--- title: Time Management for Entrepreneurs description: Time Management for Entrepreneurs image: http://eosworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Time-Management-for-Entrepreneurs.jpg --- - [2020 EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) - Request a Speaker - [Become an EOS Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://eosimplementers.com/) - Contact - [**Login to Base Camp**](https://bc.eosworldwide.com) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [Blog](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog) [MENU](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/100902/eos/time-management-entrepreneurs/#sidr) - What is EOS? - [EOS Model](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-model) - [EOS Process](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-process) - [EOS Toolbox](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-toolbox) - [EOS History & Team](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-story-team) - [EOS Implementers](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/what-is-an-eos-implementer) - Why EOS Works - [Why EOS Works](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/why-eos-works) - [Real World Results](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/testimonials) - [EOS Books](https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library) - [EOS Tools](https://www.eosworldwide.com/eos-tools) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [**Get Started**](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/get-started) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://www.eosimplementers.com) - [Become an Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Contact](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/contact) - [Base Camp Login](https://basecamp.eosworldwide.com) - [Blog](http://blog.eosworldwide.com) - [Request a Speaker](https://www.eosworldwide.com/book-a-speaker) - [2020EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) Close ![Header-Placeholder.jpg](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eos-blog2.jpg?width=1678&name=eos-blog2.jpg "Header-Placeholder.jpg") ## EOS Worldwide Blog Advice and Insight for Entrepreneurs and Leadership Teams ##### Search the Blog : # [Time Management for Entrepreneurs](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/100902/eos/time-management-entrepreneurs/) Written by[Jonathan Smith](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/jonathan-smith) on February 21, 2014 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Implementers](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/implementers) [EOS](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/eos) [![Time Management for Entrepreneurs](http://eosworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Time-Management-for-Entrepreneurs.jpg)](http://eosworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Time-Management-for-Entrepreneurs.jpg)I learned about [Dan Sullivan's](http://www.strategiccoach.com/bios/bio_entrepreneur_coach_dan_sullivan.html) and [Strategic Coach's](http://www.strategiccoach.com/) [Entrepreneurial Time System™](http://www.entrepreneurship.org/resource-center/the-entrepreneurial-time-system-t.aspx) when I was a student in their program in 2001. As an entrepreneur, prior to adopting the system it was extremely difficult to differentiate a vacation day from a work day. All my days seemed to bleed together with no clear work boundaries. I felt like I was always working and it was exhausting and often unproductive. **Yearly Planning** I do personal and business planning every year through a tool called the Vision / Traction Organizer (V/TO). During that planning process I set goals for the number of Focus Days®, Buffer Days® and Free Days® For the year. In 2013, I set a goal of 100 Focus Days, 165 Buffer Days and 100 Free Days. **Weekly Discipline and Awareness** Every Sunday evening as I review the week ahead, I very intentionally note which days of the week are Focus, Buffer and Free. In addition, I also look back at the prior week to confirm what actually happened in terms of Focus, Buffer and Free Days and report them on my weekly scorecard to my team. **Entrepreneurial Excellence** The Entrepreneurial Time System has been a lifesaver for me, without it every day would be a Buffer Day and my mind and body would never get a break. I attribute my entrepreneurial success, including building an Inc 500 Business, to the clarity and freedom that the Entrepreneurial Time System provides. **Are your ready to take control over your life and make it big?** --- More Blog Posts: ← [Business Leadership: Uncommon Courage](http://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/100642/eos/business-leadership-uncommon-courage/) | [All You Can Eat “Rock” Buffet](http://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/100910/eos/can-eat-rock-buffet/) → ![eos-tools-dark.jpg](http://www.eosworldwide.com/hubfs/eos-tools-dark.jpg "eos-tools-dark.jpg") ## Unlock The Toolbox. Simple tools that empower entrepreneurs to get what they want from their businesses. [![EOS-logo-web-500](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EOS-logo-web-500.png?width=250&name=EOS-logo-web-500.png)](https://eosworldwide.com)   ### Follow EOS on Social: #### Subscribe to Email Updates: