Enter another motivational book. The premise for the 4 hour work week is that there is too much life to be living to get caught up in the office for the rest of your life. Why be tied to a job in an office? And the story unfolds from there.

Tim’s break / opportunity comes when he is made redundant from some Silicon Valley company some years ago (probably during the dotcom bust – I don’t recall) and so he takes it upon himself to start selling vitamin supplements to a niche market. And things grow from there.

I found this book particularly good because it gives a great view into the mentality required to start something for yourself but maintaining the view that it needs to be able to let you do the things you want. To provide you with the freedom you desire and the means to live life the way you wish. It’s definitely aspirational in that sense. All you really need is one thing to get you on your way to Ditching the Office and then, as I’ve found so far, you’ll have plenty of other ideas that you can try as time goes on. Whatever it takes to get your creative and entrepreneurial juices flowing.

This book also has some tangible hints, tips and techniques to making sure that you live the 4 hour work week. From making sure you outsource where you can to putting systems in where repetition is king. There’s a great section on using virtual assistances (va). You can rest assured though you’ll need to spend more than 4 hours a week getting to the point when 4 is all you need to spend but it’s a great goal!

It’s on my recommended reading list. Pick up your copy here.