Submitted by DEBRA FOSZCZ , Wednesday, 29^th August 2007

How are you wasting your time and what is it costing you?

1) List specific ways you are consistently wasting time at work:

A) Telephone / Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _________

B) Surfing the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _________

C) Interruptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _________

D) Socializing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . __________

E) Procrastination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . __________

F) Personal Disorganization . . . . . . . . . . . . . __________

G) Cleaning Your Desk / Files . . . . . . . . . . . __________

H) Inability to Say “No” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . __________

I) Lack of Delegation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . __________

J) Indecision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . __________

K) Unimportant Paperwork & Reading . . . . __________

L) Poorly Planned Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . __________

M) Television & Video Games . . . . . . . . . ___________

N) Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . __________

O) Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . __________


2) Next to each item write the average amount of time you lose each day for that particular time waster.

3) Total wasted time from above: __________ Divide this total by 2: _________

This is how much time you could gain at work on an average day. What marketing activities could you accomplish with this extra time?

How much is your time worth per hour?
$________ x _______ hours wasted = $___________


About Our Show Advisor: Debra Foszcz is the founder and owner of High Profile (a promotional products company), and a featured show advisor to the “Life Business and Money, with Steven Kay” radio show. If you would like more information on how to maximize your efficiency and improve results in your business, please feel free to contact her directly at 713-849-9927 or email Debra@hProfile.com at any time.

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