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Episode #117: David Allen interviewed by Doug Goldstein

From the archives: David was interviewed by Doug Goldstein about GTD in general but also about how it translates into the financial planning side of life. 

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Episode #116: Getting Started with GTD®

From the archives: Kelly Forrester and David Allen talk about pointers and tips, and where can you start, when it comes to learning GTD.

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Go beyond passion to peaceful purposefulness

I have been attempting to understand why it bugs me to hear professional motivators talk about the necessity for “passion” to be successful. Perhaps I’m just getting too old and lazy to be interested in jacking up my emotions about anything. (Getting passionate about something usually seems to me like hard work.) Or perhaps it’s …

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Episode #115: In Conversation with Evan Taubenfeld

From the archives: David Allen interviews Evan Taubenfeld, a young up-and-coming rock musician, writer, and producer. David calls him a prime candidate for the poster child of GTD. Listen in as Evan shares how he uses GTD in his creative process.

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New GTD partners in five countries

We are pleased to announce that we have new GTD distribution partners in five more countries.

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Episode #114: Leading Organizations Through Challenging Times with GTD

From the archives: Lots to discuss about challenging times and the economy, and people trying to do more with less and how that relates to their individual and organizational systems.

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Episode #113: Best Practices of Organize

From the archives: Kelly Forrester, David Allen and Robert Peake talk about some of the best practices to complete the Organize portion of the 5 step process, as they also describe what Organize really means.

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Episode #112: Holacracy and Dynamic Steering

From the archives: What would your organizational structure be like if everyone is fully accountable for the roles they hold, both implicitly and explicitly? Can you imagine meetings where the things that you have your attention on are consistently and efficiently processed to concrete Projects & Next Actions? Join David Allen and Kelly Forrister as they speak with the experts from HolacracyOne. They'll talk about the "Holacracy" operating system, how it's been integrated into the David Allen Company, and how it complements GTD.

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Are you overwhelmed by long lists?

Are you overwhelmed by long lists? David Allen's advice for choosing what to do from your many possibilities.

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Episode #111: GTD for Creative People

From the GTD Slice of Life archive: Musician Evan Taubenfeld and entertainment lawyer Danny Passman join David Allen and Coach Kelly Forrister in an inspiring conversation about GTD for creative people. Lots of wonderful nuggets in this one about finding the creative spark within the structure of a GTD system.

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