Comments on: How to Surf Life: Attorney Turned Surf Guru http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/11/10/how-to-surf/ 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: Felipe Spina http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/11/10/how-to-surf/comment-page-1/#comment-44310 Felipe Spina Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:23:24 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=827#comment-44310 I am an interective designer brazilian but i didn't find worklifestyle how you are teaching in the book. Anyway, I keep going... I am an interective designer brazilian but i didn’t find worklifestyle how you are teaching in the book. Anyway, I keep going…

]]> By: Eden http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/11/10/how-to-surf/comment-page-1/#comment-39905 Eden Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:29:29 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=827#comment-39905 Hi Tim (and everyone else reading), Well the journey is about to start.... yes.... and the best part about it is travelling into the unknown. This is something very new for me so I hope I can too surf life and make my own wave to ride!! I'm 31 not sure where I will end up but want more than the current 9 to 5 worklifestyle I currently have.... After reading your book I have decided to take the plunge and travel for one year......North, Central, South America and Canada LOOKOUT!! Sometimes you need to take a risk and that is what I have done all thanks to your book... Will come back to your site and give you all an update in the near future.... Hans might even come over for a surf as well on my way through I love to surf and it will always be one of my passion's in life.... Anyway pics will be posted on my BLOG I leave the 1st of July 2009 CAN'T WAIT... PS.. I resign in one week the countdown is on Hi Tim (and everyone else reading),

Well the journey is about to start…. yes…. and the best part about it is travelling into the unknown. This is something very new for me so I hope I can too surf life and make my own wave to ride!!

I’m 31 not sure where I will end up but want more than the current 9 to 5 worklifestyle I currently have….

After reading your book I have decided to take the plunge and travel for one year……North, Central, South America and Canada LOOKOUT!!

Sometimes you need to take a risk and that is what I have done all thanks to your book…

Will come back to your site and give you all an update in the near future….

Hans might even come over for a surf as well on my way through I love to surf and it will always be one of my passion’s in life….

Anyway pics will be posted on my BLOG I leave the 1st of July 2009

CAN’T WAIT…

PS.. I resign in one week the countdown is on

]]> By: JT http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/11/10/how-to-surf/comment-page-1/#comment-37553 JT Thu, 07 May 2009 19:49:03 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=827#comment-37553 Hi Tim, After reading your book and listening to the talk you gave on TED.com, I've decided to undertake my own project of becoming an all-american lacrosse player in the next 12 months. As a current collegiate player who has a good understanding of the game, I have a strong basic skill set. I was wondering if you could offer any advice regarding your training and acquisition of skills through your various life experiences? How did you pick up these skills so quickly? And how did you target which skills were essential (as opposed to those that would just waste your time)? I was thinking that analyzing film and studying techniques of other great players would be a great place to start. And then I could work on mastering one particular aspect of the game. However, how can I identify this aspect? I'd appreciate any advice you could offer. Thanks. Best, JT Hi Tim,

After reading your book and listening to the talk you gave on TED.com, I’ve decided to undertake my own project of becoming an all-american lacrosse player in the next 12 months. As a current collegiate player who has a good understanding of the game, I have a strong basic skill set. I was wondering if you could offer any advice regarding your training and acquisition of skills through your various life experiences? How did you pick up these skills so quickly? And how did you target which skills were essential (as opposed to those that would just waste your time)?

I was thinking that analyzing film and studying techniques of other great players would be a great place to start. And then I could work on mastering one particular aspect of the game. However, how can I identify this aspect? I’d appreciate any advice you could offer. Thanks.

Best,
JT

]]> By: Kate919 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/11/10/how-to-surf/comment-page-1/#comment-37145 Kate919 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:03:41 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=827#comment-37145 To each his own. We are all different. Choose the life path that will make you happy and have no regrets. We all have choices. Let go of the past if it's holding you down, look at the now and adjust your priorities to have the future you want. Visualize yourself on your death bed. Do you have any reqrets? Have you fullfil your dreams? Have you said "I love you" to your loved ones? Would you be at peace? Some of us are not entrepreneur or want to be. Some of us are not driven by money or adventures. Some of us are content to work 9-5 and feel fiancially secure. Bottom line- follow your heart. Do what will make you happy and content. For some of us- it will be spending more time with our friends and family, take more vacations or mini vacations. Take dance lessons and laugh more. Whatever it is- write it done, prioritize it, make plans and take action, even if it is baby steps. Just do it!! I realize sometimes it's easier said than done. I am at a point in my life where I am trying to figure things out for myself. There are things that I have realized and I am taking actions to follow my heart. But there are other things that I am still trying to figure out. I am an aspiring entrepreneur. I have so many ideas, but just haven't figured it out how to put it all together yet. Tim- I admire your lifestyle. Thanks for everything! To each his own. We are all different. Choose the life path that will make you happy and have no regrets. We all have choices. Let go of the past if it’s holding you down, look at the now and adjust your priorities to have the future you want.

Visualize yourself on your death bed. Do you have any reqrets? Have you fullfil your dreams? Have you said “I love you” to your loved ones? Would you be at peace?

Some of us are not entrepreneur or want to be. Some of us are not driven by money or adventures. Some of us are content to work 9-5 and feel fiancially secure. Bottom line- follow your heart. Do what will make you happy and content. For some of us- it will be spending more time with our friends and family, take more vacations or mini vacations. Take dance lessons and laugh more. Whatever it is- write it done, prioritize it, make plans and take action, even if it is baby steps. Just do it!!

I realize sometimes it’s easier said than done. I am at a point in my life where I am trying to figure things out for myself. There are things that I have realized and I am taking actions to follow my heart. But there are other things that I am still trying to figure out.

I am an aspiring entrepreneur. I have so many ideas, but just haven’t figured it out how to put it all together yet.

Tim-

I admire your lifestyle. Thanks for everything!

]]> By: Rufus http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/11/10/how-to-surf/comment-page-1/#comment-35131 Rufus Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:27:50 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=827#comment-35131 Tim, thank you so much, your book has changed my life. In 8 weeks from now, my fiance and I are embarking on our first 'Mini-retirement'. 4 months snowboarding in Chile, then 2 months learning to surf in Costa Rica/ Nicaragua. It was inspiration taken from your nook that has been the driving force, so I wanted to thank you. We are 25 and 29 respectively, and all our friends and family who know have said we are crazy to leave good jobs especially with today's economy, but I always counter with your arguments- "when is the perfect time?" I am also finding out first hand why it is better to ask forgiveness then to ask for permission! Thank you thank you thank you, and please keep up the blog, I'm an avid follower. Tim, thank you so much, your book has changed my life. In 8 weeks from now, my fiance and I are embarking on our first ‘Mini-retirement’. 4 months snowboarding in Chile, then 2 months learning to surf in Costa Rica/ Nicaragua. It was inspiration taken from your nook that has been the driving force, so I wanted to thank you.

We are 25 and 29 respectively, and all our friends and family who know have said we are crazy to leave good jobs especially with today’s economy, but I always counter with your arguments- “when is the perfect time?” I am also finding out first hand why it is better to ask forgiveness then to ask for permission!

Thank you thank you thank you, and please keep up the blog, I’m an avid follower.

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