![]() Now my partner is back in shape and learning GTD too. With the help of my wife and a secretary, who was asked to come back earlier than anticipated from her pregnancy leave, I managed to keep our clients happy and the business afloat. I was still recovering from the surgery, but kept calm in that I had perspective and control and that I knew what needed to be done. ![]() Later in the summer my partner burned out and went on a long sick leave. Eventually I got out of the hospital and started, slowly by slowly, going back to the office. It felt really good to tick actions of as done, and it kept me focused on productive thoughts. But every day I let my decisions the day before dictate what I was to do today. From my sick bed I ran the company with confidence that I was doing the most important actions every day based on priority, time available and strength.Īt first I worked for only a few minutes. “I woke up every morning and grabbed my iPad and opened OmniFocus to see what I had planned for the day. He has recalled his awakening in the post-op and the weeks after to me, and I have tried as accurately as I can to re-tell it. He was admitted shortly after and had the cancer removed. Getting Things Done (GTD)Īfter practicing GTD for about two months Niels received the news in May 2011: that he had a malignant tumor that needed to be removed by surgery. Little did we now that soon another context was coming towards him – “hospital bed”. He got the basics of the methodology down fairly fast, and we did a brain dump and built his project and context structure together in OmniFocus. We started our sessions, and Niels was a fast learner. He had read more about GTD, and was intrigued and felt the need to learn more. ![]() After a month or so Niels called me out of the blue and asked if I could coach him in GTD. He had found me on the internet, and was interested in GTD, and asked me if I could speak at a conference he and his partner was setting up the coming fall. ![]() In late winter of 2011 I received a phone call from Niels. He believes it could be inspiring for others who are new to GTD or just curious about it. This story is true, and I have been encouraged to tell it by Niels himself. This is a story of a lawyer with a successful law firm who found himself faced with a diagnose of cancer and later his business partner burned out – all during the summer of 2011. ![]()
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