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Getting Ahead and Defining Your Space - The Office

Many people want to know how to get and combine a little perfume or shaving
recognized and known within an lotion with water. Lightly spritz the
organization. They want their boss and light bulb on your desk. The warmth of
their co-workers to take notice of them. the bulb will send your sent into the
A couple of days ago I watched a Science air. Be careful that people aren't
Channel program about wolves and I saw allergic to this, and if they complain,
connections that combined attributes at stop it.COOKIES
work with wolf instinct.To be better Occasionally bring in some freshly baked
known at work, define your space and set cookies and drive people crazy. Bake them
your boundaries by marking your or purchase them from a bakery when
territory: your cubical, your office. you're expecting company in your office.
Think of yourself as a wolf. The wolf A real estate sales trick is to bake
constantly travels his territory leaving cookies in the kitchen of a house in
signs that he owns this turf.You mark which you are about to show clients. The
your territory to show your pack members smell of cookies, especially peanut
what and where you are, and you also mark butter or chocolate chip, should put most
your territory to show your competitors people in a good mood.TASTECANDY
what you control.Marking your territory You can just buy your favorite cheap
should be fun, but forget about scent candies and have them in a jar for
glands. I'm recommending little things visitors, or you can even have Hershey
you can do that establish control and Bars made with your name on the wrapper.
notice. It can be expensive, but you can Or you could combine the two. Have a
set your own budgetary limits within my cheap jar handy and the candy bars in a
suggestions. Basically, marking your drawer. Personally, I would keep Hershey
territory means making your workspace Bars under lock and key (they cost about
your own, whether it's a desk, a cubical, a $1.50 each).FORTUNE COOKIES
or an office.One word of warning: if want Emily's Chocolates makes a dark
to attract attention, then you should chocolate fortune cookie. You can prepare
always look your best. This means your own fortunes . . . quoting yourself.
personal attire and workspace. Always This is a great one-two combination
dress for success. Your workspace should punch. Visitors taste something rich with
be well-laid out and uncluttered. Put complex flavors, and then read something
your best foot forward. You are going to you wrote. Memories are made of
have a lot of visitors.In marking your this.TOUCHTOYS
territory, you need to involve all of the Toys are great items to have around on
senses . . . including humor and your desk. You can play with them while
wonder.SIGHTSCREENSAVER you're on the phone. They give your hands
Your computer screensaver is a pallet something to do. They calm you down.
where your creativity is your only limit. Visitors come into your office and pick
If you have a professional headshot, you them up and play with them, too. For the
can put your publicity still on your more adventuresome, you may have your own
screen for all visitors to see. Or, if bobblehead doll made from a photo of you
you're known for your humor, or want to . . . or your boss (cost is about
be, you can pose for something funny. You $70).THE MINDLENDING LIBRARY
can even produce a series highlighting Visit garage sales and thrift stores and
the holidays and seasons and change your pick up copies of self-improvement books
screensaver, often. If you don't have a and tapes. Buy them for pennies. You can
professional headshot, schedule a session lend them to your co-workers. Make your
with a local photographer (cost about own labels, "From the library of . . . "
$100).MOUSE PAD If you read the books, use an felt pen to
You have the same opportunity with your highlight favorite passages and add
mouse pad as you do with your screen comments from you.COMMENTS/SUGGESTION BOX
saver. A local office supply store should Attach a box to the wall, or put it on
be able to supply you with printer your desk. Add a sign, "Jack's Suggestion
supplies to make your own mouse pad. You Box." Invite people to make comments
could even have a matching screen saver about work, about your services, your
and mouse pad. Or you could pass out your product, or just you. The good ones you
mouse pads to your favorite can forward to your boss. If you get a
co-workers.PHOTOGRAPHS fantastic idea turned in and the author
Do you have a personal hero? Share the signed their name, be sure to share that
hero with your friends. Put their image with your boss. You will both share the
on the wall, framed and mounted. You can glory, and you will be a team
also use your favorite motivational player.BULLETIN BOARD
quotation, or make up your own and print With a corkboard or even a cork tile,
some with your name as the author. Hint: you can pin up cartoons, articles, and
keep a camera at the office, so you can favorite editorials. Make a statement,
take a picture of a happy client or but don't be political. People like to
co-worker.NAMEPLATE think, but don't want to be lectured
Put your name on the door and on your to.WHITE BOARD
desk. Let people know whom they are A white board gives you the opportunity
dealing with. Most towns have rubber to write a comment of the day, or a quote
stamp stores where signs can be made. of the day, or a brain-teaser of the day.
Stand out in the crowd. Use double-backed People will stop by just to see what is
tape for the door nameplate, when you being offered that day.NEWSLETTER
move up.CALENDAR Print your own newsletter about your
Do you have a favorite client who sends adventures and your business
out a yearly calendar? If so, put up achievements. Tell people about what
their calendar on your wall. Write on the you've been doing. Share your success.
calendar with a Magic Marker, "I love Post it on the wall, or make a pile of
these guys!"HEARINGFOUNTAIN them available on your desk. Don't give
Buy a desktop fountain. The sound of them to everybody, unless they ask for
rushing of water is relaxing, and you can one.Keep your workspace fun and lively
choose one that matches your and you should have a steady audience of
personality.AUDIO CD people interested in who you are. Be
Put your favorite music in your computer prepared to come early to get your work
to play. Keep the volume down, so you done. With everybody stopping in to see
don't bother anyone outside your area, you, your productivity might slip and
but loud enough to be identifiable if you that wouldn't be good. But with your
are in the room. Keep the control office or cubical as a point of interest
visible, so you can cut the audio for and creativity, you should be well
telephone and private conversations. This noticed.Author Don Doman: Don is a
is easier if you have external speakers published author of books for small
with a control knob.SMELLSCENT business, corporate video producer, and
Get yourself one of those little owner of Ideas and Training ( which
electric plug-ins. Choose the scent of provides business training products. Don
your choice. If you wear perfume or also owns Human Resources Radio ( which
shaving lotion that is identifiable with provides business training programs and
you, you could purchase a small atomizer previews 24-hours a day.




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