1443: From Burnout to Breakthrough: Master the 12 Week Year with Entrepreneur and Productivity Coach Dan Mintz

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Dan Mintz, data scientist, entrepreneur, and productivity coach, shows you how to achieve more in less time with The 12 Week Year: The Ultimate Guide. Drawing from his experience coaching high achievers and Fortune 1000 leaders, Dan explains why annual goals often fail and how breaking your vision into focused 12-week cycles leads to clarity, urgency, and results. He shares strategies for setting ambitious yet realistic goals, reverse-engineering long-term visions into one-year objectives, creating actionable 12-week plans, and strategically time-blocking work with buffer periods. Learn from real-world success stories and discover how to future-proof your career in the age of AI.

In this episode, you’ll hear real-world success stories—including how one client became a top architect by planning three years and executing in 12-week sprints. Dan also addresses how to future-proof your career in the age of AI, emphasizing adaptability, emotional intelligence, and continuous recalibration. Whether you’re looking to boost productivity, avoid burnout, or take control of your time, Dan’s research-backed advice will help you unlock your potential and achieve your most ambitious goals.

Quotes:

“Most people don’t even define goals, and of those who do, 90% aren’t able to achieve them when they’re annual goals.”

“With the 12 Week Year, you bring your vision into the present. Execution happens every day, every week—not eight months from now.”

“If you achieve 100% of your goals all the time, you’re not stretching yourself enough. You want to stretch yourself a little bit to achieve significant results.”