Creating a 4-Hour Workweek
One of the best business and lifestyle books that I’ve read is the The 4-Hour Workweek
If you’ve been around me any amount of time, this is a book that I love referring to. It is one of the catalysts for me to begin moving a larger percentage of my income streams to the Internet.
What readers need to understand is that The 4-Hour Workweek
If you’re an entrepreneur, you must read this book. If you already have read it but continue with your old ways – read it again! If you’re like most, you must have a load of projects that are piling up and being neglected. Each day that passes is costing you money. Stop delaying, stop trying to be Superman – pass the work elsewhere. Go get yourself a Virtual Assistant at Get A Freelancer and start outsourcing.
I have outsourced the vast majority of my web development and search engine optimization even though it’s fun work for me to do. If you need web-related contractors, I recommend going to NamePros or DigitalPoint. You’re going to find talented people for fair wages.
One of the toughest parts of 4HWW has been the “low-information diet,” where you’re not supposed to be checking e-mail constantly, and you’re supposed to cut your news-viewing down to almost zero. As a news and political junkie, this is damn-near impossible for me. I’ve reduced my news reading to scanning The Drudge Report headlines, and signing up for Politico and CNN news alerts. At the end of the day, I can scan my Blackberry and look at any news items that came up. I also turned off the e-mail notification on my Blackberry. I am working on getting a regular schedule for checking e-mail, as right now I’m checking it “every once in a while.”
Tim Ferriss is a wealth of knowledge. One of my favorite posts on his blog is Relax Like A Pro: 5 Steps to Hacking Your Sleep. If you are an insomniac like me, you’ll find his tips helpful. I’ve done the 10-minute ice bath that he recommends, and it knocked me out so badly that I’ve been too scared to try it again. Check out the rest of Tim’s blog at: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog and follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tferriss.
I’d love to hear your feedback on the 4HWW and Tim’s Blog – I hope it makes you more productive and that you begin achieving your financial goals!
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