revmhj said:I just joined in October so indulge me this question: what is the monthly mailout?
gwpruitt said:Nothing here either...Connect Quarterly seems a tad long in the tooth as well. The site has stated it will be out in a "few weeks" for a few months now...
Any updates from the David Co folks?
Dave John said:Having looked through the John Maxwell website, I ‘m not entirely sure that it is valid to compare it to GTD Connect: they seem to have quite a different structure and provide their services in a different format and with a different pricing policy ... more along the lines of Brian Tracy with a free newsletter and the traditional shopping list of books, videos, seminars etc. Bit like comparing apples and oranges?
I find that the forums, which were high on my list of reasons to join, are organized in a way that does not generally allow discussion of problems. I have to place my questions in "successes" and "tips" and "social network" forums. I recently realized that when things are overwhelmingly negative, positive thinking is relatively ineffective in the short term. A system that focuses on the positive will be ignored when things are really going wrong. If the problem is attitude, maybe positive thinking is a good thing, but if the problems are real and must be solved, it's irrelevant. The drawbacks of anything must be looked at directly. I don't think there needs to be any steps taken to prevent this kind of discussion. What reason could there be? Fear that there will be mass defection and cancellation? I don't see it. I think there are plenty of members who want this to be a good thing that has value.Lyn said:Add to that the Connect staff effectively putting the kibosh on discussions among members about how the service could be better by killing the suggestion box forum, and I am increasingly disappointed.
Lisa Peake said:Hi Augusto et. all,
The November monthly mailing is on its way as scheduled.
Our plan is to get you the download and podcasts roughly around the same time that the packages begin arriving in mailboxes. Stay tuned!
For those of you who are new to the site- part of your GTD Connect membership includes the In Conversation interview series with GTD users in David's personal network, mailed to you by CD at least 8 times per year, and the Quarterly newsletter, delivered and also downloadable 4 times per year.
I hope that helps!
Lisa