119: Get More Done With Less Stress With David Allen
The Melissa Ambrosini Show
Melissa Ambrosini Pty Ltd
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2018
⏱️ 67 minutes
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What if the secret to getting more done wasn’t to push harder… but to relax? That’s the message from today’s podcast guest — bestselling author and productivity guru, David Allen.
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When it comes to radically increasing your productivity, nobody knows more than David. Widely recognized as a world authority on both personal and organizational productivity, his work has literally changed the lives of millions of people around the globe, and his bestselling book — Getting Things Done — was named “the definitive business self-help book of the decade” by no less than Time Magazine.
Pretty impressive, right?!
So if you’d love to know how to ditch the overwhelm, alleviate stress and chaos, and get more done — with more calm and clarity — than ever before… then pop in those ear buds, baby! You’re in for a treat.
In this episode we chat about:
- His journey and how he got to where he is today (06:49)
- The inspiration behind his wildly success productivity system and bestselling book Getting Things Done (09:19)
- The 5 stages of mastering workflow (11:33)
- The biggest thing holding you back from super productivity (14:30)
- The power of creating space and why you need to learn how to ‘braindump’ (17:13)
- The secret to finding focus and getting in a state of flow (19:55)
- How to prioritize your tasks (and why this is so essential) (28:19)
- How your intuition influences your productivity (35:04)
- Why we procrastinate — and how to stop it (for good) (36:40)
- How to create new habits (44:48)
- Plus so much more!
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| 0:00.0 | As you guys know, I've written five books and my latest book which I co-authored with my husband Nick Broadhurst. It's called Time Magic, Reclaim your life. It is such a |
| 0:16.4 | game changer. If you have not got yourself a copy, do yourself a favor and |
| 0:21.1 | grab one today. |
| 0:23.1 | And here is what a few people have said on Amazon as reviews. |
| 0:27.2 | Kim said, I am literally obsessed with this book. |
| 0:29.8 | I can't even put it down. |
| 0:31.0 | I just got it and it resonates with me so much. |
| 0:34.0 | Lulia said it's the perfect book. I love it so much. It covers so many aspects of life besides time. |
| 0:40.0 | It's not a time management book, but it does help free up so much time. I want to keep rereading it and rereading it. |
| 0:45.3 | I had no idea how much I needed this book. |
| 0:48.4 | Sarah said, so many good tips. I've applied many tips and they work wonders. |
| 0:53.2 | Justine said, not what I expected exactly what I needed. I don't think there's |
| 0:59.1 | anything else like this out there. It's truly original. So that's just a few of the reviews on Amazon. |
| 1:06.2 | We would love for you to check it out. You can do so at time magic dot me. |
| 1:19.0 | This is episode number 119 with This is episode number 119 with David Allen. |
| 1:25.0 | Welcome to the Melissa Ambrosini show. |
| 1:27.0 | I'm your host, Melissa, best-selling author of Mastering Your Meingale and Open Wide, |
| 1:32.0 | and I'm here to remind you that love is sexy, healthy is liberating and wealthy isn't a dirty word. |
| 1:39.4 | Each week I'll be getting up close and personal with thought leaders from around the globe, as well as your |
| 1:45.4 | weekly dose of motivation so that you can create epic change in your own life and become the best version of yourself possible. Are you ready beautiful? |
| 2:00.6 | This week's podcast is brought to you by Sunlighten Saunas. Now if you've been |
| 2:06.3 | following me on Instagram's stories for a while you will know I love my |
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