What do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble answering the question. Depending on when you ask this controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer: "I race motorcycles in Europe." "I ski in the Andes." "I scuba dive in Panama." "I dance tango in Buenos Aires." He has spent more than five years learning the secrets of the New Rich, a fast-growing subculture who has abandoned the "deferred-life plan" and instead mastered the new currencies--time and mobility--to create luxury lifestyles in the here and now. Whether you are an overworked employee or an entrepreneur trapped in your own business, this book is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you: · How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want · How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs · How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist · How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and freuent "mini-retirements" · What the crucial difference is between absolute and relative income · How to train your boss to value performance over presence, or kill your job (or company) if it's beyond repair · What automated cash-flow "muses" are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeks · How to cultivate selective ignorance--and create time--with a low-information diet · What the management secrets of Remote Control CEOs are · How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50-80% off · How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the office You can have it all--really.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS A POSITIVE CHANGE IN LIFE!:
The author creates an awareness within you and makes you reach out for creating and working on your goals in an approach which feels very achievable. I would recommend everyone to read this book. If not anything else, it at least helps to motivate you! Once again, it is a must read!
Fluff:
Trust me, I wouldn't have any trouble letting a money machine run on autopilot, as the bulk of this book is dedicated to explaining.
It's the Real Deal...:
Many people will read this book, think it's great, maybe give it some afterthought and go back to their lives. Others will scoff at it and say it's trash. Well, I'm writing this review strictly to set the record straight. Ferriss gives us tools. Tools that we can use to create a different, more interesting life. I bought this book in June of 2007, and I'm writing this review, now July, 2008, from Oaxaca, Mexico, where I'm renting a villa with a spectacular mountain view for an entire month. No, I'm not... more info
The Five Star Review:
Never before have I been so compelled to write a review--not just because of the overwhelming amount of cynicism that has been spewed about the number of 5-star reviews on this book, but because it is actually a REALLY good read. I listened to the 7-CD audio version of this book in my mobile library aka my car and I was enlightened on my 2 hour daily commute to and from work. As young as Tim is, he seems to have grasped the concept of accomplishing everything that you could ever want to do. There is a... more info
