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Less Achieves More

How To Focus On What Truly Matters — Cyril Peupion

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Four tools to help you focus on what truly matters

Each resource is a practical companion to Less Achieves More — designed to put the book's principles into action immediately.

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The Compass Plan

Clarify your most important priorities for the quarter. The Compass Plan helps you cut through the noise and commit to the work that truly matters — before the urgent crowds it out.

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The Weekly Plan

A simple, repeatable ritual to start each week with clarity and intention. Stop reacting; start deciding. Build the habit of deliberate, focused weekly preparation.

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The Ideal Week

Design a week that reflects your real priorities — not just your inbox. Block time for deep work, leadership, and life before other people's urgencies fill the gaps.

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Bonus Chapter

"I Can't Say No" — an exclusive chapter exploring why the real issue isn't willpower, it's awareness. Every yes hides a no. Cyril shares practical tactics to say no (or "low") to projects, meetings, and daily requests — without damaging relationships or your career.

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What Others Say

"Less Achieves More is the permission slip every busy leader needs: do less but do it better. Practical, compelling, and genuinely life-changing."

Carolyn Creswell OAM

Founder, Carman's Kitchen

"For more than a decade, Cyril has shaped the way I work and live, and had an extraordinary impact on hundreds of my colleagues around the world."

Stefan Mohr

Senior Partner and Managing Director & Member of the Executive Committee, Boston Consulting Group

"Less Achieves More is a way to centre yourself and move forward with purpose without the guilt of doing less."

Nigel Andrade

Partner & Global Service Chair, Kearney

"Cyril's approach forced me to be far more intentional. If my diary doesn't reflect my priorities, it's naïve to expect my results to."

Peter Adams

CEO, ING Belgium

"Cyril has had a profound impact on how our team works. His approach is simple, practical, and highly effective."

Yossi Arouch

Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group

"This book is a practical blueprint to turn long-term ambition into daily progress."

Sundeep Singh

Group Officer – Global Business Services, BHP

"Cyril approach and framework has been a god-send…it has allowed MECCA to grow whilst ensuring we kept our sanity along the way!"

Jo Horgan

Founder and Co-CEO, Mecca Brands

About The Book

What if doing less was the answer?

Have you ever ended the workday later than planned because there was just one more thing to do?

What starts as an exception slowly becomes the norm. And that new normal quickly overwhelms all aspects of our lives. Buried under the pile of undone, we believe the only answer is to do more: more messages, more meetings, more projects.

But what if the opposite is true? Maybe the problem isn't time or effort — it's quantity. We keep adding, when we should be reducing. We confuse urgent with important. Doing less — not more — is the path to better results. When you focus on less, performance improves, and work stops consuming nights and weekends.

In Less Achieves More, Cyril Peupion shows readers how to emphasise less — in quarterly goals, weekly planning, and daily action. Less is what allows you to achieve more, and it becomes the answer to how to both work smarter — and live better.

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About The Author

Cyril Peupion

Productivity Expert · Author · Speaker

As one of the world's leading experts on productivity, Cyril Peupion supports executives, leaders, and teams to improve performance and work-life balance by changing work habits. His company, Work Smarter: Live Better, has delivered training to over 5,000 people across 21 countries.

Cyril is the author of the bestselling book Work Smarter: Live Better — ranked in the top 100 business books worldwide and in the top 10 business books in Australia. He lives in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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