104: How to Go From Chaos to Control - Productivity Guru Ciara Conlon Shows Us The Way!

This was our first episode where we leveraged both the call-in number and Google+ Hangouts! It was great to watch Ciara Conlon, a productivity coach, speaker, author of Chaos to Control speak to us and give a presentation on how to avoid getting overwhelmed. So often we get stressed and maxed out; whether it's our productivity system itself, home or work we all get there at some point. She provides some really great tips and best practices for all of us!

Here's a wonderful quote Ciara shared with us:

“If you are depressed you are living in the past. 

If you are anxious you are living in the future. 

If you are at peace you are living in the present.”

-Lao Tzu

Episode Resources:

• Click here for Ciara's presentation, "Overwhelm" - what a great resource!

• The Lift App - a great way to help you with your habits by staying motivated with community support to hold you accountable and cheer you on.

• The Tara Show is live! This is Tara's new podcast and it sounds amazing. Subscribe today!

• Augusto Pinaud's new book iPad Only comes out on 7/12!

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103: Sexy and Soul-full Productivity - Tara Rodden Robinson

Tara Rodden Robinson was our guest! She talked to us about what she's been working on since her announcement that she was leaving the Virtual Study Group, the global response she's received, and her new venture, "Sexy + Soul-full Productivity". This was a fantastic call that you won't want to miss!

Just a couple of housekeeping items: The new website for the study group is http://www.gtdvsg.com. If you have a topic to suggest, you want to give some feedback, or you have question, please email me or head over to our Facebook Page to get updates on our podcast, reminders for the calls.

Here's the links mentioned during the call:

• Full text of Howard Thurman's "sound of the genuine" address

• Tara's book, 40-Days Forward on Amazon

• Tara's Manifestos

• National Dance Day

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102: GTD with iPad Only: A Conversation with Authors, Augusto Pinaud and Michael Sliwinski

In this episode, we welcome authors of the soon to be released book, iPad Only by Augusto Pinaud and Michael Sliwinski. They shared how you can go truly mobile using only the iPad as your sole machine. Great conversation! Hope you can join the fun.

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URL for the book: http://ipadonly.net/

101: Get to Know Our New Host: Daniel Gold

Daniel will be taking the reins of the Virtual Study Group in August. Get to know more about him, his journey in GTD, and much more on this call.

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URLs mentioned in this episode:

ProductiveLifeShow.com: www.theproductivelifeshow.com
Ciara Conlon - overwhelm post on degconsulting.net http://www.degconsulting.net/2013/05/beat-overwhelmed-get-set-for-success.html
TimeManagementNinja.com
Daniel's website: http://www.degconsulting.net/
James Maxwell: Make Today Count: http://www.amazon.com/Make-Today-Count-Success-Determined/dp/1599950812/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid;=1369343543&sr;=8-1&keywords;=make+today+count
AquaNotes http://www.myaquanotes.com/
TEDx David Allen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHxhjDPKfbY

100: Big Changes! The Future of the Virtual Study Group

After nearly 7 years and over 300,000 downloads, Tara has decided to step down as host and facilitator of the Virtual Study Group. In this episode, Tara talks about her decision, outlines what to expect during the transition, and introduces our new host: Daniel Gold.

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099: Evernote All-Stars Panel Discussion

With so many of us using Evernote for GTD, it seemed like a great time to bring together a group of luminaries to give us a glimpse of their expertise. Listen in as our incredible panel gave their thoughts on the best of Evernote.

• Daniel Gold (author of Evernote: The Unofficial Guide to Getting Things Done)

• Lindsey Holmes (Evernote Small Biz Ambassador)

• Josh Zerkel (Evernote Productivity Ambassador and author, Evernote at Work: The Ultimate Guide to Implementing Evernote in Your Business available at www.NotesAtWork.com)

• Mike Vardy (the Productivityist and author of The Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want, Anytime You Want)

• Raymond Sidney-Smith (all around GTD expert, podcaster, organizer of the Productivity Book Group and #ProdChat)

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098: Ask the VSG: Teams and Businesses Edition

It's time for another episode of Ask the VSG! On this call, we talk about corporate communication, social media as an alternative to email, and much more.

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URLs mentioned on this call:

• Wired: Luis Suarez article: http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/01/luis-suarez/

• RequestTracker: http://bestpractical.com/rt/

• SpiceWorks: http://www.spiceworks.com/

• Jive: http://www.getjive.com/

• Tikiwiki: http://info.tiki.org/Tiki+Wiki+CMS+Groupware

• BuddyPress: http://buddypress.org/

• Yammer: https://www.yammer.com/

• Ning: http://www.ning.com/

• EasyProjects: http://www.easyprojects.net/

• Asana: http://asana.com/

• SocialMediaGovernance.com http://socialmediagovernance.com/

• The E-Policy Handbook http://www.amazon.com/The-E-Policy-Handbook-Designing-Implementing/dp/B006G8FM8K

097: Control Your Day: Special Guest, Jim McCullen

Longtime listeners already know about Jim McCullen's groundbreaking approach to managing tasks and email using Outlook's search folders. Jim joins us again to give us a preview of his new ebook and how his Control Your Day system works.

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You can learn more about Control Your Day and purchase Jim's ebook by visiting his site: http://controlyourday.net/
 

096: Goals and Resolutions

Happy New Year! Join us as we discuss setting goals and making resolutions.

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