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nancyrezmer
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Thanks Tim and David for the interview. It was certainly "not taxing" to listen to as I worked on my income taxes.
Tim's conversation about being faithful to the process, especially the weekly review, was very insightful. I listened to it a couple of times because it was such a nice way to frame the GTD process. It reminded me of what Mother Teresa said "God doesn't call us to be successful - just faithful." Learning to be faithful to the right things has been one of my biggest challenges - whether it has been faith, family, health, work, education or my planner.
I also enjoyed learning about Tim's goal to live in Italy with his family for one year. His upcoming travels and preparations also reminded me of a one year "RV Road Trip" that my husband Marty and I took in 1999 - 2000. It was certainly an adventure through the US, Canada, Alaska, Florida Keys (a country by itself) and parts of Mexico.
We decided to move from California to Wisconsin and realized it was an opportunity to "travel slow" since we had no jobs, businesses or mortgages waiting for us. It took a lot of planning, but we did hit the road for a year with our two young children, who were 4 years old and 2 years old at the time. The kids also had no sports, social or school obligations, so we set the agenda to "arrive in Wisconsin in time for Kindergarten." About eights months into the journey, we knew that we had really "arrived" when we realized that the daylight saving time had changed four days earlier and we weren't even aware of the new time. The road trip experience was awesome and we learned so much, enough to write a book one day.
However, I don't think Marty or I have ever recovered from the experience, which really put a ding into our "Type A" energy and finances since neither or us were able to recapture the work-work-work ethic that use to dominate our lifestyle. What was so important at one time completely changed for both of us as we rearranged our focus. What probably would of helped both of us was to create a stronger "re-entry" plan with new goals to achieve.
Tim, it wouldn't surprise me if you develop some alternative plans for the "re-entry" while you are in Italy. "Getting away" can take on a whole new life, in ways that surprise us all. I look forward to hearing about your adventures.
Nancy
Tim's conversation about being faithful to the process, especially the weekly review, was very insightful. I listened to it a couple of times because it was such a nice way to frame the GTD process. It reminded me of what Mother Teresa said "God doesn't call us to be successful - just faithful." Learning to be faithful to the right things has been one of my biggest challenges - whether it has been faith, family, health, work, education or my planner.
I also enjoyed learning about Tim's goal to live in Italy with his family for one year. His upcoming travels and preparations also reminded me of a one year "RV Road Trip" that my husband Marty and I took in 1999 - 2000. It was certainly an adventure through the US, Canada, Alaska, Florida Keys (a country by itself) and parts of Mexico.
We decided to move from California to Wisconsin and realized it was an opportunity to "travel slow" since we had no jobs, businesses or mortgages waiting for us. It took a lot of planning, but we did hit the road for a year with our two young children, who were 4 years old and 2 years old at the time. The kids also had no sports, social or school obligations, so we set the agenda to "arrive in Wisconsin in time for Kindergarten." About eights months into the journey, we knew that we had really "arrived" when we realized that the daylight saving time had changed four days earlier and we weren't even aware of the new time. The road trip experience was awesome and we learned so much, enough to write a book one day.
However, I don't think Marty or I have ever recovered from the experience, which really put a ding into our "Type A" energy and finances since neither or us were able to recapture the work-work-work ethic that use to dominate our lifestyle. What was so important at one time completely changed for both of us as we rearranged our focus. What probably would of helped both of us was to create a stronger "re-entry" plan with new goals to achieve.
Tim, it wouldn't surprise me if you develop some alternative plans for the "re-entry" while you are in Italy. "Getting away" can take on a whole new life, in ways that surprise us all. I look forward to hearing about your adventures.
Nancy