2023-05-03 - Doing to Done with Mike Williams

For more videos and additional resources, visit: http://learnomnifocus.com Productivity expert Mike Williams joined us from Southern California to share the basics of his "Doing to Done" approach and how these simple yet impactful principles can be applied using OmniFocus. Mike Williams is a speaker, author, executive, and coach who helps leaders obtain small wins with a big impact on their lives and businesses. He gives people the actionable tools to succeed on their terms with less effort AND be at the top of their game in all areas of life. Drawing on his extensive experience in the corporate world, Mike has developed an approach called Doing to Done designed to “decrease overwhelm and turn your chaos into clarity” that has been described as “refreshingly simple.” He shared highlights of this approach, including strategies for establishing a common ground and guided us through an exercise centred around the “Role Clarify Map.” Mike has years of experience using OmniFocus. He and Tim Stringer shared how Doing to Done principles can be put into practice using OmniFocus and complementary apps. 00:00:00 - Welcome 00:00:35 - About Learn OmniFocus 00:03:30 - What's New 00:07:25 - Introducing Mike Williams 00:10:33 - Meet Mike Williams 00:11:44 - The Story of Doing to Done 00:20:41 - Question & Sip Break 00:21:04 - A Fresh Start 00:23:34 - The Practice of Practice 00:25:17 - Work Beats 00:28:41 - Recap | Terms & Tools 00:29:13 - Party in the Brain 00:30:56 - Exercise | Guided Mind Sweep 00:36:29 - You and Your Stuff 00:38:05 - Your Best Life 00:38:33 - Transforming Your Stuff 00:41:32 - Your Action System 00:42:06 - Role Clarity Map 00:48:16 - Exercise | Naming Your Roles 00:51:05 - Role Clarity Map 00:55:08 - Recap | Roles 00:56:35 - Mike's Contact Info 00:56:55 - Four Truths and a Lie 00:58:35 - Doing to Done with OmniFocus 00:59:21 - Structuring OmniFocus Using Roles 01:00:33 - Examples of Projects 01:10:14 - Examples of Single Action Lists 01:12:18 - Using Work Beats in OmniFocus 01:12:59 - Managing Agreements 01:13:35 - Appropriate Engagement 01:14:46 - Identifying Top Projects & Actions 01:17:56 - Dancing Between Digital and Paper 01:19:48 - Calendar Blocking and Batching 01:20:58 - Integrating OmniFocus and Calendar 01:21:51 - Custom Perspectives 01:24:25 - Templates for OmniFocus 01:26:02 - Q & A 01:34:26 - Wrap-Up RESOURCES Available at: https://learnomnifocus.com/tutorial/2023-05-03-doing-to-done-with-mike-williams/ ABOUT MIKE WILLIAMS Through his leadership roles with General Electric, The David Allen Company, and Zappos, Mike kept noticing that people were desperate for a better path to productivity to help them fight digital distractions, mind clutter, and wasteful uses of their time. But the only resources available involved complex approaches, reading thick self-help books, or participating in boring seminars. He knew a better way existed – one rooted in simplicity and realism. In his pursuit, he spent two decades working with thousands of people across different industries – from rocket scientists to business leaders to students to nonprofit organizations. Today, Mike assists clients using an effective coaching methodology that’s far from complicated. He also used what works to create Doing to Done—Productivity Made Simple, Illustrated for Busy People Like Us, a visually engaging book about quick wins with significant impacts. Bringing a bit of Southern California energy to his work, he firmly believes that managing stress through better productivity shouldn’t be so stressful. FOUR TRUTHS AND A LIE Mike has had his share of interesting experiences, including four of the following five epic accomplishments: - He’s seen Bruce Springsteen 30+ times. - He swam from Alcatraz to San Francisco. - He met Oprah Winfrey. - He owned a funky thrift store with his wife. - He lived in an airstream park for three years with a llama named Marley. Any guesses about which four are true and which one is a lie? Watch the video and find out!