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\"\"<\/a>GTD showed me how to bring balance back into my busy personal and professional schedule.\u00a0 More specifically, I was able to customize the GTD workflow process to handle the crush of Emails I get from prospective students who want to join my martial arts studio.\u00a0 Furthermore, I also customized the GTD Outlook 2007 \u201cWaiting For\u201d folders into a very easy to use \u201clead tracking\u201d process \u2013 in a blink of an eye I can easily tell how many prospects are scheduled for Initial Appointments, Trial Lessons, and Enrollment Conversations.\u00a0 I know when to follow up with a prospect by integrating my lead tracking process with my Outlook 2007 Calendar.\u00a0 I am very happy to say that David Allen\u2019s GTD system not only allowed me to bring balance back to my life, but it also showed me how to set up a very easy-to-use, trusted system for keeping track of my very busy sales cycle.<\/p>\n

Michael Veltri is a 4th degree black belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido.\u00a0 He both lives and runs his martial arts studio<\/a> in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GTD showed me how to bring balance back into my busy personal and professional schedule.\u00a0 More specifically, I was able to customize the GTD workflow process to handle the crush of Emails I get from prospective students who want to join my martial arts studio.\u00a0 Furthermore, I also customized the GTD Outlook 2007 \u201cWaiting For\u201d … <\/p>\n

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