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January 29, 2007
Here, there and everywhere
I've had quite an interesting month of travel. I spent the first week of this year at a wonderful University in Atlanta doing a seminar for the faculty, followed by some 1:1 coaching with some of the senior administration. I love doing seminar/coaching combinations because I get to see firsthand what people do with GTD after a class. Everyone seems to take away and implement slightly different pieces of GTD. While some people really embrace getting their email under control, others tackle their paper files and piles. I've had people tell me that the ONLY thing they did after the class was to get a P-Touch labeler or Levenger notebook and that changed their life!
After Atlanta I went to Missoula, Montana to do a two-day GTD seminar for a wildlife foundation. What amazes me sometimes is that no matter what the organization, job role or location, there's something in GTD for everyone. In fact, sometimes non-profit organizations resonate with GTD the most since they are used to working with limited resources and getting things done with less effort/time/expense is key.
This week I'm off to New York City for a class I'm doing specifically for administrative staff at a Wall St. financial services firm. With the short cycles that admin staff typically have, some of the organizing pieces we suggest for email and paperflow tend to be a little bit different.
My husband and I even managed to take a little vacation in Key West, Florida this weekend. Here I am at the southernmost point in the continental U.S.:
And in my copious spare time, we are moving into a new house next week. I swear, I couldn't do a fraction of what I get done, with as little stress as I have, without GTD. It's not just a system for me, it's a way of life.
Posted by Kelly at January 29, 2007 03:28 PM
Comments
Hey! I've been to that spot! Key West is great!
Posted by: Ben at January 29, 2007 06:09 PM
Best wishes for the move!
Posted by: Kristi at January 30, 2007 10:40 AM
I'm glad to see you made it to GA. I'm trying to decide between the D.C. GTD Roadmap seminar or the Atlanta one. I'm only an hour and a half away from Atlanta, but I sure wouldn't mind going to D.C. again and spending some quality time with my family while I'm far from work.
Posted by: CynicalGeek at January 31, 2007 08:05 AM
Lookin' forward to your move!
Posted by: Robert at January 31, 2007 03:52 PM
Thanks all for the best wishes on the move.
Cynical Geek - how great you're going to RoadMap. I was able to catch the tail end of the New York RoadMap today and caught some new ideas from David. I've probably sat through about 40 of David's seminars over the past 15 years and I still take away new nuggets every time I see him present. Today, I was fascinated by some of the Comfort Zone stuff he's weaved into the end of the day. He has people take a good look at getting GTD to stick and what gets in the way or supports the end result. I wrote down a great quote from him on this:
"You must identify enough with the resulting experience that you can't help making it happen and keeping it going."
Good food for thought.
Posted by: Kelly at February 1, 2007 07:44 PM
