After a close friend told me about "The 4-Hour Work Week" by Timothy Ferriss, I had to pick it up and see what the hype was all about. The book completely opened my mind up to a new way of thinking about life and work. The 4-Hour Workweek is about lifestyle design. As far as I am concerned, the author Tim Ferriss is the ultimate master of escaping 9-5, and living a mobile lifestyle. Here are the four main components of this book:
1. Definition – Define what it is that you truly want, stop following the majority, and join the new rich;
2. Elimination – Prioritize things based on its importance. Make a to-do list of the things that matter the most to you and demand great attention from you.
3. Automation – Hire a virtual assistant, and outsource the daily tasks that are not essential to you and require your repetitive efforts.
4. Liberation – Create a streamline process of getting things done without your presence. I like to call it passive residual income. Embrace a mobile lifestyle.
The point of Ferriss’ book teaches you how to apply these components to multiple online businesses in such a way that each of them requires, on average, no more than 4 hours of your time. It’s also about offloading the responsibilities you hate to people who thrive on them. The book is truly a paradigm-shift for most of us, especially those of us who are used to controlling all facets of the business. Focus on what you do best, and then align yourself with people who consider your weakness areas “play”. Truth be told, most entrepreneurs don't delegate. They think that because they can do it better, they should keep the task. The end goal of his book is to free your time to focus on bigger and better things -- like your lifestyle! It's a great read and I highly recommend it!
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