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This is a review of the hard cover book

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Tim Ferriss is an extraordinary young man on a mission. The twenty-eight-year-old serial vagabond and successful entrepreneur has been teaching a wildly popular course at Princeton University for the past four years–a how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old tools and methods for success (balancing life and work, retiring well, having a great nest egg) and replacing them with a whole new way of living. Readers can lead a rich life by working only four hours a week, freeing up the rest of their time to spend it living the lives they want.

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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.

The 4-Hour work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

by Timothy Ferris

This is the audio book. Check out the other entry for the actual hardcover book

This is a great book about the idea of using productivity and outsourcing within your life to become a master at using your time. If you want to get more done and you want to be more successful with limited time then this book is for you.

Tim Ferriss is an extraordinary young man on a mission. The twenty-eight-year-old serial vagabond and successful entrepreneur has been teaching a wildly popular course at Princeton University for the past four years–a how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old tools and methods for success (balancing life and work, retiring well, having a great nest egg) and replacing them with a whole new way of living. Readers can lead a rich life by working only four hours a week, freeing up the rest of their time to spend it living the lives they want.

$16.38

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

by David Allen

This is a great book that I found a while ago and led me to Gina at Lifehackers Life hacker book. Great system for getting better at organizing but also at throwing away the stuff in your life that is hindering your productivity

$7.42

We all know that you can not beat a lottery, And I did set out to prove it

What I thought

We all know that the lottery is always based on some rather far fetched odds and when I first saw the Beat The Lotto product I was astounded that anyone would think that they could imrove their chances. Let’s face it a lottery is just that, it is random and there is no way that you can stack it in your favor.

Well I have since learned a little bit more that I did not know before. I take pride in the fact that I am good with numbers and I have trouble wrapping my head around the idea that I can slant the odds just a little bit in my favor but I have to admit that the numbers that I saw on this page are making it hard for me to say no to winning a lottery.

What I Found

I had found the following 8 step plan for how the numbers really can work in your favor, but in looking at the beat the lotto plan I have seen that there are significantly more ways to win a lottery than even these steps show you.

1. The Odds in, for example, a 49-ball lottery are 1-in-13,983,816.

2. Play all 49 lottery numbers - and you are GUARANTEED to have one ball correct. And it only requires 9 games. Even the 59-ball New York Lottery only requires 10 games.



3. With just one ball guaranteed correct, your Lottery Odds have now fallen to 1-in-1,712,304 - A reduction of over TWELVE Million! And all this with a technique that takes 5 minutes and costs under $10.



4. The most probable lottery result has three odd lottery numbers and three even lottery numbers (33.3% of the 13,983,816 combinations are of this type)



5. A lottery result with no consecutive numbers occurs just over 1-week-in-2 on average (50.5% of the 13,983,816 combinations are of this type)



6. Your lottery results can be boosted using games with three high lottery numbers and three low lottery numbers (33.3% of the combinations are of this type)



7. The most probable lottery result will have no lottery numbers from the previous week (43.6% of the 13,983,816 combinations) or two numbers from the previous week (41.3% of the 13,983,816 combinations)



8. Constructing your games using these rules - and using all the numbers in your lottery - is the simplest, easiest, quickest way to improve your lottery results.

What I Know Now

OK, I have to admit that these numbers are a bit beyond me but after reading what this mathematician has to saying the Beat The Lotto book I find it hard to say that all of the odds really are stacked against you.

You owe it to yourself to go right now and take a look at some of the information for yourself. It is hard to believe but it really does seem like Beat The Lotto is for real

The One Minute Millionaire is a book that expands on a concept that you become a millionaire in the instant that you decide to be and then all you need is system to start to move towards it.

Victor Hansen and Robert Allen know a lot about creating a plan out of a compelling vision of the future that people have created for themselves.

The truly fantastic thing about Robert Allen’s business materials that over the years have ranged from Real Estate and starting your own business to achieving successs on the internet and everyone of course is aware of the beauty and inspiration of the Chicken Soup series that Victor Hansen has written.

The one minute millionaire site itself is great as there is a free Newsletter and lots of source information. Also there is a great many programs at the site to buy if you are interested.

I have to say that I am a little jaded as I have seen all the great life trainers from Deepak and Wayne Dyer to Anthony Robbins but what I have always wanted to see was the passion to make a difference as an equal to making the money that everyone wants to see.

The One Minute Millionaire is a revolutionary approach to building wealth and a powerful program for self-discovery as well. You’ll find more than one hundred nuts-and-bolts “Millionaire Minutes,” each one a concise and invaluable lesson with specific techniques for creating wealth.

Here is one example of the attitude of these two great men:

An enlightened millionaire is a person who always strives to be the best they can be, who knows no boundaries, and knows that there can be abundance for all. They know that creativity is unlimited. That the application of creativity to everyday needs is the basis of providing value, which in turn creates wealth. They live in balance. Their life is a life devoted to living and sharing abundance through service that allows them to give their unique gifts–for the benefit of themselves, their families, their communities and the world.

The world is shifting. No longer will our society support the pursuit of money for money’s sake. We are entering a time when we recognize that none of us exists in isolation. We invite you to step into this new world with us.

If you are interested in getting more out of your life go ahead and visit the One Minute Millionaire Site and let your mind wander with all of the things that you can achieve in your life

The Tipping Point is a book that deals with the idea of social epidemics and how they affect society. It seems that seemingly unrelated events and shifts in society can make a difference by compounding on one another. Whether it is Hush Puppys becoming trendy or an outbreak of Syphilis in Baltimore there are small events that mesh into each other and create a difference that can be remarkable. This book has become a favorite with marketers because of the concept of Mavens, sneezers and connectors.
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This is the book that lays out what is really important in the world of marketing and explains it well. Most people in marketing have heard of Jack Trout as his track record over the years has been awesome. Here is a list of the laws:

The Law of Leadership,
The Law of the Category,
The Law of the Mind,
The Law of Perception,
The Law of Focus,
The Law of Exclusivity,
The Law of the Ladder,
The Law of Duality,
The Law of the Opposite,
The Law of Division,
The Law of Perspective,
The Law of Line Extension,
The Law of Sacrifice,
The Law of Attributes,
The Law of Candor,
The Law of Singularity,
The Law of Unpredictability,
The Law of Success,
The Law of Failure,
The Law of Hype,
The Law of Acceleration,
The Law of Resources,
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Good to Great is a business book that has been a best seller for a couple of years. This is more a book about the differneces tha only a very few companies have mad compared to what has to bve done by the average business to go form just “good” to being considered “great” in the eyes of all peers.
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This is another great book from Seth Godin. It is relatively short but is packed with information and especially question related to the idea that your product has to be significantly differnet than everything else out on the market to make a difference.
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The E Myth Revisted by Michael Gerber is the one book that anyone thinking of starting a business or that is struggling in their business would love to know about.

The E Myth is a story of a baker who owns a bakery that makes pies and is at her wits end trying to get the business to work but is doing nothing but work work work instead of building a business with people in roles so she could do what a business person does. To often entrepreneurs will try to do everything wether they are good at the roles or not and do not plan the building of their business.

In the story Michael makes sure that when we see the pie lady’s weaknesses he gives us a new way of doing things and looking at things.

This is a great book for anyone starting a business and is easily a top pick on most peoples business “must have” books.
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