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GTD Insight #14: Be Productive by Making Someone Happy

November 14th, 2007 by thedailysaint

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Welcome back! It's good to see you again. Please note that I am now publishing all new material at my hub site: In Context Blog

Today’s Guest Post is from Mike St. Pierre of The Daily Saint

Blinding flash of the obvious: you’ve got to enjoy making others happy if you’re in the customer service business.  In other words, in the space between frustration and a problem solved, you’re willing to stand in the gap and be a part of the solution.

Why is it then that so many customer-service types are so anti-customer?  With so many jobs out there…gee whiz!

Today’s GTD Insight is quite simple: being productive, at some point, will involve serving others. But here’s the catch- you actually enjoy the ride.  Someone once said, “If you want to do something quickly, do it yourself.  If you are in for the long haul, involve others.” Well said.

Being a GTD practitioner is about being smarter in work and life, knowing that happy people make for the best company and serving their needs returns the favor ten-fold.


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  1. My Personal Blog » GTD Insight #14: Be Productive by Making Someone Happy Says:

    […] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt Today’s Guest Post is from Mike St. Pierre of The Daily Saint.  Blinding flash of the obvious: you’ve got to enjoy making others happy if you’re in the customer service business.  In other words, in the space between frustration and a problem solved, you’re willing to stand in the gap and be a part of the solution. Why is it then that so many customer-service types are so anti-customer?  With so many jobs out there…gee whiz! Today’s GTD Insight is quite simple: being productive, at some poin […]

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