An Intro to Working Less

People often ask me for an intro to the concept of working less, earning more. What better intro than the actual intro to the book. Enjoy!

How many hours do you spend at work every week? Is it 35, 50, or maybe even 80? Add on evening conference calls from home, late night blackberry emails from bed, plus weekend work catch-up time and you just might be spending 50% or more of your week on the job. Add-in sleeping time and your week is spoken for before it even begins. Have you ever wanted to cut those working hours in half without sacrificing money? What if I told you your income could double or triple while still dramatically cutting your hours on the job? Do I have your attention yet?
What I’m about to share in The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Working Less and Earning More is not a get rich quick scheme. It’s also not a book about reading tea leaves to choose your lucky lottery numbers. You won’t be advised to try out for game shows or convince your parents to bequeath your inheritance early. You won’t read about hot stock tips to quit your day job and become a day trader. You won’t be trolling beaches with a metal detector hoping to score a rare coin.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Working Less and Earning More is a practical, clear, and most importantly attainable game plan for reducing the hours you spend on the job while maintaining or raising your income. Whether you work in Corporate America, run your own business, or work as a freelancer, this is your personal guide to a life of financial security and ample free time. I know you’re thinking you can’t have it both ways. Either you put in long hours to build wealth or you live more modestly to support a lower income job.
I’m here to break that mindset and prove to you that high income and abundant leisure time can co-exist. I’m living proof. I more than doubled my income in half the working hours after I left Corporate America to follow the very plan you’ll learn in this book. Today, I maintain this income working three or four days per week maximum. You know how you look forward to long holiday weekends? Well I get one of those weekends every week of the year and you can too.
So what’s the secret if you don’t need to buy a metal detector, audition for Wheel of Fortune or load up on lottery tickets? The key is asking yourself two fundamental questions. How many hours do you want to work each week and how much money do you want to make in those hours? Answer those two questions and you’ll know in minutes if your current job can support a working less, earning more lifestyle. My Corporate America job certainly didn’t stack up and that’s why I changed my approach to generating income and enjoying free time. I hope to take you on the same journey through this book.

So let’s make some money without burning the midnight oil!