Question: In your book you say being organized means that “where things are suits what they mean to you.” So if you’re disorganized in life, whether your desk is a total mess or you can’t keep track of your appointments … what should your first step be to becoming organized? Where do you begin if you’re feeling overwhelmed?

Answer from David Allen: First step is to capture into a simple ‘bucket” all of those things that are not on cruise control—anything that has your attention. Write it all down. Then decide what the next steps are to each of those items, and customize a way to park those reminders in some place that you can find and deal with, as needed. And install the habit of looking at them, as often as you think you should, to stay abreast of the whole spectrum.

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American business travelers took 445 million trips last year.  Between delayed or cancelled flights, uncomfortable accommodations and inconvenient downtime, most people find business travel to be frustrating and a drain on their productivity.

David Allen, the consummate road warrior, will present a free one-hour webinar on how he stays productive while traveling.

Stress-Free Productivity on the Road on June 5, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific / 2:00 p.m. Eastern.

In this educational and entertaining webinar, hosted by CLEAR and the David Allen Company, David will discuss how to:

• maximize productivity in the weird windows of time that show up when you travel
• utilize the email snack
• optimize the appropriate travel tools
• manage reentry into your home life without the post-travel collapse

Space is limited, so please click here to sign up now.

David Allen Company provides training and consulting services designed to increase performance, capacity and aligned execution for organizations and individuals.

CLEAR is a membership program that shortens travel times by providing members with exclusive access to expedited lines at airport security checkpoints.

To take advantage of a 3-month free trial with CLEAR, click here and enter CGTDCLEAR in the promo code field of the enrollment form. The code expires August 31, 2012.

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