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Jan 2023
41m 20s

How to Buy Back Your Time with Dan Marte...

Chris Ducker
About this episode

We all wish there was more time in the day, but how can we truly buy back our time without jeopardizing specific areas in our business and life? 

In this episode, Chris invites Dan Martell onto the show to talk all about his new book, Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom and Build Your Empire. Dan discusses the pain line that most entrepreneurs will face and how to manage it, as well as the Five “Time Assassins” and what they mean for business owners, plus so much more! 

Episode Timestamps

  • [04:40] - The WHY behind Dan’s new book
  • [06:57] - The pain line that most entrepreneurs will face
  • [15:07] - The Five “Time Assassins”
  • [25:00] - The power of the executive assistant
  • [32:19] - The people who manage Dan’s life and why they’re so important

Essential Learning Points From This Episode

  • What the pain line is and why every business owner will come face to face with it at some point in their journey
  • The wake up call and the turning point for Dan
  • Dan breaks down the Five “Time Assassins” and what they mean
  • Why every entrepreneur needs to have an executive assistant if they want to get their time back
  • The two people who manage Dan’s life and the reason why he can’t live without them


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