Small Biz Tip: Time Management Step 2: Find Out Where You're Wasting Time

Posted by Cheryl Sowa on Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Tips from July 28, 2009

The Small Business tips today discuss time management. Step 2: Find Out Where You're Wasting Time


  1. Keep a log to document your activities during the day & time spent on them. Check which are productive & which are not.
  2. Identify what activities can only be done by you & which ones you can delegate. Allow others to help where they can.
  3. Identify major time wasters: Internet, email, socializing, communication breakdown. Eliminate the problems you can & control the issues.
  4. Create goals. Write them down to ensure that you follow them. Track your progress every so often, reevaluate, & adjust.


Daily Overview: Realizing your time wasters will allow you to delegate time efficiently & create goals.


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Cheryl Sowa

Cheryl Sowa is a Public Relations Coordinator for America’s Best Companies. She also writes daily for the Small Business Center. Cheryl graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and obtained Bachelor degrees in English and Communications. Contact Cheryl

Tags: small business, time management, waste, time wasters, goals

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