The Four Hour WorkWeek Review by Timothy Ferriss
in Other Stuff & Reviews & Sanity Savers by Administrator on 04 Jul 2007
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I’ve gotta tell you… this book is just flippin’ amazing! Seriously.
This guy, Timothy Ferris (the author) is 29 years old and has accomplished the following things in his life:
- Princeton University guest lecturer in High-Tech Entrepreneurship and Electrical Engineering
- Cage fighter in Japan, vanquisher of four world champions (MMA)
- First American in history to hold a Guinness World Record in tango
- Advisor to more than 30 world record holders in professional and Olympic sports
- National Chinese kickboxing champion
- Glycemic Index (GI) researcher Political asylum researcher and activist
- MTV breakdancer in Taiwan
- Hurling competitor in Ireland
- Actor on hit TV series in mainland China and Hong Kong
I’ve got a few years on him, and my credentials are a bit less impressive. 
Sure, I’ve been to Mexico, stayed with a family there, and climbed pyramids. Sure, I’ve walked a marathon. Sure, I’ve lived in three states and my home is now only 10 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico. I walked by a rattlesnake the other day. I had a shark swim right by me a few years ago. I’ve swam across lakes and slept in a canoe. I’ve been on Mt. Hood, seen Mt. St. Helens, gazed in wonder at Mt. Rushmore, stood under a thunderous waterfall in Oregon, and taken a sunset sailboat ride on Lake Michigan. Yeah, I get pooped on by birds more than your average person, but… that’s nuthin’! I want MORE adventures (and less bird poop)!
Anyway, I must say that reading this book has been one of those life-altering moments in my life. And, the author, Timothy Ferriss, has a great website where you can actually take a sneak peek into some of the content. Here it is –> www.fourhourworkweek.com
Because of this book, I’m actually putting steps into place now to travel more, and do the things that I truly have dreamed of.
One question in the book asked (and I’m going to paraphrase since I don’t have it in front of me), but the question was “If money was no option — what would you DO with your time? If you didn’t have to work, and you didn’t have to worry about the bills… what would you do?”
My answer was travel. I want to swim off the coast of Italy. I want to see the world with my family.
What’s your answer? 
Please let me know what you are working towards.
And, I do hope you’ll check out the link above. It just might change your life, as well.
Warmly,
Nicole
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July 5th, 2007 at 4:47 am
Nicole,
Yeah, sometimes we get so busy working to be successful, we forget to ask ourselves, “what do I really want?”
If you are working to make a better life for yourself and your kids, you need to make sure you are taking time to enjoy that. Easier said than done. I got caught up in the trap. Now I am finally making time to enjoy life. I am taking a painting class this summer and a pottery class this fall. I just started going out on dates with my husband. And we are making more time to enjoy each other as a family.
July 6th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Hmmmm… gotta agree with Kristie there and I also see that to be the trend among “successful” work at home moms… they work like dogs to get and keep that success. I’ll have to check out this book :-).
Hugs-
Annette
July 9th, 2007 at 7:49 am
I have read his book and it is a real eye opener. I have started a home business and I was just happy to be at home but to know that you can have a home business and still make time for the things you care about, traveling and spending time with family being #1 in my book, well I got excited. I have started a travel business to help me get where I am going. I will be able to make money and also receive discounted travel, the best of both worlds. My kids are excited!
Becky
http://www.helpingustayhome.com
July 9th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
I refuse to work like a dog to reach the success I deserve. I’ve held true to that and have never become one of those work at home moms that spends 10 or more hours a day working.
That isn’t success to me. Succes to me is being able to take the kids to the zoo, take a vacation anytime I want, travel, or just be lazy and take a day off if I want.
Could I have more money right now had I worked my butt off everyday like some WAHMS I know? Oh, I’m sure. But it would have come at a high price. And that price would be my dreams and my family.
No thank you.
So, I’ll settle for a slower growth working few hours.
PS
Nik, you have done a lot of things I never had a clue you had done! Much more interesting of a person than I am. lol
July 19th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Nicole,
Thanks for your review. I, too, have read the book and because of it, I decided to quit my job. Tomorrow is my last day. I had asked my boss for a leave of absence and talked about a part-time job at my company but at the end of the day, my company wouldn’t make the compromise. Therefore, I’m going to enjoy life at home for a while (and am financially in a position to do so). My brother in-law died last year so I’m going to concentrate on doing some things for my wife and her mother. As we learned last year, a long life is not guaranteed so enjoy it NOW, TODAY, not sometime in the distant future when your kids are grown up and only remember you as a workaholic.
Now if I can only find a lucrative home business that’ll keep me away from the “desk jockey” life…
Thanks,
Rick