Happy New Year! I hope it was a blessed 2025, and if it was a tough one, I'm sure '26 has brighter fortunes ahead for you. In the spirit of the annual fresh start, if you are seeking change and growth, or perhaps just more space and time to engage in what matters most, join the club - you're in the right place!
"It's possible for a person to have an overwhelming number of things to do and still function productively with a clear head and a positive sense of relaxed control." That is just one of endless nuggets peppered throughout the principles of New York Times best selling author and global thought leader, David Allen.
David has been instrumental in my own personal growth journey for over eight years now. His ideas have deeply improved the way I manage my life and work, and his concepts have helped me develop a level of clarity that once felt unreachable. If there were a Mount Rushmore of most influential people on my life thus far, he is undoubtedly on it.
He's appeared on popular podcasts like The Tim Ferriss Show and Chris Williamson's Modern Wisdom, and his signature book 'Getting Things Done; The Art of Stress-Free Productivity' even appears in one of everyone's favorite shows, The Office. Time Magazine once called "GTD" the Defining Self-help Business Book of its time. He's also been named among the top 25 leadership and management experts. Having sold millions of copies of and being translated into over 30 languages, his work and books have become nothing short of a global phenomenon. His methodology has improved the business of countless organizations, as well as the lives of icons like Will Smith and Robert Downey Jr. David's methods have even been adopted in classrooms as young as elementary.
It's not every day you get to check something off your bucket list, and I hate to brag about my New Year's resolutions already being complete. But don't worry, it's all downhill for me from here, and I'm confident this man will help you reach your goals, too.
Cheers to a clear, intentional, fulfulling New Year!
Connect with David's work:
https://gettingthingsdone.com/
Buy the Book, Getting Things Done
^You can find the book "Getting Things Done" just about everywhere books are sold. Other books of David's include "Ready for Anything" and "Making it All Work"
GTD on YouTube
David Allen on the Tim Ferriss Show (2019)
