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April 20, 2007

Signing off for now

Well, I'm signing off from this blog for now. It's just the most sensible thing for me to do right now. I'll leave you with my thoughts on prioritizing, since essentially halting any project / area of focus represents a shift in priorities.

I have often heard David Allen talk about whether he, or others, have "the bandwidth" to take on a new endeavor. It's interesting language, and I love the way it doesn't assume any lack of time or energy. By saying I do or don't have the bandwidth for something, I get to decide what I want to focus on, how much I can focus on at once, and where the limits and guidelines are about that.

It's remarkable to me to hear from countless people in our network who wear many hats with success. I intersect with some of these people thorugh the GTD Connect inteviews, others at the RoadMap seminars, and others who bump into us at seemingly random places along the road. And while these people come from all industries (medicine, finance, HR, small startup companies, education, the list goes on...), there is a common thread to their success. They model to me a fine balance between clear focus and an ability to maintain altitude and perspective, while wearing many hats. In the RoadMap seminar, which is truly one of my favorite events, David talks about control and perspective. Quite the combination, and quite the dance, in my experience, to keep them both going at once.

So here I am at another mini-reflection point, doing my weekly review and looking at all my hats like this rich colorful display in a store window. It's been a real pleasure, readers, hearing from you. I hope you'll consider this an open invitation to stay connected with me in and about this work.

You can still catch me around on the GTD Connect forums. Don't hestitate to drop me a line.

Posted by at April 20, 2007 11:56 AM

Comments

Posted by: Buddy Webb at April 20, 2007 02:45 PM