Preparing for work:

• Ensure you have enough sleep
• Eat breakfast 
• Be healthy and active
• Manage your mood (try to maintain a positive attitude)
• Leave home at home (and work at work)
• Drink plenty of water

At work:

• Arrive to work on time
• Make a 'to do' list:
• Do it each night before leaving work so you can start straight away in the morning
• Prioritise the list
• Organise your workspace:
• Clear clutter from your desk/workspace
• Organise your emails (use sub folders, flags and categories)
• Save a list of passwords so they are easy to find when needed
• Save an excel list of shortcuts to websites/documents you frequently use
• Eliminate distractions:
• Put the mobile phone away (they can become more a hindrance than a help) 
• Emails
• set specific times to check emails (first thing in the morning/after lunch)
• remove pop up notifications
• Block out your calendar if you have a specific task to complete
• Have regular breaks
• Delay non important jobs (add them to your to do list)
• Understand your most productive times of the day (Schedule task that require full concentration for these times)
• Understand what motivates you
• Share idea on how to best use the technology you have

Job/Task Specific:

• Understand the job/task before you start
• Break job/task down into smaller tasks (Makes it less overwhelming)
• Manage your time on tasks (Understand the budget – how many hours should it take)
• Have a structured process for each time you prepare similar tasks
• Dedicate your full attention to the one job/task at a time (Less likely to make mistakes)
• If you have certain tasks to do daily/weekly set time aside in your calendar
• Don't put off the difficult jobs, just do it, it will help clear your head for the rest of the day
• Seek help from others when needed
• Be an active learner, everyone makes mistakes, try to improve next time
• Be confident in your abilities