GTD coach Meg Edwards reads from chapter 1 of David Allen's Ready for Anything, unpacking the "mind like water" concept he borrowed from years of studying karate. She traces how that idea shaped her own path into GTD, and how the Weekly Review still brings her back to that steady state today.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
👉 Why David Allen says people don't need more discipline, they need a disciplined approach
👉 What "mind like water" means, and why overreacting to the incoming is a sign worth acting on
👉 How a weekly mind sweep helps you get current and pivot faster, personally and professionally

Timestamps:
00:00:00 – David Allen On Mind Like Water
00:02:03 – Waiting To Overreact
00:03:02 – Ready For Anything: Learning To Pivot
00:04:07 – The Weekly Review Mind Sweep

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💭 Reflection question: What's got your attention today?

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GTD coach Meg Edwards digs into what she considered two of the most valuable lists in your GTD system: Agendas and Waiting For.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
👉 The difference between a Next Actions list and an Agenda list
👉 How to organize and close the loop after any conversation
👉 The three-part structure that makes a Waiting For list super useful

Timestamps:
00:00:03 – Meg Introduces Agendas & Waiting For
00:01:05 – Why You Need an Agenda List
00:01:50 – Naming Your List & Closing the Loop After Conversations
00:03:06 – The Three-Part Waiting For List
00:04:47 – Real-Life Lessons & GTD Resources

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💭 Reflection question: Have you let your Agendas and Waiting For lists drift? What's one conversation, or one thing you're waiting on right now, that needs to go on the list today?

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GTD Focus is the exclusive provider of GTD® one-to-one coaching in the U.S. and Canada. Our coaches have logged tens of thousands of hours helping leaders, creatives, and professionals bring clarity and control to their commitments.

For more GTD resources, visit gettingthingsdone.com or subscribe to David Allen's YouTube channel.

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GTD coach Meg Edwards steps back from the higher horizons to revisit
a foundational GTD truth — that stress doesn't come from having too
much to do, but from infinite possibilities and misaligned commitments.

Meg shares a personal story about recalibrating two major areas of
focus and how the weekly review helped her catch it before it became
overwhelming.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:
👉 Why stress comes from infinite possibilities, not too much to do
👉 How to recalibrate when your commitments outgrow your available
time and energy
👉 Why the weekly review is the best place to catch misalignment
before it becomes overwhelm

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & Going Back to the Basics
00:46 David Allen on Too Much to Handle
01:44 The Secret: How You Engage, Not What You Do
02:04 Meg's Garden and Family Story
04:58 Wrap-Up & Getting Back in the Driver's Seat

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💭 Reflection question: Are you trying to live two or three lives in
one — and when did you last recalibrate?

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📩 Email us at info@gtdfocus.com

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GTD Focus is the exclusive provider of GTD® one-to-one coaching in the
U.S. and Canada. Our coaches have logged tens of thousands of hours
helping leaders, creatives, and professionals bring clarity and control
to their commitments.

For more GTD resources, visit gettingthingsdone.com or subscribe to
David Allen's YouTube channel.

#GettingThingsDone #Productivity #GTDCoaching #WeeklyReview #Overwhelm