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The Perfect Week Formula: Build Your Business Around Your Life, Not Your Life Around Your Business
If you’re struggling to grow your business...working 60+ hours a week...burned out on your career...missing precious family and personal time to put out fires...and trapped by the “golden handcuffs” of success... I have good news. It isn’t your fault and it doesn’t have to stay this way. In my newest book, The Perfect Week Formula, I’ll teach you the exact systems and strategies you need to double your income in your business or career while working 10-20 fewer hours each week. You’ll learn the same systems I’ve shared with my celebrity clients like Bedros Keuilian, Joel Marion, and Jason Capital and get access to the exact strategies I’ve personally used to build five 7-figures businesses while working on average only 40 hours a week. By the time you’re done reading, you’ll have unstoppable clarity, discipline, and a proven strategy to accomplish your biggest goals in half the time...all while having the freedom to do the things that matter most to you. THIS is the solution to burnout, overwhelm, and anxiety. It’s worked for me, it’s worked for my 200+ millionaire clients, and it will work for you. If you’re ready to consistently experience your PERFECT weeks, weeks where you accomplish 2-3X more than you do right now while still having the freedom to spend time with your family, pursue your passion projects, and enjoy the results you’ve worked so hard to achieve...this is the system that will help you do it.
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Published December 10, 2019
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January 10, 2021
Practical and to the point! Great summary of many other “productivity” and “work life balance” books I’ve read (see my bio). Recommended for entrepreneurs doing well in business, but not that much in other dimensions of life (health, relationships, etc)... like me 😂
July 6, 2024
Had a lot of good points! I need to implement now!
July 28, 2024
I might as well write my thoughts while I'm listening to it (not literally, but I haven't finished yet). This book will be over quickly, at least. Written by an extremely unsympathetic guy (I just checked), it's another Robbins-spawn advocating delegating tasks such as cleaning your home, mowing your lawn, or cooking your food. I firmly believe that if you can only do your job efficiently by delegating those tasks, you're working too much, earning too much, and I don't want to be like you.
If I hadn't done those tasks myself, I would never have realized I could listen to books and better myself. He advocates against podcasts, and while I see them as carrying slightly less value than books, some are still good. He claims he never listens to them, yet he quotes from them.
Why do all financial self-help books have to be written by either (1) overachiever millionaires who assume you have kids (I flinched a little at every mention of the word "kids"—there are 18 occurrences) and a Tesla? Or (2) frugal FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) enthusiasts who won't even buy a croissant at Starbucks because then they can't retire at 26 or something.
I think it's very American-oriented, an upsell (I made a mistake by not even googling the guy's name—now I understand), and poorly written or produced (the audiobook repeats a segment and differs from the PDF). He says it's a problem if you stayed up late with your spouse watching Game of Thrones. Isn't that against his "build a business around your life and not vice versa" advice? His problems are not normal people's problems, and I don't think many will relate.
Why don't I delegate housekeeping? I refuse to let anyone into my house who isn't at least my friend.
Why don't I delegate most services? Whenever I hired an accountant, they messed up, and I had to redo their work anyway.
Whenever I order food or get delivery, I'm afraid the cooks didn't wash their hands, used expired materials, the delivery person smoked in their car, or brought the package through the smoggy city, etc. Plus, it costs 10x more than home-cooked food. He just tells us to use a chef. Yeah, sure, that'll solve all my problems. Even during cooking, I can listen to books, and I prefer to make my own food—I know what's in it.
Whenever I hired a gardener, they overstayed their hours to juice more money out of me. As tedious as lawnmowing is, I don't have any high-school-aged friends in the neighborhood who'd do it for me, and professionals ask for a significant chunk of my pay, so I'd rather do it myself. I enjoy the scenery, listen to books, and call it exercise. At least it's something different than being at a desk.
He means well by saying to limit working hours, but that's kind of all that's useful. There may be some good advice here and there, but overall, I couldn't take it seriously. I do my work for the sake of it, no longer need to grind hard, but still do it because I like it and it's my hobby. I don't think he approaches it the same way. I thought it would align more with my ideas of day planning, but it didn't. I only learned not to speak from such a high horse when I eventually launch my time management blog/business/app, and to define my target audience clearly and not treat them arrogantly. I think three stars is generous as my neutral rating. Perhaps it'll be useful to some? Those bored already-millionaires who want to do digital detox days and think that ticking off items on a success checklist dictated by society is all that life is about?
After finishing, here are some additional points:
He recommends drinking 1.5 liters of water after waking up (in an hour?!). That's over the capacity of the kidneys and is bad advice. Some people drink that much in an entire day. It depends on gender and body weight, but a glass (for me, it's 0.5 liters—I guess it's better referred to as a small bottle) is just fine.
Also, on some level, it was a blatant copy-paste of the Eisenhower Matrix, expanded into a book. It was too short to have any lasting impact, even though I admit it'll be useful to some who don't know where to begin. The advice is in the right direction, but I'd definitely tailor it to my specific situation.
If I hadn't done those tasks myself, I would never have realized I could listen to books and better myself. He advocates against podcasts, and while I see them as carrying slightly less value than books, some are still good. He claims he never listens to them, yet he quotes from them.
Why do all financial self-help books have to be written by either (1) overachiever millionaires who assume you have kids (I flinched a little at every mention of the word "kids"—there are 18 occurrences) and a Tesla? Or (2) frugal FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) enthusiasts who won't even buy a croissant at Starbucks because then they can't retire at 26 or something.
I think it's very American-oriented, an upsell (I made a mistake by not even googling the guy's name—now I understand), and poorly written or produced (the audiobook repeats a segment and differs from the PDF). He says it's a problem if you stayed up late with your spouse watching Game of Thrones. Isn't that against his "build a business around your life and not vice versa" advice? His problems are not normal people's problems, and I don't think many will relate.
Why don't I delegate housekeeping? I refuse to let anyone into my house who isn't at least my friend.
Why don't I delegate most services? Whenever I hired an accountant, they messed up, and I had to redo their work anyway.
Whenever I order food or get delivery, I'm afraid the cooks didn't wash their hands, used expired materials, the delivery person smoked in their car, or brought the package through the smoggy city, etc. Plus, it costs 10x more than home-cooked food. He just tells us to use a chef. Yeah, sure, that'll solve all my problems. Even during cooking, I can listen to books, and I prefer to make my own food—I know what's in it.
Whenever I hired a gardener, they overstayed their hours to juice more money out of me. As tedious as lawnmowing is, I don't have any high-school-aged friends in the neighborhood who'd do it for me, and professionals ask for a significant chunk of my pay, so I'd rather do it myself. I enjoy the scenery, listen to books, and call it exercise. At least it's something different than being at a desk.
He means well by saying to limit working hours, but that's kind of all that's useful. There may be some good advice here and there, but overall, I couldn't take it seriously. I do my work for the sake of it, no longer need to grind hard, but still do it because I like it and it's my hobby. I don't think he approaches it the same way. I thought it would align more with my ideas of day planning, but it didn't. I only learned not to speak from such a high horse when I eventually launch my time management blog/business/app, and to define my target audience clearly and not treat them arrogantly. I think three stars is generous as my neutral rating. Perhaps it'll be useful to some? Those bored already-millionaires who want to do digital detox days and think that ticking off items on a success checklist dictated by society is all that life is about?
After finishing, here are some additional points:
He recommends drinking 1.5 liters of water after waking up (in an hour?!). That's over the capacity of the kidneys and is bad advice. Some people drink that much in an entire day. It depends on gender and body weight, but a glass (for me, it's 0.5 liters—I guess it's better referred to as a small bottle) is just fine.
Also, on some level, it was a blatant copy-paste of the Eisenhower Matrix, expanded into a book. It was too short to have any lasting impact, even though I admit it'll be useful to some who don't know where to begin. The advice is in the right direction, but I'd definitely tailor it to my specific situation.
February 13, 2021
One of my guilty pleasures is procrastinating by reading productivity books and blogs especially when, like the last couple of weeks, my concentration is shot and I can't focus on my 'proper' book.
(My February goal is to watch the entire Game of Thrones series from the beginning - I only got as far as part way through Series 3 a couple of years ago - and I'm half way through series 6 now. So this probably doesn't help concentration! At least productivity ebooks can be read on the laptop while also watching GoT on the tv.)
This ebook is an easy read and didn't offer any new information to me, though it is always useful to review the techniques.
At least he sort of moved away from his obsession in a previous work 'Perfect Day' (and that of other productivity 'gurus') with getting up an some ungodly hour like 4am and going to bed at 8pm! (Why? What is the point unless it suits you? My experiments with getting up early lasted a few months and I became more and more unwell due to permanent sleep deprivation - I'm a night owl.)
While he is still an advocate of early rising (due I think to his circumstances, kids etc), he does at least give a nod to those who do better rising at 10am and mentions a few high flyers who do.
A few tips in there that I had forgotten and might review.
There are various exercises in the book which might be of use to some; identifying how you use your time, listing things you shouldn't be doing for yourself like cleaning or whatever - the unasked and unanswered question - why should anyone else be doing it for you surely they have their own high-flying 7-figure empire to create?
Call me a cynic.
The book's main thrust is to build your relationships etc in FIRST, your non-negotiable date night with your partner, family time with your family, your work-outs and so on. But then, near the end he says "The people who work with Craig are driven. Relentless." Now, to me, job ads and the like that want 'driven' people usually translates as 'shouting and bullying in the workplace'. And no personal life.
No thanks.
(My February goal is to watch the entire Game of Thrones series from the beginning - I only got as far as part way through Series 3 a couple of years ago - and I'm half way through series 6 now. So this probably doesn't help concentration! At least productivity ebooks can be read on the laptop while also watching GoT on the tv.)
This ebook is an easy read and didn't offer any new information to me, though it is always useful to review the techniques.
At least he sort of moved away from his obsession in a previous work 'Perfect Day' (and that of other productivity 'gurus') with getting up an some ungodly hour like 4am and going to bed at 8pm! (Why? What is the point unless it suits you? My experiments with getting up early lasted a few months and I became more and more unwell due to permanent sleep deprivation - I'm a night owl.)
While he is still an advocate of early rising (due I think to his circumstances, kids etc), he does at least give a nod to those who do better rising at 10am and mentions a few high flyers who do.
A few tips in there that I had forgotten and might review.
There are various exercises in the book which might be of use to some; identifying how you use your time, listing things you shouldn't be doing for yourself like cleaning or whatever - the unasked and unanswered question - why should anyone else be doing it for you surely they have their own high-flying 7-figure empire to create?
Call me a cynic.
The book's main thrust is to build your relationships etc in FIRST, your non-negotiable date night with your partner, family time with your family, your work-outs and so on. But then, near the end he says "The people who work with Craig are driven. Relentless." Now, to me, job ads and the like that want 'driven' people usually translates as 'shouting and bullying in the workplace'. And no personal life.
No thanks.
February 14, 2024
Let me be clear, I had skepticism as I opened this book, but it was recommended to me by so many people, I had to see what I could learn from it...
This book simply changed my life. There is no better way to put it. Before opening for the first time, I could not keep anything organized, I lived by the seat of my pants with no structure, and as a result, struggled to achieve anything. This book (no hyperbole) turned me into a completely different person.
I now had a reliable and efficient schedule, I could accomplish 5x what I would in a normal day in just a few hours per day, I was able to actually launch and grow the business I had always wanted, and most importantly, this all gave me the FREEDOM I truly wanted.
If you want to change your life, give yourself and those around you freedom, this book will give you that and you NEED to give it a chance.
This book simply changed my life. There is no better way to put it. Before opening for the first time, I could not keep anything organized, I lived by the seat of my pants with no structure, and as a result, struggled to achieve anything. This book (no hyperbole) turned me into a completely different person.
I now had a reliable and efficient schedule, I could accomplish 5x what I would in a normal day in just a few hours per day, I was able to actually launch and grow the business I had always wanted, and most importantly, this all gave me the FREEDOM I truly wanted.
If you want to change your life, give yourself and those around you freedom, this book will give you that and you NEED to give it a chance.
June 10, 2020
Short, sweet, and to the point. Little habits to help you plan and "build your business around your life". We let the old adage of always "being on the grind" be the anthem of our work and business life, while forgetting we actually have a life to live. By prioritizing key habits and laying out your perfect week; you can get your most important work done and have more time to spend doing the things that you love. If you feel that your work/business is running your life, this book is a must read!
May 9, 2022
The Perfect Week Formula is full of tips on prioritizing and scheduling your week to build your business around your life and not your life around your business. I'm a productivity coach and speaker. I didn't have any lightbulb moments. It wasn't anything I hadn't read or spoken about before; however, this is a book I would recommend for people who aren't in the profession. I like that he emphasizes that time off, exercise, and relationships are requirements that lead to peak productivity, not something you should do. If you struggle with prioritizing, this is a simple method to get started.
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October 28, 2024(audible) The author sounded like kind of a tool but I was still able to learn some valuable tips and nuggets. He also encouraged/provided the reader with a bunch of ‘exercises’ but I didn’t do them (sounded tedious & didn’t really have any interest). Biggest take-aways: what-not-to-do lists, working in 50-90 minute increments, accomplishing your hardest task of the day first, always wake up at the same time, creating a pre and post work ritual, scheduling non-negotiables where you are not allowed to negotiate with yourself
January 13, 2021
Great read. Great practices to implement immediately.
I could instantly put action to what I read , in every chapter. Some assignments may have taken a few days. Craig kept the mood light and entertaining.
I could instantly put action to what I read , in every chapter. Some assignments may have taken a few days. Craig kept the mood light and entertaining.
April 9, 2023
I wouldn’t say this book change my week, I would say it change my life, thank you Craig. 🙏
July 18, 2023
Great read
If you looking for productivity in your work and relationship. Just follow what this book is saying. Thank you Craig for this book :)
If you looking for productivity in your work and relationship. Just follow what this book is saying. Thank you Craig for this book :)
March 11, 2024
Absolutely incredible read. Life changing to say the least!!
May 1, 2024
short, to the point, with actionable advice that can be applied right away
May 14, 2024
Should good advice! His Newsletter is also excellent.
August 14, 2024
I will never stop reading/listening to random shit.
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