The GTD® Virtual Study Group
GTD® VSG
Welcome to the GTD® Virtual Study Group! This is a twice-monthly live call that focuses in on productivity and Getting Things Done. We are a supportive global community dedicated to inspiring and empowering personal growth.
We focus on general principles of productivity, how to become more successful in life, and the Getting Things Done®* task management methodology.
Join our live calls on the second and fourth Thursdays every month at 4:00pm Eastern! Simply dial 1-857-216-6700, Pin 559525!
*This podcast is not affiliated with, approved or endorsed by David Allen or the David Allen Company, which is the creator of the Getting Things Done® system for personal productivity. GTD® and Getting Things Done® are registered trademarks of the David Allen Company. For more information on the David Allen Company’s products the user may visit their website at http://www.gettingthingsdone.com.
We focus on general principles of productivity, how to become more successful in life, and the Getting Things Done®* task management methodology.
Join our live calls on the second and fourth Thursdays every month at 4:00pm Eastern! Simply dial 1-857-216-6700, Pin 559525!
*This podcast is not affiliated with, approved or endorsed by David Allen or the David Allen Company, which is the creator of the Getting Things Done® system for personal productivity. GTD® and Getting Things Done® are registered trademarks of the David Allen Company. For more information on the David Allen Company’s products the user may visit their website at http://www.gettingthingsdone.com.
Episodes
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Oct 24, 2013 • 56min
110: Mike Vardy, The Productivityist, Teaches Us How to Practice Mindful Productivity
You don't want to miss this incredibly engaging conversation with Mike Vardy, "The Productivityist" in this week's GTD Virtual Study Group. There are tons of wonderfully magnificent nuggets in this podcast. You'll learn about:
the importance of every stage of GTD - from collection, to processing, to organizing, to reviewing, to the actual doing!
what it takes to really understand how your body works to maximize your productivity. Night owl or early bird?
how to become more self-aware so you execute successfully on every project
how to determine which app is really right for you - or is it a notebook and pen?
whether productivity principles change as technology changes? How do you define expectations?
And, so, so, so much more ... like a great conversation, once again, about really great beers!
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Oct 7, 2013 • 56min
109: Erik Fisher Teaches Us How To Go Beyond the Todo List!
, podcaster, blogger, and author joins us in the latest episode of the GTD Virtual Study Group. Erik wears many hats! In addition to being a husband and dad, he has a day job, runs a successful podcast called, "Beyond the Todo List", and recently co-authored a book called, .
Erik and I had a great conversation about how he got into productivity, balancing both life and work, and why he continues to learn something new from reading during different periods in his life. Plus, you'll find really great tidbits such as why he believes his superhero name would be, "The Optimizer" and why he believes the perfect system is really about "self-management". There's so much more I really believe you'll learn from listening to this podcast.
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Sep 9, 2013 • 1h 1min
108: Learning Personal Kanban with Pascal Venier
Pascal Venier was our guest today. He is a Personal Kanban Trainer and Coach as well as the translator of the French version of the great classic by Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry, Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life to be published with Modus Cooperandi Press in 2013.
In this episode, Pascal taught us about the history of Kanban; how to setup a Kanban board, the benefits of Kanban and personal productivity, and how to take the system with you in both digital and analog formats. This was a very interesting show and one in which I know I learned a whole lot.
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Aug 26, 2013 • 57min
107: Get things done in Evernote with Lilli Weisz!
This was an awesome GTD Virtual Study Group! We learned how to get things done in Evernote with super productivity specialist, Lilli Weisz! You want to be sure to head over to the to view the Google+ Hangout presentation and download Lilli's slides she shared with us. Seriously, what an awesome productivity session!
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Aug 8, 2013 • 53min
106: How To Get It All Done When Someone Else's Life Depends On It!
Dallon Christensen of joined us on the live call. Dallon not only has an amazing personal story of how he has been using GTD, but also wears a whole lot of hats ranging from a full time day job and several side projects. Listen in as we learn his story and find out how he's able to get it all done!
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Jul 26, 2013 • 1h 1min
105: Tara's Last Call!
Thanks so much to everyone who joined the GTD® Virtual Study Group today! What a great call! shared with us so many wonderful memories over the last seven years! And thanks to he gave us over the Google+ Hangout to and continue to listen to her amazing words of wisdom!! Thank you again Tara for an unbelievably remarkable and life changing seven years. Your leadership will continue to have a lasting impact on thousands across the globe! We will all be listening closely to all of the great shows you will be producing on the Tara Show!
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Jul 12, 2013 • 50min
104: How to go from chaos to control - productivity guru Ciara Conlon shows us the way!
This was our first episode where we leveraged both the call-in number and ! It was great to watch , a productivity coach, speaker, author of speak to us and give a presentation on how to avoid getting overwhelmed. So often we get stressed and maxed out; whether it's our productivity system itself, home or work we all get there at some point. She provides some really great tips and best practices for all of us!
Here's a wonderful quote Ciara shared with us:
“If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.” ― Lao Tzu
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Jun 28, 2013 • 54min
103: Sexy and Soul-full Productivity – Tara Rodden Robinson
was our guest! She talked to us about what she's been working on since her announcement that she was leaving the Virtual Study Group, the global response she's received, and her new venture, . This was a fantastic call that you won't want to miss!
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Jun 15, 2013 • 1h 1min
102: GTD with iPad Only: A Conversation with Authors, Augusto Pinaud and Michael Sliwinski
In this episode, we welcome authors of the soon to be released book, iPad Only by Augusto Pinaud and Michael Sliwinski. They shared how you can go truly mobile using only the iPad as your sole machine. Great conversation! Hope you can join the fun.
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May 23, 2013 • 58min
101: Get to Know Our New Host: Daniel Gold
Daniel will be taking the reins of the Virtual Study Group in August. Get to know more about him, his journey in GTD, and much more on this call.
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