[Two weeks ago, I told you that I was going to be doing a Board of Directors post once a week. Here's the first one.]
David Allen Named To Genuine Chris’s Fictitious Board of Directors. GTD’s David Allen, author of Getting Things Done has been added to Chris Johnson’s board of directors. David is the source of inspiration for Chris Johnson as he forms businesses that make money, and gets tasks off of his plate. Through his books, David has provided astounding value to Chris Johnson as he moves into the freelancer sales space.
“Productivity doesn’t happen by itself” David was quotesd as saying. “Form and Function must match for maximum productivity.”
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GTD was a godsend to me. Last may, I was still a mortgage broker, I was starting my journey as a freelancer, and managing a few projects. I had no clue, and I didn’t know ‘what next,’ about anything. I started reading http://lifehacker.com right as it was turning into what Greg Swann calls a venderslut area. (I don’t fault them for it, it’s an AWESOME site, you just have to wade through a load of crap to get the good stuff). They kept talking about GTD, and so I was naturally intrigued.
I got the book. I started rocking a moleskeine. This was sometime in 2006ish, and it changed my life. I handled more tasks better, I had more enegy, and the overwhelm was no longer there.
Organize.
Process
Review
Do.
I boiled it down to that, enough for massive improements. And David Allen’s enlightened common sense approach helped me with that in a big way. So, like everyone else, he’s on my “board of directors. “ It’s a totem ,a kludge, but I’ll tell you what, my office is organized. More than it would be anyway. And, for those of you that haven’t done this, please read the book today.
More to come, as I have to process stuff.
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Chris,
Great post title.
The idea of a personal fictitious board of directors is a good one. Will be interesting to see if David weighs in with you. He seems like a good guy. BTW, if you liked GTD, you will probably enjoy his latest book, Making Work Life Better.
Alec