Kick The Job

Back again, and here’s the final part of my review of the Four Hour Work Week. The next major points I took in from reading the rest of the book:

1. The need to find/build an automated business where you can achieve your income goals in an automated fashion with minimal time input. The most important thing is to not swap time for money as most people do in their jobs. The book goes into some detail regarding options such as reselling, licensing and creating products including how to test markets. Some of the niche market idea generation are similar to what is taught in the Thirty Day Challenge which I will talk abou in a later post. Tim is a big fan of information products which is where my business is going.
2. How to convince your boss (if you have one) your ability to ‘work from home’ by showing increased productivity when you are not in the office. This has the advantage of enabling you to work on building a business while you still have a job.
3. The New Rich lifestyle and how to create a lifestyle that is more rewarding and fulfilling than the current traditional “Work for 45 years, then retire and play golf” mindset. There are some great tips and insights here. It really comes down to asking yourself why should you have to wait till retirement until you enjoy life again. What can you do in the meantime so that you live a content life? Which again comes down to lifestyle design.

That’s it for my review or really major points summary of The Four Hour Work Week. I generally found the first half of the book more inspiring overall, but in reality it is a fantastic book. An absolute must read and probably now my favorite non-fiction book.