Time Management Is Essential Time management is a skill you will need to learn to run your business, and a skill that means you will need to work smarter, nor harder. There's a difference between having the busy-ness thing going on and not getting much accomplished and being busy in a productive manner. That means FOCUS, something you have read about already in this e-book. You'll find this interesting. It's the 80/20 rule that states 80% of unfocussed effort generates 20% worth of results. That's not good! But look at it another way, 20 percent of your staff will cause 80 percent of your problems, but another 20 percent of your staff will provide 80 percent of your production. It works both ways. Think: what would happen if you changed your focus? Put off things you need to do? Procrastination can undo even the most seemingly dedicated business people. You need to make time for success and that means not putting off things until tomorrow that you can accomplish today. Need to get in the right mood, wait for the right time? Goals that need to be achieved to grow your business in a successful way wait for no man and once you have them, you must strive to reach them. Goals give focus, and what gives more pleasure than reaching your goals? Maybe it's the way you work that needs to be looked at. Are your goals not clear, and you are underestimating task difficulties? Do you underestimate the time needed to carry out your tasks and have unclear standards for task completion? Are you deep in your heart afraid of success or failure or a perfectionist? 6