, energized work day and a slow, steady slide toward chronic pain and reduced capacity. A good chair doesn’t have to cost a lot of money, but it has to fit your back as much as it does your budget.
You Type – Like, a Lot
Consider how many words, how many characters you type in any given day. Your keyboard is the gatekeeper between the work you need to do and the functionality of your wrist, hands and fingers. Filled with small joints that are prone to malfunction, the hands and wrists are prime candidates for early failure due to ailments such as carpal tunnel syndrome. An ergonomic keyboard is a necessity for a healthy workspace.
Check Your Head
We learned a generation ago that resting a phone between your head and shoulder can quickly lead to irreversible damage and pain. The modern solution has been the headset. But headsets themselves can be uncomfortable and taxing to wear. Get one from a company that values ergonomics such as The Ergonomic Store.
A few key investments in comfort will pay dividends down the road in your health, well-being and ability to work hard every day.
If it physically hurts to work, your sales techniques and marketing strategies don’t mean a thing. In order to succeed as an entrepreneur, you have to spend countless hours working. If those hours are spent enduring cramps, kinks and discomfort, debilitating chronic fatigue may not be far off. Your business needs your body to be in tip-top shape – plan your office accordingly!
Andrew Lisa is a freelance writer who covers small business management.
Following Lisa’s advice will lead you to the Smooth Sale
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Nice Girls DO Get the Sale: Relationship Building That Gets Results, Sourcebooks
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