Quote: (08-28-2011 01:29 PM)Samseau Wrote:
I don't understand why people pay so much attention to Tim Ferriss, no matter what he does.
"I started an internet business!" NOW READ MY BOOK ABOUT IT
"I workout 3 times a week!" NOW READ MY BOOK ABOUT IT
"I fucked Indian whores!" NOW LISTEN TO MY SEMINAR ABOUT IT
Because his ideas where interesting and he provided a case study for a lot of people. The basic principles can be scaled up and applied to quite a bit, you just need to decide how best to use them. You dont apply case studies verbatim and this is half the problem people have. They think the case study is a blue print, which simply put is fucking retarded.
Ill use an example of how Ferris helped me out. Three weeks back I needed to source diesel generator suppliers out of Turkey and China. Typically, this would mean hours of web research and contacting people for further info. Instead, I used a VA in Malaysia to do that for me.
I gave her clear instructions on which websites to use and what she needed to surf for, what information I was looking for, and told her to create a report for me (I gave her the template).
She came back to me with over 60 different suppliers. I reviewed them, cut them down to about half that and gave her instructions and detailed information to email through. She used that to get quotations and further information from those I was interested in. It cost me all up about 120 bucks, but I now have the relevant contact details and company research on over 10 different suppliers who met my criteria. I saved a fortune in lost time.
Before Ferris came along, I never even contemplated using freelancers. I would not have even known where to start. My industry and profession does not allow for me to use most of his methods, but it has helped me find some better ways to do some things. At the same time, he gave me an idea or two which I can use to generate a passive income from. I would not do it myself, I would just throw money at it. It would never replace my primary income or match it, but it would give me a bit of pocket money.
People paid attention to Robert Kiyosaki, and many still do. How are all those property investors doing after they picked up his books in 2001-2002? Why does Donald Trump get the attention he does? He is a damn trust fund kiddie, he is not self made.
All he said in that video was that instead of using your personal time to spam an opener to 300 women on a dating site, pay someone to do the spamming for you.
Nothing is gospel, take the little bits from all over and use what you can.
