Most of us have a routine when we get to work. Get a cup of coffee (or tea, or water). That’s the first thing on the list. Greet your co-workers, start your computer,
check your phone for emails, and get started on your day. My routine goes like this: I bring my coffee,
so I don’t have to get any, start my computer; sort my mail; organize my desk; retrieve the download from the companies;
match the policy numbers to the customer that the system couldn’t find; print
the download email; export, sort, and print the unbilled policy lists;
distribute the unbilled policy lists; check my suspense; check the Alerts for
any policies that need attention; read the emails for three email addresses;
sort and distribute the emails; record the payments to the companies; record
the payments to our office; and finally, I can start my day. Whew! Oh,
yeah, I forgot, I need to retrieve the morning faxes from the web site and
check our Facebook account……Hmmm…..what else am I forgetting?
When you get into a routine and that routine gets
interrupted, do you have a hard time getting back into your work mode? It is not easy. When someone changes your routine, do you
have a hard time with it? Change is not
always easy. You make think it is more
work, when actually, most of the time; it is just a reorganization of what you
do in a more efficient way. Change. Try it, you might like it. Keep an open mind as things are always
changing around you.
