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Episode #175: GTD® Success Factors – pt 2

In this series, David Allen, Meg Edwards, and Marian Bateman take you through how to keep the system going by examining the Review and Do phases of GTD®. Learn how to review your system, including what to review when and the different horizons of focus, so you can trust the choices you are making about what to do. Also includes an in-depth walk through of the Weekly Review, with Coach Meg Edwards sharing her recommendations on how to productively spend an hour getting clear and current.

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Your Priorities: Leaping from Hope to Trust

GTD makes the intuitive leaps about what action to take more a matter of trust than hope.

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Episode #174: GTD® Success Factors – pt 1

In this series, David Allen, Meg Edwards, and Marian Bateman take you through how to keep the system going by examining the Review and Do phases of GTD®. Learn how to review your system, including what to review when and the different horizons of focus, so you can trust the choices you are making about what to do. Also includes an in-depth walk through of the Weekly Review, with Coach Meg Edwards sharing her recommendations on how to productively spend an hour getting clear and current.

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Episode #173 – Balances Due

David talks about keeping track of balances due, and the importance of having a complete inventory of your projects and next actions in order to say yes or no to new requests.

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Episode #172 – Slice of GTD® Life with Jennifer Ladd-Lively

Jennifer Ladd-Lively demonstrates why "the better you get, the better you'd better get." As her responsibilities have increased, she has modified her system from what she calls the brute force method, to a combination of digital and paper that handles everything smoothly.

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Episode #171 – David Allen on the Three Cs

David Allen talks about the three Cs of effective systems -- Consistent, Current, and Context-driven.

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Episode #170: 3 Days to Clarity – pt 3

Part 3 of 3 - 3 Days to ClarityIn this 3 MP3 audio series, David Allen explains how to get control of all the open loops in your life that are tugging on your psyche, draining your energy and standing in the way of you accomplishing more important things you want. This series dives deeply into discussing the Collect, Process, and Organize phases of GTD® to lay the foundation for successful implementation.

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Episode #169: 3 Days to Clarity – pt 2

Part 2 of 3 - 3 Days to ClarityIn this 3 MP3 audio series, David Allen explains how to get control of all the open loops in your life that are tugging on your psyche, draining your energy and standing in the way of you accomplishing more important things you want. This series dives deeply into discussing the Collect, Process, and Organize phases of GTD® to lay the foundation for successful implementation.

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Episode #168: 3 Days to Clarity – pt 1

Part 1 of 3 - 3 Days to ClarityIn this 3 MP3 audio series, David Allen explains how to get control of all the open loops in your life that are tugging on your psyche, draining your energy and standing in the way of you accomplishing more important things you want. This series dives deeply into discussing the Collect, Process, and Organize phases of GTD® to lay the foundation for successful implementation.

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Episode #167: Slice of GTD® Life with Tim Howes

Tim Howes manages to have a sense of humor, and be an involved, caring parent, even while he juggles concurrent careers in higher education, real estate renovation, and business acquisition. As you listen, you'll find out why the Natural Planning Model is one of his favorite GTD® tools. In this interview, he describes how his system has evolved from paper to digital, and the software he has tried. He also tells us how he shares GTD® with grad students and his own family.

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