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Member Exclusive: Christmas Comes But Once A Year

Anyone seen any GTD-friendly Christmas cards and gifts?

Any particular tips, tricks or lists to making a success of Yuletide?

Dave

GTD Times: Why it's important to keep your system current

No matter how consistent the system is, if it is not current (i.e. completely up to date with all items in a category) it still can't be trusted in a way that relieves the psyche of the job of remembering and sorting. You'll look at a list and some part of you knows it's not the whole list, so (a) you won't totally trust your choices and (b) you'll still try to use your head to keep track. And if your brain still has that job, instead of trusting your lists, you won't be motivated to keep you...

Podcast: David Allen - Getting Started with GTD

David Allen shares his tips for getting started with GTD. A great dose of guidance on what to do to get your Getting Things Done system off the ground. Click here to listen now or click here to download. (mp3, 4:53). For access to all previous podcasts, check out our complete podcast feed.

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GTD Times: Two GTD tools to increase sales

As a sales executive, a great way to differentiate yourself from the competition is by helping clients manage the project your solution is supposed to help. While this is known as a "consultative sale" and might seem like nothing new, ask yourself: how many salespeople actually have a system for it?

Salespersons are trained to sell, not to consult. So most people do not do well in "consultative sales" despite what they said when they were interviewed.

Fortunately, those of you who discovere...

Member Exclusive: Which Electronic List Manager Do You Use?

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Member Exclusive: David Allen On Twitter

What's the difference in the feelings from an uncomfortable positive change & a bad decision? Entrepreneur's angst.

Member Exclusive: Trust & Routines

A letter to David Allen:
Hello David, I appreciate your work and the level of thought and detail you apply. I was wondering if you could address some concerns of mine with the implementation of your system.

I've tried to implement the GTD system. It didn't work initially, it was my bad as I di...

Podcast: David Allen - Making It All Work

In this podcast, recorded for "Inside Personal Growth," David shares the keys from his book Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life. Click here to listen now or click here to download. (mp3, 33:17). For access to all previous podcasts, check out our complete podcast feed.




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GTD Times: Critical patch for GTD Outlook Add-in users

Hey GTD'ers--for those of you who use the Getting Things Done® Outlook® Add-In by NetCentrics, make sure you grab the critical update before Sunday. Here's what they  say:

NetCentrics has released an update for the Getting Things Done Outlook Add-In, Version 3.0.40.  This update is critical and provides you with the latest version of the Getting Things Done Add-In and offers the highest levels of stability.  This update needs to be installed before the Daylight Savings Time change (No...

Member Exclusive: Dean's Comments On The Upper Altitudes

Dean Acheson gives his perspective on thinking about the higher levels in the GTD Horizons of Focus. He sheds some light on the upper altitude levels where many people run into confusion.