unWorking Exit the Rat Race Live Like a Millionaire and Be Happy Now! edition by Clark Vandeventer Health Fitness Dieting eBooks
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Wake up. The world has changed. Are you living in the new world, or are you still living in the old one? The old world was about paying your dues and biding your time on the basis of promised golden years. It doesn’t work that way anymore. Don’t complain; just adapt. The old world wasn’t that good anyway. Who wants to give the best years of their life to a job and then wake up at 65 and wonder where all the time went? In the new world you can write your own ticket, be your own boss, and live on a grand scale, now.
This guide to lifestyle design will teach you
How to summon the courage to pursue your dreams agains the odds
How to figure out what you want your life to look like
How to pursue work that you’re passionate about
How to develop good income while avoiding bad income
How to actually prioritize your family over your career
How to stay in sync with your spouse amidst major life changes
How to get your kids out of the miniaturized, pressurized rat race
How to live on a grand scale now instead of holding out hope for the “golden years.”
unWorking is a guide to lifestyle design in the new world. It’s also a darn good story, one of epic proportions, just like yours can be.
unWorking Exit the Rat Race Live Like a Millionaire and Be Happy Now! edition by Clark Vandeventer Health Fitness Dieting eBooks
The concept of busting out of expectations and making intentional choices with our eyes wide open often means we are living outside the box. We have busted our children out of the traditional education assembly line. I have forged my own professional path around a parenting priority and my passions. We are now ready for the next chapter in our family’s lifestyle design.For inspiration and practical research I first read the 4 Hour Work Week. Most of the details didn’t resonate with me (It’s simple (sarcasm) – just invent a million dollar product, live off the endless profits, and spend your life traveling around the world alone following your personal pursuits), however the principle of not wasting away your life in misery in the pursuit of golden years that may never come was a profound eye opener.
I wanted to read more but from a family-centered perspective that wasn’t based on striking gold. Enter unWorking by Clark Vandeventer.
The book reads more like an autobiography, which can serve as the spine for a very inspirational story, but it read more as self-gratuitous than altruistic. We get it – you were the man. You can stop dropping names and status symbols now. Even his lows (which are valuable to include) read more like a Herculean hero story. The whole thing really does have an air of condescension like a one percenter trying to convince his buddies to intentionally come down and slum it.
Lots of repetition, lots of repetition, lots of repetition. Was that annoying? Then you will be annoyed reading this book. If you ditched all of the repeated content (which really doesn’t serve a purpose), the whole book would be a third shorter. I never want to read the words Reagan Ranch again as long as I live.
What he did manage to do is to show his readers (he is clearly writing to the fancy friends from his former life) a different path then they may have known existed. He is happier now. His life is family centered. He travels the world. He is free to do what he enjoys on a daily basis. He is getting by financially by the skin of his teeth, but it does work. You just have to consider letting go of what you thought you were reaching so hard for, because it is hollow – a great lesson.
One thing that I do appreciate is that he presents a financial model for living the unworking lifestyle that he calls patchwork income. He likens it to diversifying your portfolio (for those of us who have to manage all our wealth (sarcasm again)). A little of this. A little of that. A website here. Some consulting there. Lots of credit card processing in the middle. He also paints a clear picture that is honest (thank you for that) of how that actually plays out for him, his wife, their children, and their lives.
Of course I am happy to see him espouse their unschooling/homeschooling/hackschooling/travelschooling approach to raising their children, however briefly it is discussed. It falls consistently in line with the moral of the story and I’m grateful it was included.
He also adds a perspective that I rarely if ever see or read about: a harmonious marriage. I would say the word I hear most often attached to marriage is “hard.” It’s refreshing to hear someone else speak about their life partnership as nurturing, fun, and easy.
All said and done, it’s not exactly the life I want, but he acknowledges that and encourages everyone to figure out what their ideal life would look like and do that (and he provides cute little action steps to help you in that process).
My favorite thing he discusses is a concept I speak and write about often which is integration versus compartmentalization. He has balance without separation. I cannot emphasize the importance of this enough to living a fulfilling life and it is a consistent thread throughout the book.
In the end, it’s a book that I think is really good for a conversation we need to be having. It’s absolutely insane that almost everyone still chugs away as a cog in the machine only to get to the end, look back, and realize it wasn’t worth it. So I am grateful Clark wrote the book and provides one more role model for the rest of the us to peek into life outside the machine.
Inside joke for readers: I suddenly have a strong urge to move to Lake Tahoe. :)
Review published at www.sageparenting.com
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unWorking Exit the Rat Race Live Like a Millionaire and Be Happy Now! edition by Clark Vandeventer Health Fitness Dieting eBooks Reviews
Reading unWorking is just like speaking to Clark Vandeventer in person or watching one of his videos. Check him out on his blog if you don't know what I mean. The ideas and information in this book are not something Clark decided to spew out one day because he wanted to write a book. They are the things he has talked about for years and years. The actions he has taken with his wife and put in place for his own life are contained in this book. This book is full of useful information that you can apply in your own endeavours to exit the rat race. Do the exercises at the end of the chapters. If you even implement 10% of what this book is about your life will fulfil you more than you ever thought it could.
An epic story and wonderful example of living on your own terms without regret. With thought provoking questions at the end of each chapter that forces you to think deeply about what you really want in life. I love the concept of "patchwork." I've been doing it since 2005 when I negotiated a 4-day work week with my employer, that overtime became a one day a month in the office in Seattle and 3 days or 24 hours a week from home. I referred to it as designing my life or a life design and still apply it to my life and work today. Thank you Clark for the reminder of why I do what I do and the inspiration to continue living this way!
Self help books abound. They are read, perused, summarized and copiously noted. And then they are put on the pile with their brethren.
Clarks book is probably on a few piles with The 4 Hour Work Week. And there lies the rub folks. It's not the author or the book per se that defines if it's worth trading some of your life (both time and money) for this read. It's what you do with that investment.
As Clark goes to some pain to point out, your time, indeed your very life is your greatest asset. How and what you do with that asset is your choice. Perhaps more of a choice than you would imagine.
Through this easy and informative read, Clark drives home that fact through a series of chapters designed to make you think about what you can do with your most valuable asset. The ups (and the downs) of having as he calls it an "epic" life (which when all is said and done is another way of saying a life that is happy and fulfilled) is examined with some practical advice. The summaries / take always at the end of each chapter give you some solid questions to ask yourself. Assuming you don't want to just build up that pile of books.
To quote the author "I’m trying to take a more direct path to happiness. Rather than making as much money as possible and then buying all the happiness money can buy, I’m doing the things that make me most happy and then figuring out a way to make the money I need to sustain a life of my own design. I’m cutting out the middle man."
The book's first chapter is awesome. It's a letter to the author's kids and is heartfelt. The rest of the book is repetitive. The information in the book is available on Clark's website for free. That said, the message is great but the execution of the book isn't. And there were quite a few editing mistakes - which distracted from the book.
This book couldn't have come to me at a better time. I just quit my job, because I was burned out, tired and couldn't take it anymore. That same evening, I saw a post on Facebook about this book on a friend's wall, and went and bought it immediately! Clark is the real deal! He writes raw, tells it how it is, and makes you really kick fear's behind and dive into life's deepest depths to make your own decisions and own your life again! Thank you Clark for giving me the extra push to grab life by the horns and forget everything I was told until today. Thank you for being honest about the great, the good and the bad that comes with freedom. Safe travels my new friend!
The concept of busting out of expectations and making intentional choices with our eyes wide open often means we are living outside the box. We have busted our children out of the traditional education assembly line. I have forged my own professional path around a parenting priority and my passions. We are now ready for the next chapter in our family’s lifestyle design.
For inspiration and practical research I first read the 4 Hour Work Week. Most of the details didn’t resonate with me (It’s simple (sarcasm) – just invent a million dollar product, live off the endless profits, and spend your life traveling around the world alone following your personal pursuits), however the principle of not wasting away your life in misery in the pursuit of golden years that may never come was a profound eye opener.
I wanted to read more but from a family-centered perspective that wasn’t based on striking gold. Enter unWorking by Clark Vandeventer.
The book reads more like an autobiography, which can serve as the spine for a very inspirational story, but it read more as self-gratuitous than altruistic. We get it – you were the man. You can stop dropping names and status symbols now. Even his lows (which are valuable to include) read more like a Herculean hero story. The whole thing really does have an air of condescension like a one percenter trying to convince his buddies to intentionally come down and slum it.
Lots of repetition, lots of repetition, lots of repetition. Was that annoying? Then you will be annoyed reading this book. If you ditched all of the repeated content (which really doesn’t serve a purpose), the whole book would be a third shorter. I never want to read the words Reagan Ranch again as long as I live.
What he did manage to do is to show his readers (he is clearly writing to the fancy friends from his former life) a different path then they may have known existed. He is happier now. His life is family centered. He travels the world. He is free to do what he enjoys on a daily basis. He is getting by financially by the skin of his teeth, but it does work. You just have to consider letting go of what you thought you were reaching so hard for, because it is hollow – a great lesson.
One thing that I do appreciate is that he presents a financial model for living the unworking lifestyle that he calls patchwork income. He likens it to diversifying your portfolio (for those of us who have to manage all our wealth (sarcasm again)). A little of this. A little of that. A website here. Some consulting there. Lots of credit card processing in the middle. He also paints a clear picture that is honest (thank you for that) of how that actually plays out for him, his wife, their children, and their lives.
Of course I am happy to see him espouse their unschooling/homeschooling/hackschooling/travelschooling approach to raising their children, however briefly it is discussed. It falls consistently in line with the moral of the story and I’m grateful it was included.
He also adds a perspective that I rarely if ever see or read about a harmonious marriage. I would say the word I hear most often attached to marriage is “hard.” It’s refreshing to hear someone else speak about their life partnership as nurturing, fun, and easy.
All said and done, it’s not exactly the life I want, but he acknowledges that and encourages everyone to figure out what their ideal life would look like and do that (and he provides cute little action steps to help you in that process).
My favorite thing he discusses is a concept I speak and write about often which is integration versus compartmentalization. He has balance without separation. I cannot emphasize the importance of this enough to living a fulfilling life and it is a consistent thread throughout the book.
In the end, it’s a book that I think is really good for a conversation we need to be having. It’s absolutely insane that almost everyone still chugs away as a cog in the machine only to get to the end, look back, and realize it wasn’t worth it. So I am grateful Clark wrote the book and provides one more role model for the rest of the us to peek into life outside the machine.
Inside joke for readers I suddenly have a strong urge to move to Lake Tahoe. )
Review published at www.sageparenting.com
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