Understandably it’s daunting walking into an office and seeing what looks like a thousand robots staring at their desks and typing away… So, it’s important to be yourself and individualise your desk within reason! It makes you feel more relaxed and be in more control of where you work.
It’s an easy but effective way of making you feel a lot happier when you go to work – it makes you want to be there! We’re not suggesting bringing in a table cloth to cover your desk along with your childhood teddy perched next to your computer screen, but something small can be perfect. Although, after saying that it’s probably about time I let you know that I’ve got a microwaveable elephant teddy bear on my desk…
It can even spark conversation with your colleagues – picture the scene - on my desk I have a mug, it’s not any old mug, it is a mug that is in the shape of an elephant! Of course, everyone compliments me on my extraordinary mug whenever I grab a hot drink and it makes me feel more me! There are so many other things you can do to personalise your desk as well as bringing in a mug from home. Although I have changed my mug from a drinking mug to a pen pot mug!
Comforts like having a pen pot with your favourite pen in to write in a notepad that is perfect for you is simple but effective to make you feel confident when you’re at work. Even putting your favourite picture of your friends or family on your desk or in your top drawer can put a smile on your face with next to no cost!
But it is important to remember you’re still in a professional work space, so you shouldn’t be too extravagant…
