Much of the rest of the book is the same. But it all centers around the premise this guy is bring in tons of money each month. However, as I understand the researchable facts, there is no public record of him being a champion, or anything else. He claims to lecture at Princeton University. Well ok, if you're only working 4 hours a week, maybe you don't really care too much about it either! Honestly, this dude has shown us how to make bucks while working only 4 hours a day - write some book with a catchy title, market it, put on an air of success and Bob's your uncle, he's rich. This time commitment, too, it glossed over as he concentrates more on what you will be able to do when enough of your product sells to give you money to live and you outsource your daily time killers (email, phone, appointments, etc). There were also some flashes of motivation to live the life you want to live instead of the one you are expected to, but I came around to that different way of thinking long before Ferriss introduced it to me (thanks, Dave Ramsey).
Now, you might be wondering, what is the secret to having a 4-hour workweek" It's easy: sell worthless junk over the internet, and outsource all of the work. The reason is that Timothy is, if nothing else, a master gamer. He studies the rules of the game, finds its weaknesses, and like the very smart rat in a maze, he crawls over or tunnels under the barriers to get to the prize before anyone else.
I was well aware of drop-shipping before I ever read this book, but how do you find products that you can mark up 8-10 times to sell" It just sells you on the idea, and he does that very well.
I can honestly say that I was surprised at some of the things he wrote, and his sometimes not-awful style. There are some good things in here too.
In some way, I am living the kind of work life the author suggested (40 hour week but can live and work wherever I choose and no need for commute or even putting on a shirt to go into the office). However, I am realistic to know that I am in a very fortunate situation and majority of the US workers can never work like this.
I don't know if it was the title or what, but I felt a strong urge to read this book. What I discovered with The 4- Hour Workweek was somewhat refreshing. There is a small percentage of people doing this that are making very large sums of money, but it's NOT easy and requires huge amounts of time, money, knowledge, and more. Contrary to the way the author characterizes these things, none of them are easy: SEO (search engine optimization), profitable affiliate marketing, profitable pay-per-click advertising, profitable website creation, profitable information product creation. They're books about equity investment, Real Estate Investment (REI), entrepreneurship, Time Management, and Kiyosaki-like stuff. Here Ferriss advocates getting automatic cash flow (residual income). Unfortunately, it's drowned out by the piles of bad and useless advice that pervade much of the book. But let's start with the good. It's like saying that you are the best in the world at something, but that something is eating hotdogs in a minute. It's sort of impressive, but intentionally misleading.
Now, you might be wondering, what is the secret to having a 4-hour workweek" It's easy: sell worthless junk over the internet, and outsource all of the work. The reason is that Timothy is, if nothing else, a master gamer. He studies the rules of the game, finds its weaknesses, and like the very smart rat in a maze, he crawls over or tunnels under the barriers to get to the prize before anyone else.
I was well aware of drop-shipping before I ever read this book, but how do you find products that you can mark up 8-10 times to sell" It just sells you on the idea, and he does that very well.
I can honestly say that I was surprised at some of the things he wrote, and his sometimes not-awful style. There are some good things in here too.
In some way, I am living the kind of work life the author suggested (40 hour week but can live and work wherever I choose and no need for commute or even putting on a shirt to go into the office). However, I am realistic to know that I am in a very fortunate situation and majority of the US workers can never work like this.
I don't know if it was the title or what, but I felt a strong urge to read this book. What I discovered with The 4- Hour Workweek was somewhat refreshing. There is a small percentage of people doing this that are making very large sums of money, but it's NOT easy and requires huge amounts of time, money, knowledge, and more. Contrary to the way the author characterizes these things, none of them are easy: SEO (search engine optimization), profitable affiliate marketing, profitable pay-per-click advertising, profitable website creation, profitable information product creation. They're books about equity investment, Real Estate Investment (REI), entrepreneurship, Time Management, and Kiyosaki-like stuff. Here Ferriss advocates getting automatic cash flow (residual income). Unfortunately, it's drowned out by the piles of bad and useless advice that pervade much of the book. But let's start with the good. It's like saying that you are the best in the world at something, but that something is eating hotdogs in a minute. It's sort of impressive, but intentionally misleading.
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