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Recession-Proofing, Lifestyle Design, Creativity | WHAKATE — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:07:01 +0000

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By: Marc Beneteau

Marc Beneteau — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:31:34 +0000

It is so heartening to read a post by someone who “gets it”. Tim Ferriss’ book, as compelling and inspiring as it is, misses the boat in a number of significant ways, most important of which is that happiness and quality of life is more about relationship and attitude than financial freedom. It also heavily promotes the idea of financial independence through an internet business, which is a pipe-dream for most people, and I find him a bit obsessive on the time-management issue. In all fairness, Ferriss does talk about the need to establish one’s priorities and lifestyle vision and THEN figuring out how to finance it, but the kind of lifestyle he promotes seems to be more about exotic international travel and competitive hobbies (wrestling, tango dancing) than about contribution and love. But hey, the guy was 28 years old when he wrote it. The main value of the book – and I think it’s a fabulous book if one reads it with a critical eye – is that it promotes thinking on the topic. So many of us go through life doing the things we were told to do and the things that we feel we “must” do and never seriously sit down and consciously create our lives. I give credit to Tim for breaking this pattern and writing about it. I could do without some of the hype but if it weren’t for that I may never have heard about the book. I actually have a whole website dedicated to the topic of lifestyle design (http://lifestyledesignschool.com) if you want to read more of my thoughts on this topic (and it’s a fascinating topic, and Ferriss is not by any means the first person to have thought about it).

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Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:46:17 +0000

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By: David

David — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:44:44 +0000

And be sure to get out and have some fun. When you only concentrate on your job and making money, you miss out on being alive. You only get one shot at this! Great post.

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Saturday Reading # 6 « Vik Dulat - Success, Money, Self-Improvement — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:11:51 +0000

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By: Secret Key Candace

Secret Key Candace — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:05:46 +0000

Excellent post. Life is what YOU make it. Money doesn’t equal personal happiness. Look at people who have the money but no time to enjoy life or are unhappy. Life should be full of abundance and it’s up to you to create it.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:49:48 +0000

I was never any good at the cubicle thing. I made several lifestyle adjustments a while back in order to build the life I always wanted.

Building that life is hard work, but I am happier and healthier – and I am better for it.

By: Eugene (Editor, Varsity Blah)

Eugene (Editor, Varsity Blah) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:45:36 +0000

“Working is meant to be fun. We spend most of our lives working: what a shame it would be if you’re spending that time doing something you hate.” – Sir Richard Branson

By: Kiri

Kiri — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:49:37 +0000

Nice post, you’ve given me some ideas to add into some of the posts I’m working on. Lifestyle Design should be more about doing what you want to be doing and less about the money. It can be damn hard to separate the two though, I guess as long as things are getting better and you don’t feel like a slave your on the right track.

By: Stephen Martile

Stephen Martile — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:24:38 +0000

“Far too many people pick their career based on money. Money is important, but it’s not everything. If you’re going to spend several decades doing something, don’t you want it to be something you actually like?” ~ Hunter Nuttall

I’m a firm believer in the world of “both.” I believe that I can do what I love and earn massive sums of money at the same time. Actually, I think everyone has the inner strength to live in the land of BOTH.

We all have the ability to do it, it’s just a matter of when we decide we will do it.