The 4-Hour Workweek,Tim Ferriss and other life changing things for me

The 4-Hour Workweek and Timothy Ferriss

this guy is my new hero for lots of reasons but damn, he is doing some things right.. same age as I am and while I have a 0 hour work week I know I won't always have that lifestyle. Also his stuff about your not what you do, don't let your work define you as a person and since becoming a full time parent, that has been one of the harder things to deal with. Here is his podcast from sxsw. good listen....

also some one who gives me hope ...and who I wish I knew
is Willwright, his talk at sxsw is great and should be listened to.. here

And while I am at it, this guy Don Miguell Ruiz and his The Four Agreements book ( just digitized the tapes and put them on my mp3 phone to listen to when doing dishes or making dinner) have had a long and lasting and positive change on my life and how I view the world.. and I have fallen out of that a bit lately and in listening to them again I am working on being better in life.

The other life change that I have been able to experiance has been through the Master Yi Tukong martial arts school. Grandmaster Yi has a great life philosophy that he shares with all the students and also makes you work harder and do better than you ever think you can.. The result is that I have been in the best shape of my life for the last 2 years now and a huge part of it is thanks to Tukong. I lost over 30lbs working out two times a week and eating "crap free" food and finally feel like I am in my real body, and not in the body I had that got me the "fat kid" target on my back at school.

As always any of these things are only as good as the work or effort that an individual puts in to them and them selves.. its never easy but it beats the alternatives...(fill in the blanks).