Rosalind Gardner writes about the importance of planning your desired lifestyle and then building a business that makes it possible. In her case the subject is affiliate marketing and she makes a great case that it’s possible to work 2 hours a week and achieve the same results as a 24/7 workaholic.
This is a big part of our business, something readers of Tim Ferris’ 4 Hour Work Week will recognize as ‘lifestyle design’. We’ve both been in jobs where if you weren’t working 80 hour weeks you weren’t a real team player and let me tell you, these places are ugly- tired people, little creativity and no real increase in productivity.
So before you design your business, think about what you really want your life to be like, on a daily basis- read Roz’s post (and her ebook- its a great intro to becoming an affiliate marketer).