Comments on: Work smarter and harder

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:01:23 +0000

The whole “work an hour a day make 10 mil/year” thing is really not a realistic idea for 99.99999999% of entrepreneurs…you’d have better luck winning the lottery than pulling that off.

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By: Per-Fredrik Hagermark

Per-Fredrik Hagermark — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:28:42 +0000

Great post that I found only now. As an entrepreneur I can empathise with what you write. I see the whole “look-how-successful-I-am-in-this-little-time”-movement is completely contradictory at a base level. I really can only apply to people who do something they hate. Then it is a good thing of course.

If you love what you’re doing – 24 hrs is not enough. You dream about your passion. Of course you need balance with other things and you can fit all that in as well. For me the absolute bulk of my work is done in the business hours window. -ish… and outside of those hours I thin-slice work inbetween a lot of other non-work stuff. But it is pull not push. I am not chased by anything or anyone but my passion for what I do.

I am in the process of writing a book on business sense and entrepreneurship. I’ll link to your article there since it fits right in with my theme of the book.

Thanks again for a great and inspiring post. Love the ending – find your style, be yourself.

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By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Derrick, I imagine than when/if I get married again (heh) and when I have kids, that my schedule will change from 8-8 to something more like 8-5 & 7-10. I’m certainly not advocating side-stepping parental responsibility, but there’s 24 hours in a day. There’s MORE than enough time to spend with your family and also work your ass off.

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Brian, I see your point about what Tim is trying to say. My point is more about making the work you love to do the work you get paid for. Personally, I couldn’t be happy if my income generating work was something I needed to “just get done” so I could spend the rest of my time of stuff I liked doing. I also realize that what you’re working on doesn’t always pay the bills. However, I tend to look at that as an interim period until what you love DOES pay the bills. Everyone has the ability to work on what they love and get paid for it. You just have to hustle!

By: upso

upso — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

best callmejeffery blog post yet

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Really great article Jeffrey. Articulates what I’ve been feeling for a while too.

4 Hour Workweek definitely had a few nuggets of wisdom, but ultimately I felt a complete disconnect from him when it was obvious he didn’t care at all about his work. It was simply a means to an end for him.

By: Kath

Kath — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Not only is this post a ‘breath-of-fresh-air’ mentality, but it also reeks of the reality of running your own business…or a business that you feel like you own.

I’ve been fortunate to truly love almost every job I’ve ever had. Given that, it was fun to work nights, weekends, overtime…paid or not. I looked at each job as ‘my job/my company’ even when it wasn’t my personal name on the letterhead.

You’re keeping it real. Awesome!