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Three Productivity Secrets For Winning The Week with Demir Bentley: An EOFire Classic from 2022

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2022. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL’s in these archive episodes are still relevant.

Demir Bentley is a productivity expert and co-founder of Lifehack Method. He teaches efficiency techniques and accountability strategies that have helped clients generate millions while saving thousands of hours.

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Lifehack Method – Register for a FREE training on How To Plan A Successful Week In Less Than 30 Minutes! You will also receive Demir’s Winning The Week workbook , and the first 500 people will get Demir’s F.A.S.T. Time Mastery Course.

3 Value Bombs

1) You need to build a healthy and happy lifestyle first – then build a business or career around that.

2) Start to focus your limited energy on something that makes your life easier.

3) You need to plan your week to win your week.

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Show Notes

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[1:44] – Demir shares something he believes about becoming successful that most people disagree with.

  • He believes that you need to build a healthy and happy lifestyle core first – then build a business or career around that.

[3:12] – Demir shares his journey: a lucrative Wall Street career to starting a productivity business and moving to Colombia.

  • A decade ago,  he was working 80 hours a week
  • It forced him to step back and renew his approach towards work.
  • Demir created a system that helped cut his working hours in half.
    • The Winning The Week Method

[4:29] – Demir shares how he famously squeezes 80 hours of work into a two-hour work week.

  1. Be clear on your priority.
    • Being efficient does not always mean being effective.
  2. Plan your week.
    • Planning your week gives you ownership of the hours you have every week.
  3. Create systems.
    • It will help you magnify your output.
  4. Let go of conventional wisdom.
    • Search outside of the box to find the lifestyle that you want.

[9:45] – How can you average just 28 hours per week while running a seven-figure business?

  • 4 Freedoms:
    • Financial Freedom – you can retire at any time.
    • Time Freedom – working less than 28 hours a week.
    • Career Freedom –  take more significant risks.
    • Spiritual Freedom – you have more time to focus on what is essential in life.
  • The Wining The Week Method:
    • Plan your week.
  • Reflect on your past week, learn a lesson.
  • Find your biggest priority.
  • Interrogate your calendar.
  • Triage your task lists.
  • Calendarize your week.

[12:45] – A timeout to thank our sponsors!

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  • HighLevel: The ultimate all-in-one platform for entrepreneurs, marketers, coaches, and agencies! Learn more at HighLevelFire.com!

[15:21] – What are the top things everyone gets wrong when it comes to being more productive?

  • Not focusing on your leverage points.
  • Not matching your best point to your best work.

[17:54] – Why are many people great at planning their day but terrible at actually executing?

  • Most people are not adding flex time into their schedules.
    • Unplanned Unwanted Work

[19:08] – Demir talks more about Winning The Week.

  • You have to plan your week in advance to win your week.

[20:54] – Demir’s parting piece of guidance.

  • You need to plan your week to win your week.
  • Lifehack Method – Register for a FREE training on How To Plan A Successful Week In Less Than 30 Minutes! You will also receive Demir’s Winning The Week workbook , and the first 500 people will be getting Demir’s F.A.S.T. Time Mastery Course.

[24:40] – Thank you to our Sponsors!

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