I am making a dobos torte for New Year’s this year. But in order to do so, I had to clean my oven. Now, cleaning my oven doesn’t involve the work it did 25 years ago, when I cleaned it once a month with a can of Easy Off oven cleaner and a scrub sponge, but I still put the task off because of the smell it fills the house with.
However, in order to make the dobos torte, I needed a clean oven. I didn’t want the odors from the burning drips and drops of pervious creations flavoring the delicate cakes of my torte. So I set the oven to Self Clean after the pizza from last night’s dinner made a mess that could no longer be ignored.
Performing your tasks at work is much the same as cleaning your oven to make a special creation. As we’re busy working at the jobs in front of us, often times there are little messes along the way that are made – unfiled papers, unrecorded expenses, notes scratched on the backs of envelopes that are mislaid, etc. As these messes grow and accumulate, they will soon begin to “flavor” the work you’re performing, and not in a good way.
As we close out this old year, make it a point to get a handle on things now. If you’re not the organized type, and you might not ever be, you could probably still work in some improvements to your way of doing things, and you could definitely schedule in some “catch up” days throughout the year to clean that oven floor – so to speak.
The work you produce will come out that much sweeter when you have everything in order. Stay on top of things before they get too bad.
What is your weakness when it comes to running your business and how do you overcome it?
Micki – your web gal
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