6.Put a small boom box with quiet music in your office.

7.Open a window in springtime to get fresh air and hear birds.

8.Have family or friends' photos displayed where you can see them but use tools such as shelves or wall space, so they don't infringe upon your workspace.

9.Display a few pieces of your favorite memorabilia where you can see it.

10.Get into habit of clearing your desk ten minutes before you leave each night. A clean desk is a great way to greet day.

If you make your workspace a more enjoyable place to be, you'll get more Done, you?ll spend more time there and you'll be happier in process.

Monica Ricci has been an organizing specialist since 1999, and her motivational presentations teach effective organizing and simplifying techniques for home and work. She also offers free email tips and ideas on how to make life simpler and more organized. Her topics include clutter control, paper management, time management, organizing space and procrastination.Contact Monica at 770-569-2642 or Monica@CatalystOrganizing.com.

Pay only for value.

Amateur IT consultants tend to charge for their time, not by value of work they perform; so do contract programmers. Real IT consultants, though, charge based on value provided to you, NOT based on time. This is because amateurs are afraid that they won't be able to complete project in a reasonable amount of time, so they want reassurance that they'll be paid for their time in any situation. Experienced IT consultants, though, are confident in their ability to deliver code under their estimate, they are confident in their ability to provide value, and they that they can provide value that's worth MORE than their time is. You shouldn't be making an investment decision every time you consider calling your IT consultant.

It always takes time.

Some consultants will offer to send you a proposal after a ten or twenty minute phone conversation. It is impossible to accurately assess your situation that quickly; they are trying to provide you with a 'one-size-fits-all' package. Real IT consultants will not provide you with answers, proposals, or fees until they know enough about your business to have an informed opinion. Unless your consultant is willing to spend enough time to really know what your problem is, you won't end up with solution that you really need, because your consultant is making random shots in dark.