David Allen is Live on Elevate!

It was an honor to have Bestselling Author David Allen on the show! David is one of the world's most influential thinkers on productivity and he has 35 years experience as a management consultant and executive coach. He’s earned the titles of personal productivity guru by Fast Company Magazine and one of America's top five executive coaches by Forbes Magazine. The American management association has ranked him in the top 10 business leaders. His bestselling book, the groundbreaking Getting Things Done, The Art of Stress Free Productivity has been published in 30 languages. And the GTD methodology it describes has become a global phenomenon, being taught by training companies in 60 countries. David and his partners are dedicated to teaching people how to stay relaxed and productive in our fast-paced world.

Tyler and David discussed all things GTD, including expanding consciousness, tips, mindset and how it became a worldwide phenomenon. David also shared why he created it, and noted its intention of not making life easy, but making life conscious. Tips included how to implement GTD across teams, clearing your mind with meditation and martial arts and more. He also shared what day in the life looks like for him.

Other topics included rapid refocusing, ambient anxiety, the stress of opportunity, listening, David’s recent reads (linked below) and more. David has trained hundreds of thousands of people, with 50,000+ hours dedicated to some of the most successful and brightest people, and he shares a wealth of wisdom in this episode!

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You can connect with David through the links below:

Getting Things Done Website
VitalSmarts Website
Instagram

The books mentioned in the show can be purchased below:

Getting Things Done, by David Allen
Successful Aging, by Daniel Levitin 
Erasmus Biography, by Leon E. Halkin 
The Antidote, by Oliver Burkeman