Resources – Work & Life

Looking for inspiration, guidance, direction?  Check out these sources…

A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel Pink – you’ll be challenged and surprised in ways you never expected.

Crush It! Why Now is the Time to Cash in on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk – practical advice regarding how to make an average to great living pursueing your favorite topic.   

Ignore Everyone – And 39 Other Keys to Creativity by Hugh MacLeod – one entrepreneur’s frank story and advice. 

Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency by Tom DeMarco – WARNING!  You’ll never look at work the same again.

Survival is Not Enough: Why Smart Companies Abandon Worry and Embrace Change by Seth Godin – WARNING!  This book may inspire you to leave the not-so-smart organization where you currently work.

The Four Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Escape the 9-5 and Live Anywhere You Want by Timothy Farriss – this  book will convince you to become an entrepreneur and show you how.

Tim Ferriss’s website (http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/) contains some great additional resources.   For encouragement, see also  http://thelifedesignproject.com/ which is a blog by a fellow named Rob who describes in frank detail his efforts to follow Ferriss’s advice. 

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