“I started using black for client things… I was just growing black there… I have to focus on the green if I’m really going to grow”

The Pro Serv Podcast: Grow, Scale, and Exit a Boutique Professional Services Firm · Scaling Is Subtraction: What the Founder Has to Stop Doing with Todd Rapp | Episode 275

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Color-code tasks on an iPad (GoodNotes) using black for client work, green for growth/marketing, blue for operations, red for home tasks, then deliberately remove black and blue items to focus on green growth tasks

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