by asquaredonline | Jul 6, 2022 | Productivity, Strategy
“Quit the wrong stuff. Stick with the right stuff. Have the guts to do one or the other.” ~Seth Godin, The Dip I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard this sentence: “I hired a virtual assistant, and it was awful. I decided I’m better off just working solo.”...
by asquaredonline | May 4, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Strategy
I was washing dishes the other day when I noticed our grilling spatula for the fifteenth time. I was vaguely annoyed that it was still on the counter…but not in a super conscious way. Just an under the surface ‘meh’ feeling that can usually get drowned out by other...
by asquaredonline | Jan 12, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Planning, Strategy
I used to think I was a good multitasker. As a matter of fact, I’m rubbish at it. And so are you. Just ask any teacher or partner who’s asked you a question that you completely missed because you were focused on something else. Our bodies do plenty of multitasking...
by asquaredonline | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog, Planning, Strategy, Systems, Time Management
On a normal week, I host or attend between 15 and 20 calls. Between 30% and 50% of my working time is on Zoom. I enjoy connecting with people, and I’ve scheduled things to make sure I still have big blocks for deep work. But it’s intense. In a few weeks, I’m going to...
by asquaredonline | Feb 24, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Planning, Strategy
I don’t love algebra, but it has one major thing going for it: there is always one right answer. If you’re trying to solve an equation, you know exactly when it’s done. And once it’s done, it stays done. Most of our entrepreneurial projects are nothing like this....
by asquaredonline | Oct 21, 2020 | Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Systems
I used to think that I had two types of competitors for my business: People doing the same type of work I do Alternative ways for people to solve the problem I solve I’ve always known that there is plenty of room for more people to do what I do. We’re in a...
