Entrepreneurs often find themselves in unique positions when it comes to creating more value for their time. Everyday life is hectic for the business owner, and they often find themselves rattled by unnecessary barriers. Often, they look at the clutter and find this web of obstacles so complicated that we cringe at the idea of sorting it out. When your time is precious, it's important to take a look at your daily routines and find out what is necessary and what is not.

There are many options in how you manage your day and how your everyday processes make your business function. But we don't always look at these everyday functions to see if they are productive enough for our business. Sometimes we feel that our day-to-day is the way it always was, and, after all, it works.

But, when you take the time to slow down and identify your processes, you can maximize the effectiveness of your time spent on your daily routines and identify areas that are not beneficial to the success of your business. The lean methodology is the tool to identifying these opportunities.