Moguls Magazine Quarterly Issue 2 Fall 2014 COLLECTORS EDITION | Page 10

PRODUCTIVITY 101 Incorporating Simple Changes that are both easy to do AND easy not to do. De-Cluttering Your Life Increases Your Productivity & Profit During the everyday shuffle of life from balancing checks, businesses, and family our lives can become disorganized and cluttered. Valuable seconds are lost due to the misplacement of keys, important contracts being lost amongst a pile of disarray, or simple errors are made simply due to disorganization that may have cost you a potential client or income. Here are a few tips to assist you with de-cluttering your workspace and hopefully increasing your productivity as well as your profit: 1. There is a space and time for everything. a. Designate a space for your office and important paperwork. b. Invest in storage and shelving equipment and properly label each. c. Allocate a specific time each day to tackle your work related tasks. d. Delegate tasks to family members, hire assistance, or outsource if needed. 2. Loose the clutter a. Junk mail should be discarded after two weeks. b. Create a receipt filing system for all business related expenses Ex. A clear shoe box sized container labeled quarterly and insert envelopes for each category. Business related categories could include: Travel, Uniform, Business Meetings, etc. c. Discard calendars, phone books, business cards There are several phone apps that a client can download that will scan business cards and important documents. My personal recommendation is www.dropbox.com. d. Purchase a dry erase or magnetic board to display all important dates, information or paperwork. “Your mind cannot remember, what your eyes can not see.” KeAndea “Kema” Williams is the CEO of A Luxurious Life Boutique Agency based in Memphis, TN with offices throughout the Southeast. She was recently nominated by the Tri-State Defender at the Best in Black Awards for Best Event Planner and Best Concert/Party Promoter of 2013. Her company works with high profile individuals offering professional services including Concierge, Promotions, Virtual Personal Assistants and more. Visit her website at http://www. aluxuriouslifeboutique.com for a complete menu of offerings. www.BlackMogulsMagazine.com 7