{"id":2349,"date":"2009-11-20T13:31:10","date_gmt":"2009-11-20T21:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/?p=2349"},"modified":"2009-11-20T13:31:10","modified_gmt":"2009-11-20T21:31:10","slug":"giving-more-attention-to-your-kids-than-your-blackberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2009\/11\/giving-more-attention-to-your-kids-than-your-blackberry\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving more attention to your kids than your BlackBerry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We wanted to share this amazing letter from Kevin, who recently attended a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidco.com\/seminars\/seminar_mastering_workflow.php\" target=\"_blank\">GTD Mastering Workflow<\/a> class.\u00a0 He describes what he did after the class, including a wonderful experience of connecting with his daughter.\u00a0 For those of you feeling like you&#8217;re in &#8220;always on&#8221; mode in your work and personal life, Kevin&#8217;s story may be inspiring to you to see what&#8217;s possible&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It was great to see spend the day learning how to take the GTD process from 50% to 100%.\u00a0 I was so energized by the training that I did not go to bed Friday night and let me tell you what has happened in a short amount of time:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Went on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gtdconnect.com\" target=\"_blank\">GTD Connect<\/a> and reviewed the process once again from start to finish<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.davidco.com\/store\/catalog\/GTD-Setup-Guides-and-Educational-Products-p-1-c-263.php\" target=\"_blank\">Revised my Outlook<\/a> to reflect the GTD way<\/li>\n<li>Kept my inbox at zero<\/li>\n<li>Did a mindsweep<\/li>\n<li>Created an in folder for my wife for her to do a mindsweep as well and place in the folder<\/li>\n<li>Saturday went to Staples and bought everything I needed to create the \u201cbins\u201d which I viewed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.davidco.com\/connect\/multimedia\/video.php?category=A+Slice+of+GTD+Life\" target=\"_blank\">GTD Slice of Life<\/a> (on GTDConnect.com) to see how people set up their desks as well.<\/li>\n<li>Collected everything on top, below, in drawers and around my desk and have processed to about 50% with target of getting in to zero today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let me tell you the impact this has made already.\u00a0 I went to my daughters soccer game on Sunday and actually watched her.\u00a0 I silenced the emails on the BlackBerry as I trusted and knew I would get to zero first thing Monday so nothing was more important.\u00a0 She had the best game of the season.\u00a0 Her coach commented that he wanted to know what I fed her for lunch.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the match I asked my daughter why she played so well.\u00a0 Her response brought me to tears yesterday as it is now.\u00a0 She said <strong>\u201cDad, this was the first time you were watching my game and not paying more attention to your BlackBerry.\u201d <\/strong>This from a 10 year old.\u00a0 It shows that GTD is more than just a system, it is a program that allows us to experience life at such a deeper level than I could have imagined prior to Friday.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t thank you and David Allen enough on this program.\u00a0 I am convinced that David should receive a Nobel Peace Prize for this.\u00a0 I will continue to strive for mind like water as I move forward.<\/p>\n<p>-Kevin<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you have a story you&#8217;d like to share with us, please send it along to <a href=\"mailto:editor@gtdtimes.com\" target=\"_blank\">editor@gtdtimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We wanted to share this amazing letter from Kevin, who recently attended a GTD Mastering Workflow class.\u00a0 He describes what he did after the class, including a wonderful experience of connecting with his daughter.\u00a0 For those of you feeling like you&#8217;re in &#8220;always 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