My office desk is a mess. The top, which is on display, is cluttered but orderly. However, the inside, the part not visible to passersby, gives a concise history of everyone I’ve met and all the lunches I’ve brought back to my desk over the last three years or so. There are business cards from people I’ve glad-handed over drinks, plastic bags from takeout joints which I will one day recycle and until recently, a stack of menus. There are also push pins, more staples than I’ll ever use and Post-it notes of various sizes and colors. Yet amidst these junk drawers are also all the tools I need during the day to look my best.
Over the years, I’ve compiled a list of items that I try keep at all times. If I were more organized I’d keep them in a Dopp Kit but these days there isn’t much time for organization. Here we go.
1. Small Mirror – Because one should need to go to the men’s room to see if hair is sticking out of one’s nose.
2. Hairbrush or Comb – Use with mirror above.
3. Aspirin and Ibuprofen – Because sometimes Tuesday night turns into Wednesday morning.
4. Cloth to clean glasses or eye drops for contacts – You need clear vision to see what’s coming your way.
5. Breath Mints or Toothbrush and Paste – I don’t need to explain this one.
6. Hand Lotion – Because dry, cracking mitts have no place at the Board Room table.
7. Lint Roller – A little sprucing up between home and the office is never a bad thing.
8. Tissues – Because keeping your nose clean in business is very important these days.
9. Lip Balm – See #6 above and replace mitts with lips.
10. Nail File – Bury this one way in the back of your drawer and use it sparingly. But this is an important one to have because never at any point should you cut your nails at work.
11. Quick Shine Sponge – This isn’t meant to replace a proper shine but rather to add a little sparkle if you’re having a dull day.
Guys keep some or all of these items at your desk and you’ll look your best all day.
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