This post is part of the series on The 4-hour Workweek book review.
“Stunning and amazing. From mini-retirements to outsourcing your life, it’s all here. Whether you’re a wage slave or a Fortune 500 CEO, this book will change your life!”
–Phil Town
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Rule #1
Chapters: Chronology of a Pathology
Page: 13-17
Timothy briefly tells his exciting story in this chapter in a chronology style
1977 – born 6 weeks premature and given a 10% chance of living
1983 – nearly fail kindergarten because he refuse to learn the alphabet.
1991 – his first job as the lceaner at an ice cream parlor, and being fired after 3 days
1993 – volunteer for a one-year exchange program in Japan
1996 – manage to slip undetected into Princeton, despite SAT scores 40% lower than average
1997 – create an audiobook “How I Beast the Ivy League”, but zero sale.
1998 – develop a speed reading seminar, and close it after a boring 2 months
Fall 1998 – quit school
Spring 1999 – create a gym chain out of thin air at Taiwan, but get shut down by Chinese mafia. He went back to US, learn kickboxing and won the national championship 4 weeks later
Fall 2000 – return to Princeton, graduated and get a sales job
Fall 2001 – start a dietary supplement company
2002-2003 – earn $40k per month from his company BrainQuicken LLC
June 2004 – escape to Europe
July 2004-2005 – still staying overseas, but his company profit increase 40%
September 2006 – return to US, start teaching about “Drug Dealing for Fun and Profit”
Tim went from $40k per year and 80 hours per week to $40k per month and 4 hours per week!
My Story
1977 – born in a small town – Baling, Kedah – I’m the same age as Timothy Ferriss
1980 – move to Sungai Petani, central Kedah, Malaysia
1996 – score straight ‘A’s in SPM examination
2000 – graduated from University Technology Malaysia in Aeronautical Engineering
2001 – completed 1st solo album production, while performing full time as pianist and vocalist.
2002 – stay in the US with my wife
2003 – move to Penang, Malaysia and start self-employed in financial industry
2004 – launched 2nd solo album, and sell less than 1000 CDs
2007 – start blogging about money matters and music production, have a son.
Compare it to Timothy’s, my life so far seems not as exciting. However, I enjoy every part of it – family, work & music. But I am sure I’ll enjoy even more if I manage to get myself in the New Rich!
Previous 4-hour Workweek Posts
If you missed my previous post about The 4-Hour Workweek, here is the list:
The 4-Hour Workweek: Doubters Read This {Book Review}
The 4-Hour Workweek: My Story & Why You Need this Book {Book Review}
In short, this is one of the few books that hook me to read on just after the first chapter. I will be writing a series of the concept and ideas presented in this book on every Thursday. Stay tuned. If you can’t wait any longer, get your own copy of The 4-hour Workweek on Amazon.
(This book can’t be found in Malaysia, none at Popular Bookstores, MPH, Times nor Borders. If you really managed to get a copy of this book anywhere in Malaysia, please share with us in the comment.)
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