It’s that time of year when everyone, including us, promotes spring cleaning. Our post today provides the encouragement you need and some tips for finishing strong. It’s human nature, once the end is in sight, to want to hurry up and finish. While that can be if you’re running a race it can backfire if you speed through the end of a project sloppily. You need to complete the task with the same energy and attention to detail that you began it with.
Take for instance, transitioning to Stockpile quick online inventory solution as your inventory management solution. The first record you entered was likely given the utmost consideration. What fields to create, which details to include, how to designate areas within your location. That first record is probably a beaut of an example of all that Stockpile can be. As you continued on, however, you likely got into a rhythm and became a bit lackadaisical. You stopped typing full descriptions and started to abbreviate or leave things out all together because you’re sure you’ll remember that detail. Will you be the only one using Stockpile to track your inventory? If others will be accessing the data as well it’s important that each record be complete and clear. Even if you are going to be the only user, ask yourself this, how often will you access each and every record? If there are long periods of time when you aren’t looking at this data the details will fade from your memory. You need to include enough detail that you will know exactly what you meant, even if you don’t look at it for a year or more.
Spring cleaning is especially susceptible to falling victim to the hurry up and get it done syndrome. Often, we choose a room to tackle and things start off okay, but somewhere between pulling everything out and getting it all rehomed appropriately our enthusiasm for the project wanes. The weather is lovely and we start to wish that we were out enjoying it instead of cleaning up our mess. It’s all too easy to grab a few empty boxes and dump the remaining items in them to “be sorted later”. Usually later never comes, tomorrow turns into next week which becomes next month. Before you know it’s time to spring clean again and that box still hasn’t moved. There’s an old saying “Do it right, or do it again.” If you finish strong and do the job right the first time you won’t have to cover the same old ground the next time spring cleaning rolls around. Here are some tips to help you stay on target.
- Set realistic goals. If you know that you have a mountain of stuff in the attic or garage don’t try to tackle it all in one day. Choose a section of the room to focus on. When that is done, give yourself a break before starting on the next area.
- Choose a reward that will provide the incentive you need to finish. It can be anything as long as it will give that push to keep going when you want to quit. Sometimes working towards a clean organized room just isn’t reward enough. Come up with an idea that you’re excited about.
- Take a before picture. Remembering where you started and being able to see how far you’ve already come can be a motivator as well.
- If you need an extra carrot to dangle in front of yourself, tack up a photo that represents the look you’re hoping to achieve in your newly cleaned space. It’s easier to get there when you have an idea of where you’re going.
- Remember to stay hydrated and to eat. If you overwork yourself your energy level will drop and it will be hard to continue. You can quickly begin to feel tired, hungry, stressed and even develop a headache or other physical symptoms.
Finish Strong with Stockpile Quick Online Inventory Solution
We hope these tips help you finish strong, whether you’re spring cleaning or working on some other project. If you need an inventory management solution for your home or small business, choose Stockpile. Stockpile quick online inventory solution is fully customizable so you are able to add the fields that you need to manage your inventory. It’s also mobile compatible, so you can access your data anytime, from anywhere. Quickly and easily track inventory within a single location, or across multiple locations. Try Stockpile today!
