Summary: According to Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers, it takes 10,000 practice hours to be a master at a particular activity. Now, this is easier said than done, not because of the amount of hours involved but rather for the difficulty we face trying to focus on any one activity for a mere 15 minutes! We live in an over-stimulated, over-reactive, over-informed world. With distraction as a constant, it takes more than sheer willpower to get things done. If you have passions/interests/dreams that you want to master, how do you find the time and focus—especially if retreating to a cave and cutting yourself off from civilization (and the next season of True Blood) isn't exactly an option? In this podcast, I chat with my friend Andrew "Drew" Power, a presentation coach, English teacher and budding rock star in Prague, about how implementing productivity concepts such as GTD (our system of choice) to daily life can free us up to focus and be more creative. Like many artists/creative people, Andrew leads a blended life as a business professional and as the front-man for the rock band "Trey Roque", so we talk about how he handles his "personas"; and also cover his early start as a musician in the UK; the challenges of being an artist, especially in a foreign country; and of course, his vision for his music and life as a creative individual. And personally, I have Andrew to thank for the introduction to GTD which has been extremely helpful in the past year for me to get more things done—Ha! As always, I encourage you to tune in and then share your thoughts about the conversation on the Blackgirlinprague blog. One additional note: The series will be on hiatus for the Summer, and returns in September with new guests and more great conversations. If there are topics you want to hear about or guests to suggest, please drop me a line. Cauky! Show Notes Trey Roque at United Islands 2011 (June 25 @ 6:00p) Trey Roque at Rock Cafe (July 27th @ 8:30p) Trey Roque website Trey Roque on YouTube Trey Roque on MySpace "Like" Trey Roque on Facebook GTD (Getting Things Done by David Allen) Life Coach Michael Neill
