Whenever the topic of time management for entrepreneurs comes up, I hear a lot of sighing, some tears, and many jokes about the very lack of free time so many entrepreneurs experience.
Do any of these sound familiar?
- Running from here to there, here to there, here to there
- Checking email 6 or 8 or 20 times an hour
- Fitting clients in whenever it’s best for them
- Switching gears from task to project to phone calls and back
- Not knowing when your energy is highest
- Spending too much time on social media sites
- Not knowing the highest and best use of your time
All of these are symptoms of a schedule unexamined – a lack of time management, if you will.
If you haven’t sat down to review how and where you’re spending your precious hours, be assured you’re frittering away time somewhere! The process of learning time management for entrepreneurs is one of the most critical skills to master.