Managing Time

Ok, this is the first post and its on a topic that I need the most right now. As many of you know, I own a corporation with I don't know how many divisions right now. Here is a quick list:

1. Capture Media Service - General photography, video production, graphics, web.
2. Capture Studio Cafe - basically a restaurant now, even though it started out just a coffee shop.
3. Weddings By Capture - Wedding photography and video
4. Capture Home Tour - Real Estate promotional video service for agents and FSBO's
5. Youve Been Captured - Live event photography/video service for parties, etc

I have around 12 employees (including freelancers). I live above the cafe so I'm always at work which means that work is my life right now. So as you can see, managing time is tough for me.

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Now that you have a sense of what I do, I hope that you'll be able to relate a little more with me.

To start, I think we need to first think about why there is a need to manage time. I sometimes wonder if people in earlier centuries really had this problem. They most likely had quite the opposite issue of having too much time. Only in the past few decades has the issue of managing time become something to worry about.

I'm thinking the main reason we are too busy is because:

A) We are in a career that requires us to climb that ladder quickly
B) Trying to get out of school as fast as possible
C) Majoring in a degree that is very complex (doctor, lawyer, etc)
D) Entrepreneurship and having to work extra hard to get your company on its feet before it goes under
E) Planning an event or party


I can't really think of too many more right now but from looking at the list it seems that it all boils down to money and making a living. Now if I were a farmer, I may have time management issues such as planting seed before the raining season hits or