For me, I continue to work on my blogs and write content because I enjoy it, but I’m at the point where it’d be easy to outsource content creation and step almost entirely away from my internet business. (For the record, I *am* against Ferris’ suggestion to pay people crap wages just because they live in another country where the dollar supposedly goes farther–if you can afford a four hour work week, you can afford to pay your workers decent wages.)

Beyond blogging, it’s possible to create systems with any type of business. Gerber’s E-myth introduces us to the idea of creating a franchise with your business, where there is a system in place so the work can be done by unskilled entry level employers and you don’t personally have to oversee anything.

For instance, the owner at Mcdonald’s is rarely in the picture. The manager may work his butt off, because he’s still a cog in the system. You have to *want* to break away from being a cog if you are going to set up a system for yourself. If you don’t have that desire, you’ll never see the truths in this book and others like it.

In my opinion, *getting* the Four Hour Work Week is a lot like *getting* the Rich Dad, Poor Dad books. You’re either at a point in your life where you’re ready to hear the message or you’re not. And some people never will be. And that’s okay too. Systems only work because there are people willing to do an hour’s work for an hour’s pay.

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Maybe he sees it all as “sizzle” cause he doesn’t “have the steak”

Cheers!
Jay

PS. I liked your comment over there. lol

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I’m more the fan of 4-6 hours a day… not necessarily 5 days a week – but If I could be at a point where I’m working 4-6 hours a day when I’m “working” then I would be more than happy – especially if this “working” was for myself and my own company.

Sheesh.. I feel you on the hours.. I’ve been doing about 12-16 hours a day since the end of May – and that’s where the realness happens.

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Ok, so as someone who is known for her extended vacations and knack for “passive income” strategies, here are my thoughts-

Yes, you can make money working 4 hours a week, or even less. I have taken months off and watched my earnings rise the entire time.

HOWEVER. I have yet to find anyone, including myself, who was able to start out that way. When I was starting out, I literally worked up to 20 hours a day for the first 6 months.

ALSO, the one drawback to such slack-working, is that you’re not working at a pace that will lend to a great increase in your income. 4 hour work weeks and 4 month vacations (hmm.. maybe the #4 needs to be my answer to SuiteJ’s #37) are great, but what could you be making, and what kind of experience could I have had under my belt working more hours? I know ya see what I’m saying

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@ Kendra – Avoiding the important with mundane tasks. That was huge for me as well. I also enjoyed the section on Pareto’s Law and the 80/20 concept, as I never encountered this theory before reading that book several months back.

@ Underdogblogger – Creating himself into a brand, absolutely. Just like with music, nothing is original – it’s all been done before. Not everything is for everyone! Find what appeals to you and absorb it!

@ TheMoneyac – Find your gems for sure and to each their own. I never read rich dad poor dad, I’ve heard mixed reviews though.

@ JeffLeft – lol! “Lap” “Top” session.. you sly bugger! Very nice interpretation though!

@ Joe – I totally know what you’re saying. In the virtual world you kind of go with your gut because online is the only place that a person can make themselves out to be anything they want. You can create any persona you desire with a little branding, some headshots, paid testimonials and a butt-load of marketing madness.

@ Freddie – lol, is that a true story?!? Yeah man, I agree it is good business. I don’t think the purpose of his book was to cater to the Internet/Info marketing crowd, but more open the eyes of the corporate cubicle monkeys to the world of possibilities if you just apply yourself correctly. New Rich vs. Old Rich really hit home with me.. I’m not a huge fan of corporate America. It was a very anti-corporate read.. which I loved.

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To me, that is not fluff, but good business. His encouragement to live out your dreams is excellent. Overall, I really dug it, but like anything some people are just going to bitch. What can you do?

As far as trash talking, yeah, most people are just talking. I say that young cat talking trash to this older guy about his lady. The older guy said, “If you are looking for a fight, then you are barking up the right tree!”

First of all, I almost fell out with laughter……the the old guy gave him a quick two piece to the jaw and staggered the young guy something serious.

The young guy ran to his car and got on the phone. LOL! At this point, everyone watching was in cracking up with laughter.

Young dude ran to a police officer and no one there would validate his story because he was the instigator and got called on his bluff.

I say don’t go talking shit if you ain’t ready to fight!!!!

To many Internet tough guys out there.

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Just keep it moving man…folks like that will always be around, and the love to see responses like yours lol, it’s what the thrive on, a reaction.

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lap top session, is that what you all call it in Canada ; ) haha

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