How to Be Awesome at Your Job

935: The Five Steps to Winning Every Week with Demir Bentley

Feb 12, 2024

39:50

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Learn the five steps to winning every week including effective time management, making small changes for long-term impact, embracing imperfection in productivity, the impact of incomplete tasks on problem solving, and the importance of planning and organizing commitments.

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Allocate specific tasks to time slots on your calendar to prioritize important activities and maximize productivity.

Choose a leverage priority that focuses on high-impact tasks for efficient time management and lasting results.

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Planning for Productivity

Planning your week is a crucial tool for understanding your supply of time and the demands on your time. By allocating specific tasks to time slots on your calendar, you can ensure that you are prioritizing the most important and impactful activities. This helps you make the most of your time and maximize your productivity. Additionally, by regularly reflecting on past weeks and learning from your experiences, you can continuously improve and refine your planning process. Remember, winning the week is not about completing everything on your to-do list, but rather about doing the right things at the right time with the right level of completion.

Focus on High Leverage Tasks for Effective Time Management

01:24

Creating a Rewarding Planning Environment

01:40

The Power of Planning Your Week

01:24

Introduction

2min

The Wake-Up Call: From Overworked to Productivity Coach

17min

Making Small Changes for Long-Term Impact

13min

The Importance of Winning the Week and Embracing Imperfection in Productivity

3min

The Impact of Incomplete Tasks on Problem Solving and Cognitive Energy

2min

The Importance of Planning Your Week and Clearing Shelves for Your Commitments

4min

Demir Bentley reveals the five simple steps to successfully plan and execute vastly more satisfying and productive weeks.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why nobody really plans their week—and how to fix it

2) The master key to getting ahead of your to-do list

3) How to transform your calendar into a power tool

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— ABOUT DEMIR —

Demir Bentley is an executive productivity coach, co-founder of Lifehack Method and WSJ Bestselling author of Winning The Week: How To Plan A Successful Week, Every Week.

He teaches hard-hitting efficiency techniques and proven accountability strategies that have helped clients generate millions in revenue while saving thousands of hours.

In the past eight years, he’s helped more than 70,000 professionals, including executives from Facebook, Google, Uber and PepsiCo, to prevent burnout and create more freedom in their lives.

• Book: Winning the Week: How To Plan A Successful Week, Every Week

• Website: WinningTheWeek.com

• Website: LifeHackMethod.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

• Past episode: 080: Finding and Doing the One Thing with Jay Papasan

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