4 Hour-Work Week, Fact or Fiction?

 I recently saw this article in one of my favorite blogs that called the 4 Hour Work Week a myth. Knowing that book was written by Tim Ferris, a friend of the blog owner I was even more curious to see how he was going to turn that into a positive. If you have heard about this book you might have been drawn to the seemingly impossible promise of a 4 hour  work week. Well, Im sorry to say, but your hunches were right, it's not fact.

Why the misleading title?

As Scott Dinsmore, that's the awesome guy who wrote the article, you should read it here, says Ferris is basically just smart enough to know that branding your book with a catchy title helps you become a best seller. However, he's not flat out lying, it all depends on how you define work.

What is true work?

Tim Ferris calls it 4 hours of work because he is referring to the 4 hours in his week spent doing something he doesn't enjoy. Basically anything you are doing just to get paid is "work." 

So how do you avoid working?

The book is all about finding the thing you truly love doing in life and making that your job. If you love what you are doing, then by Ferris definition you are never really working. 

How do I find my dream job?

There are so many ways! One of course is check out Tim Ferris's book "The 4 Hour Work Week," and learn from his story. I personally listened to it on audible, because reading books? Ain't nobody got time for that! 

But another great option is check out the blog where I found the article that inspired this post. The blog creator, Scott, is all about empowering people to find their dream work and live it daily. Liveyourlegend.net

The Easiest and Fastest Way

But the most unique way I've found to find your dream job is also a very practical way. If you want to make a career change you often have to take the risk of quitting your job, as the two above sources will tell you. I found that quitting your job in a sucky economy isn't a risk everyone should take right away. So instead I am building up a business on the side that generates income. When you first start a home-based business you aren't making close to what your job probably pays you, but when you invest time and a small amount of money, overtime it grows and eventually surpasses your job. 

Isn't that Expensive?

It doesn't need to be. What I would suggest to the majority of people out there who like me can not afford to risk their only income is try a company like I did in relationship marketing. Rather than turn away from your jobs income, I say add to it. Starting a business usually is high cost and high time investment, but not when there is already a system in place for you, which is what relationship marketing companies provide. Starting my business with Seacret only cost me $49 plus whatever product I wanted to have for demoing. 

The Best Part: Earn while you Learn

While you have your own home business you are learning more about yourself and others than ever before. It gives you the perfect environment to find what your dreams really are. I've found that my dreams are already being accomplished because I am helping so many others have hope and a chance they never had. I believe no matter who we are, helping others will always in turn help us to achieving our real dreams, and much faster than if we focused only on ourselves.