Comments on: Escaping the Entrepreneurial Seizure: Interview with Michael Gerber (Plus: Tim Speaking) http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/27/escaping-the-entrepreneurial-seizure-interview-with-michael-gerber-plus-tim-speaking/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:05:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Shallie Bey http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/27/escaping-the-entrepreneurial-seizure-interview-with-michael-gerber-plus-tim-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-28870 Shallie Bey Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:31:28 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/27/escaping-the-entrepreneurial-seizure-interview-with-michael-gerber-plus-tim-speaking/#comment-28870 Tim, Thank you for this great interview with Michael Gerber. You and Michael are my heroes when it comes to the issue of working smarter and not harder. Since meeting you at Joe’s Master Mind meeting in Phoenix last year, I have enjoyed the progress you are making in helping people see that things can be done in smarter more life affirming ways. Currently, there is a large growth of Baby Boomer Entrepreneurs who have elected to start businesses so they can stay active and alert rather than turning to conventional retirement. Many of them need the information you are providing. Shallie Bey Smarter Small Business Blog Tim,

Thank you for this great interview with Michael Gerber. You and Michael are my heroes when it comes to the issue of working smarter and not harder. Since meeting you at Joe’s Master Mind meeting in Phoenix last year, I have enjoyed the progress you are making in helping people see that things can be done in smarter more life affirming ways.

Currently, there is a large growth of Baby Boomer Entrepreneurs who have elected to start businesses so they can stay active and alert rather than turning to conventional retirement. Many of them need the information you are providing.

Shallie Bey
Smarter Small Business Blog

]]> By: RonOrr.com http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/27/escaping-the-entrepreneurial-seizure-interview-with-michael-gerber-plus-tim-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-25619 RonOrr.com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:25:45 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/27/escaping-the-entrepreneurial-seizure-interview-with-michael-gerber-plus-tim-speaking/#comment-25619 This is my first post on this blog, I just want to let you know I grew up using the internet and ppc engine back in 1999 almost 10 years ago. I got automated to the point I made very good money working zero hours per week, so I respect your ideas and what you say, I need to take it to the next level and learn many of the other activies you have. I believe in your concept, and I am going to teach time leverage as opposed to time management. The idea is very similar to yours, and I like to keep learning from you as well and your book which I have listened to the full version, it was great, I see we think a lot of like, many of your thoughts I have had over the last few years. This is my first post on this blog, I just want to let you know I grew up using the internet and ppc engine back in 1999 almost 10 years ago. I got automated to the point I made very good money working zero hours per week, so I respect your ideas and what you say, I need to take it to the next level and learn many of the other activies you have. I believe in your concept, and I am going to teach time leverage as opposed to time management. The idea is very similar to yours, and I like to keep learning from you as well and your book which I have listened to the full version, it was great, I see we think a lot of like, many of your thoughts I have had over the last few years.

]]> By: Michele http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/27/escaping-the-entrepreneurial-seizure-interview-with-michael-gerber-plus-tim-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-23105 Michele Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:39:43 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/27/escaping-the-entrepreneurial-seizure-interview-with-michael-gerber-plus-tim-speaking/#comment-23105 I read the E-Myth about 8 years ago. The book was recommended to me by 3 different people within the same month - so - I usually take that as a sign that it is a must read for me. I'm glad I did - it literally changed my life - and my business immediately. The biggest thing was realizing to work ON my business and not IN it...like everyone else was doing. once I SAW the difference - the growth and my lifestyle took on a whole new direction. My income back then went from 90,000 to 360,000 the first year. That's a HUGE increase. and I was not working IN IT - just the captain of my ship. That proved to have it's challenges too - but it was still better then the other way - and my SYSTEMS were just not SOLID. I recently fell back into the TRAP of Status Quo - and for 3 years was the most miserable Manager? on earth. I knew it was WRONG for me - then I found Tim's book - and it reminded me and got me BACK ON TRACK!! I have restructured my complete business again - Tim's book is all dogeared, underlined, highlighted, notes, - i took it on SERIOUS. I fired all staff - outsourced everything, got (Ring Central to sound like a big company and allow me to GO MOBILE), put my goods into a fulfillment Center, sublet my leased facility, and more. My RENT? now goes towards a purchase of a penthouse with 75 feet of balcony wrapping around Las Vegas for me to work on my laptop and on the phone finalizing my SYSTEMS for the 4 hour work week. I plan to start booking adventure holidays now - FREEDOM - yes - this is what I started my business for - I remember!! Thank you Mr Gerber and thank you Tim Ferriss I read the E-Myth about 8 years ago. The book was recommended to me by 3 different people within the same month – so – I usually take that as a sign that it is a must read for me. I’m glad I did – it literally changed my life – and my business immediately. The biggest thing was realizing to work ON my business and not IN it…like everyone else was doing. once I SAW the difference – the growth and my lifestyle took on a whole new direction. My income back then went from 90,000 to 360,000 the first year. That’s a HUGE increase. and I was not working IN IT – just the captain of my ship. That proved to have it’s challenges too – but it was still better then the other way – and my SYSTEMS were just not SOLID.
I recently fell back into the TRAP of Status Quo – and for 3 years was the most miserable Manager? on earth. I knew it was WRONG for me – then I found Tim’s book – and it reminded me and got me BACK ON TRACK!!
I have restructured my complete business again – Tim’s book is all dogeared, underlined, highlighted, notes, – i took it on SERIOUS.
I fired all staff – outsourced everything, got (Ring Central to sound like a big company and allow me to GO MOBILE), put my goods into a fulfillment Center, sublet my leased facility, and more. My RENT? now goes towards a purchase of a penthouse with 75 feet of balcony wrapping around Las Vegas for me to work on my laptop and on the phone finalizing my SYSTEMS for the 4 hour work week. I plan to start booking adventure holidays now – FREEDOM – yes – this is what I started my business for – I remember!! Thank you Mr Gerber and thank you Tim Ferriss

]]> By: Tanner DeLoach http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/27/escaping-the-entrepreneurial-seizure-interview-with-michael-gerber-plus-tim-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-22200 Tanner DeLoach Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:06:52 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/27/escaping-the-entrepreneurial-seizure-interview-with-michael-gerber-plus-tim-speaking/#comment-22200 I have been studying these to books for about a year now. The compliment each other some much. I love it how Tim brings the technicial to Michaels business sytem approach. May be a joint book coming soon? Thanks Tanner D I have been studying these to books for about a year now. The compliment each other some much. I love it how Tim brings the technicial to Michaels business sytem approach. May be a joint book coming soon? Thanks
Tanner D

]]> By: Wayne Martin http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/27/escaping-the-entrepreneurial-seizure-interview-with-michael-gerber-plus-tim-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-19246 Wayne Martin Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:38:24 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/27/escaping-the-entrepreneurial-seizure-interview-with-michael-gerber-plus-tim-speaking/#comment-19246 Entrepreneur: one who moves economic assets out of areas of low yield to areas of higher yield. Adventurer: one who moves non-economic assets out of areas of low excitement to areas of higher excitement. Some times you just have to get your asset out of town. Key observation by Deming: .people behave according to how they're measured. How you measure yourself is the most important. Time and money are two good measures, but there are more. As for Speed, it's relative. The slowest time I've ever spent was waiting to get enough information to figure things out. The fastest time was landing in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, fresh from Los Angeles, sort of on a dare. I went for a walk up the hill and fell through the ground cover into a bomb crater from WWII, landing on top of some 40 year old unexploded munitions. Speed is relative. Wayne Entrepreneur: one who moves economic assets out of areas of low yield to areas of higher yield.

Adventurer: one who moves non-economic assets out of areas of low excitement to areas of higher excitement.

Some times you just have to get your asset out of town.

Key observation by Deming: .people behave according to how they’re measured.

How you measure yourself is the most important. Time and money are two good measures, but there are more.

As for Speed, it’s relative.

The slowest time I’ve ever spent was waiting to get enough information to figure things out.

The fastest time was landing in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, fresh from Los Angeles, sort of on a dare. I went for a walk up the hill and fell through the ground cover into a bomb crater from WWII, landing on top of some 40 year old unexploded munitions.

Speed is relative.
Wayne

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