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2024 GREATS: 935: The Five Steps to Winning Every Week with Demir Bentley

Dec 23, 2024

Demir Bentley, an executive productivity coach and bestselling author, shares his expertise on winning the week. He discusses why most people struggle with planning their week and offers simple solutions. Listeners will learn how to use their calendars as powerful tools instead of just scheduling devices. Bentley emphasizes transitioning from burnout to optimal productivity through effective planning and the concept of 'commitment debt'. Small changes, he argues, lead to significant improvements in both work-life balance and personal satisfaction.

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Demir Bentley

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Quick takeaways

Effective weekly planning combats emotional resistance, leading to greater efficiency and improved productivity in both personal and professional life.

Utilizing a calendar as a strategic tool allows individuals to identify potential pitfalls and effectively manage their time for optimal success.

Deep dives

The Importance of Weekly Planning

Many individuals recognize that weekly planning is vital for success but often fail to implement it consistently. The emotional resistance to planning stems from a desire to avoid discomfort and anxiety associated with facing unmade decisions. When individuals do take the time to genuinely plan their week, they can allocate specific tasks to time slots, directly combating the reactive, ad-hoc approach frequently adopted. This structured planning leads to greater efficiency and ultimately improves overall productivity.

Intro

2min

From Overwork to Optimal Productivity

10min

The Transformative Power of Planning

2min

Mastering Weekly Planning for Success

21min

Valuable Insights and Sponsor Highlights

2min

Mastering Productivity Through Small Changes

6min

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

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

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