Link to listen inside!
 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Hey iza,


Demir was recently a guest on the Elite Achievement podcast, and the conversation went straight to the heart of something we see all the time.


Goals don’t usually fail because people lack ambition... They stall when a full calendar collides with fuzzy priorities.


In this episode, Demir breaks down the one practice that consistently closes that gap: a simple, repeatable weekly planning ritual.


It’s not flashy. In fact, he’s very honest about this part... planning is boring


But freedom lives on the other side of it.


They also talk about why trading a short burst of discomfort on Friday (or early Saturday) creates calmer weekends and Mondays that actually run on rails. Instead of carrying everything in your head, you walk into the week already knowing what matters, what’s protected, and what can wait.


A few other themes they explore:

  • Why most people believe planning helps, but still avoid it

  • How discipline creates freedom when it’s attached to a ritual

  • Using leverage (systems, assets, and decisions) instead of effort

  • Choosing needs before wants when everything feels important

  • How couples can sync logistics to reduce day-to-day stress

  • Where to focus in tougher markets so effort actually moves the ball

Listen to the episode here

You can also find Elite Achievement on Apple Podcasts & Spotify!


It’s a grounded, practical conversation about replacing overwhelm with clarity, and turning good intentions into execution that holds up over time.


Talk soon,


Demir & Carey Bentley

Founders, Lifehack Method


P.S. If the conversation about planning your week resonated, the Winning The Week Worksheet is the same framework Demir references in the episode, just distilled into a simple, practical starting point.