Comfort. Peace. Beauty. These are all positive words associated with quality of life, yet few people can say they experience these things in workplace. You spend a large portion of your life working, so why not make your office an enjoyable place to be, not only for yourself, but also for your clients?

If you?ve ever walked into a poorly lit, cluttered, stale room and noticed how it made you feel, then you understand that all rooms have energy. When you feel good in a room, you automatically attach a positive emotion to people associated with that room. It stands to reason then, that when clients like your space and feel good in your office environment, they also attach a positive feeling to you, which is good for business. A comfortable office environment is also great for helping you to enjoy time you spend working, which adds to your quality of life and productivity.

Here are seven ways to make your office more comfortable for both you and your clients.

1.If you own your building or have permission from landlord, paint walls a color other than white or off-white. Color, whether it?s soft or bold, is least expensive and most noticeable way to change feel of a room. If your office is naturally dark, brighten it up with a bold pumpkin or bright gold accent wall with a contrasting lighter color on other walls. Use soft sage green, apricot or sky blue to create a calm waiting area for clients. Wall color is a good way to start brightening things up and makes a great canvas on which to build.

2.Blank walls can be peaceful, however, too much blankness is sterile. Strike a good balance by adding art to make your office feel inviting. Choose a few pieces that you really like for your own space, and create continuity by having similar pieces in outer areas of your office. Instead of spreading small pieces out across all your walls, group them together on one wall for an interesting tableau. Save large pieces to hang alone on larger walls, and remember less is more. Don?t be afraid to leave one wall completely blank.

Travel is a fact of life, whether for business or for pleasure. For many business people, frequent travel is a frequent event. Over time, seasoned travelers have been able to come up with ways to simplify being on road. However, in today?s changing economy, many people are experiencing job and career changes. As a result, friendly skies are full of those who are new to business travel and finding themselves overwhelmed and exhausted. Here are ten steps to make your travel simpler and less time-consuming.

1. Make a list of all products you use throughout course of an average day. (shower gel, deodorant, shampoo, moisturizers, hair spray, toothpaste, toothbrush, floss, etc).

2. Take your list with you to store and purchase one of every product on your list in a trial size. Also buy a small inexpensive hair dryer, a mini shower scrubbie and an extra small comb or brush. At same time, purchase a travel case large enough to accommodate all these new items.

3. After shopping, put a handful of cottonballs, swabs and safety pins into three separate baggies. Pack your new travel toiletries and your baggies into your travel case and keep it packed this way and stored in your luggage at all times.