For the last two months, I've been changing the way I view my email accounts. I've noticed that NOTHING I get is ever an emergency that needs action this very minute. I've also noticed that if I don't read my email until 11 a.m., I accomplish more and when it's time to read my email, I can go through it much quicker -- to answer, delete, or move to an appropriate folder. Email can be so time-consuming, it's not surprising that in his book, "The 4-Hour Workweek", Tim Ferriss recommends creating an automatic email that says you read your email once or twice a day. (I've read the book and used this one idea, but found

Supported by the Wise Words of Benjamin Franklin "Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.” -- Ben Franklin You can cut budgets in many areas, but often, activities that waste your time can cost you the most.  Savvy financial advisors see that soft or invisible costs translate into hard dollars lost.  To help profits, focus your energy on repairing the “small leaks” in your firm and measure the value of how, and with whom, you spend your time.  After assessing which activities add value to your business, eliminate time and energy wasters. Below are five ways you can narrow your focus and enhance your efforts to grow your business, complete with