• Have a long list of things to do and can mark off 4 of them in an hour.
• You are straightening, cleaning or micro-working.
• You are spending hours on e-mail.
• You can’t find things and spend a lot of time looking and discovering things you have not seen in a long time.
• You spend social/idle time on the phone.
• You spend time on TV, newspaper, errands & shopping (things that don’t contribute to bottom line)
• Maintenance items absorb your time
• You spend time on the internet, computer games, chat rooms, etc

Christy Geiger, Executive Business Coach & Trainer, Minneapolis, MN