I don’t know how many times I heard that growing up, but it was often enough that I can close my eyes and easily hear my mom saying it in my head. I tried every excuse in the book to no avail.
“No one is coming into my room, mom.”
“They’ve seen my room messy before.”
“It’s just grandpa and grandma”.
Eventually my mother grew tired of my procrastination and sent me to my room. The only way I could leave is if it passed inspection. As I look at my desk at work now (I think I see a corner over there) it’s evident she failed at making me a tidy person, but God bless her she tried.
I’ve seen a lot of messy bedrooms out and about on sales calls. I usually don’t mind, after all how could I blame you for not getting all dressed up to meet a sales guy. Sometimes though it does give me pause, especially if it’s at a restaurant, medical office, or some other business I expect to be clean and sterile looking. Once in a while I visit someplace where the messy backroom has begun to work its way to the front of the house. It usually starts small, like in the area behind the register or with a few dust bunnies in the corner, but inevitably it overtakes an entire operation. I’m sure your excuses sound a lot like mine…
“I’m a retailer; no one is coming into the back room”
“They’ve seen a messy bathroom before”
“It’s just one of our regulars (or a sales guy)”
Perhaps it’s time to give that back room or rest room a good scrub? Not only will it help you make a good impression on the odd person who might see it you also might find it better reflects the image you want your business to project, helps you work more efficiently, and ultimately makes more money. At the very least it should help you feel proud about your product and or business.
Now if you’ll excuse me I have some cleaning of my own to do.
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