Tim Ferriss changed my life about 6 years ago. This is an embarrassing revelation for me because it was a bunch of somewhat trite and unrealistic advice from the book, 4 hour work week. The reason it changed my life is because at his core, Ferriss challenges people to stop doing things because of inertia and because it's how it's always been done, then seek a better way. I was ready and capable of this, I think I just needed someone's permission and example that this way of thinking would work out in the end.

For my own story, my work, location and daily activities were not aligned with the life I wanted to live and weren't ever going to get me closer to what I wanted. I'd spent my 20's figuring out how to fit in, be likable, be a good employee. But the American dream is quite dead for most people and it was dead for me. Following the crowd was never going to even get me a white picket fence in my city, even if I'd wanted one.

The result has been the 6 most fantastically awesome years of my life. It's taken me to a new career, new locations, and new ways of doing everything. If you've read 4 hour work week, you'll know that Ferriss had years of adventures that most will never experience. It's been like that, but better.

If this is speaking to you. DO IT.