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                    Focus on
                 the Process
                 and Not the
                        Tools
Who
am
 I    ?
e en Ci ty
Qu
rlo tt e, NC
Ch a
I started a blog.
I wrote a book.
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
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Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
12 months
sold over
13,000
  copies
I wrote book.
anot her
I wrote book.
Springpad
7 months
sold over
500
copies
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
sold over
100
copies
What are we doing today?
What are we doing today?
The problem with
productivity apps




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What are we doing today?
The problem with
productivity apps




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                    What must go
                    right for you
What are we doing today?
The problem with                     Exercising
productivity apps                   consistency




     1                  2              3
                    What must go
                    right for you
What are we doing today?
The problem with                     Exercising
productivity apps                   consistency




     1                  2              3
                    What must go
                    right for you
It doesnt
matter what
system you use.
It doesnt
matter what
system you use.
It doesnt
matter what
system you use.
It doesnt
matter what
system you use.
You should be
able to do it
with just this
We hunt
    for the
perfect app
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
GTD
App
Hell
GTD   GA
App =     H!
Hell
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Shouldn't this
include sub-tasks?
Shouldn't this       No Evernote
include sub-tasks?   integration?
Shouldn't this                        No Evernote
include sub-tasks?                    integration?

                      How about
                      noti鍖cations?
Shouldn't this                        No Evernote
include sub-tasks?                    integration?

                      How about
                      noti鍖cations?

   What do you mean I cant
   drag tasks out of workspaces
   into another?
Shouldn't this                         No Evernote
include sub-tasks?                     integration?

                       How about
                       noti鍖cations?

   What do you mean I cant
   drag tasks out of workspaces
   into another?


      Where are the
      workspaces
Shouldn't this                         No Evernote
include sub-tasks?                     integration?

                       How about
                       noti鍖cations?

   What do you mean I cant
   drag tasks out of workspaces
   into another?


                             How come I cant drag
      Where are the         my tasks into multiple
      workspaces            tags?
Shouldn't this                         No Evernote
include sub-tasks?                     integration?

                       How about
                       noti鍖cations?

   What do you mean I cant
   drag tasks out of workspaces
   into another?


                             How come I cant drag
      Where are the         my tasks into multiple
      workspaces            tags?


                               Why cant my task live in
                               multiple workspaces?
Shouldn't this                           No Evernote
include sub-tasks?                       integration?

                         How about
                         noti鍖cations?

    What do you mean I cant
    drag tasks out of workspaces
    into another?


                                  How come I cant drag
       Where are the             my tasks into multiple
       workspaces                tags?


                                    Why cant my task live in
What - no Android app??            multiple workspaces?
Thats an epic fail. I hate you
guys.You suck.
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
We revert.
Hack
notebooks.
Hack
notebooks.
Its time for a
revolution...
Take a deep breath ...
What are we doing today?
The problem with                     Exercising
productivity apps                   consistency




     1                  2              3
                    What must go
                    right for you
What few things must
  absolutely go right in
 order for you to have a
productivity system that
     works for you?
What challenges
have you had in
   the past?
What has gone
right for you?
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
The Productivity
Ninja
Master
5 things.
Collect   Process Organize   Review   Do
Collect
 your
  s岳顎韓韓
Process your
 inboxes to zero
Organize it into lists.
Ask: Is this
actionable?
4 choices.
Do it.
If it can be
done in less
than 2 minutes.
Defer it.
Action items with
speci鍖c dates go in the
calendar!
Defer it.
Create lists based on what or
where you need to be.
calls
emails
computer
errands
Does your task
require more than 1
action to complete?
               @erra
                      nds
                Buy
               lawnm
                       ower
              Remod
                      el
              kitche
                     n
Create project
folders!


           Buy
          lawnm
                ower
Delegate it.
Make a list called
Waiting For.
But, what if
its not
actionable?
3 choices.
Delete it!
Someday
Reference
What are we doing today?
The problem with                     Exercising
productivity apps                   consistency




     1                  2              3
                    What must go
                    right for you
Inbox Nirvana
Review everything.
Free
 yourself
  from
distractions!
dont check
email 1st
thing!
let the
phone
go to
voice mail
go
of鍖ine
uncheck
all of these!
Option + Click
in the
Noti鍖cation
Center will
temporarily
disable
noti鍖cations!
It takes 30 days
to make any new
 routine a habit.
It takes 30 days
to make any new
 routine a habit.
Focus on the Process and Not the Tools: DEG Consulting's Productivity Presentation on MortgageCoach.com's Leadership Call - 11/13/12
Bala nce.
nce.   Mind
Bala               like W
                         ater.
Thank you!
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