Recently a client and I were running over a list of action items that they’d mentioned needed to get done. Some of these had been rolling over for a number of weeks and my client was getting a bit sheepish. Rather than jumping into the topic of the week I asked my client if it’d be possible to do those things NOW. Message that person, set up a meeting, set up a Square account, send an email off requesting a refund. After 20 minutes those things were done and my client looked so relieved. 

What this conversation and my irritating loo roll holder, made me think about was how often we put up with things dragging on rather than just tackling them. Once these little things are off our plate there’s headspace and more momentum for other more important things.

I often hear clients say that they don’t have time to:

• Clean up their desk space and office even though they know that the next time they sit down to work they’ll feel refreshed
• Documenting processes even though a checklist will save them so much time the next time they do the task
• Clearing out their inbox even though their emails are currently stressing them out big time
• Get that phone or laptop screen fixed even though they’d be able to get more done while out and about
• Get new photos taken so that their old ones don’t make them cringe anymore
• Learn new software or equipment even though it’d help them save so much time in the long run

Sometimes these things that we pop on the backburner, these ‘little’ things that we put off, could actually make a big impact on the quality of our work and lives. Taking the time to do such things not only helps maintain the basics of what we’re needing but it helps us feel in control and cared for.

Fixing my loo roll holder didn’t take long at all in comparison to how long I’d been irritated by it. The experience has made me look around and think what else am I putting up with that I could change quite quickly? So that’s my question for you, what could you do to improve your current quality of life?