Cold Remedy: Free Flights Anywhere in the World (Plus: Live Q

Article Below is from the Blog of Tim Ferris, the author of "the 4-Hour Work Week".
Over the next few months, I will be looking to implement his ideas into my life.
Enjoy!

Cold Remedy: Free Flights Anywhere in the World (Plus: Live Q&A Tonight)


Where would you go if you had a free ticket anywhere? The island of Bohol in the Philippines? (source: WisDoc)



Not long ago, I received the following comment — edited for length — from Ryan N.:



I hate you Tim. I had a secure future ahead of me, and I left my job, my reasonably well paying professional career all because of your book. Best thing I’ve ever done!!



I was wondering if you might be able to put up a blog post where people could post their ideas or muses as case studies. I’m sure there are a lot of people like me who would like to share their stories and listen to others living the 4HWW.



Here’s to 2010 being the year everything changes.



Indeed. Here’s to 2010 being the year everything changes.



I decided to take Ryan’s advice. Below is a post of just a few select video case studies. This is also where you can win a round-trip ticket anywhere in the world.



That would be a nice way to start 2010 with a bang, right?…

I’m sure you’ve dreamed of taking that big trip, but it’s been put off due to the million things that interrupt and overload all of our lives. The fact is this: there is never a convenient time to do the most impactful things, whether having a baby, quitting your job, or taking a dream trip overseas. It’s something you pull the trigger for despite imperfect circumstances, not because of perfect circumstances.



Let’s end the wait.



Here’s how it works – simplicity itself:



1) Upload a video to YouTube of 5 minutes or less where you describe how you’ve most successfully applied techniques or tools from The 4-Hour Workweek to your life or business. Be sure to tag your video with “4hww success” in quotation marks. Click here to see what it should look like when you are uploading your video.



2) Leave a comment on this post with a link to your video and a brief description of what worked for you (no need for more than 1-2 short paragraphs). Do all of this no later than 5pm PT this Saturday, December 26th. Early responses get bonus points.



3) I and a few secret judges will select our top favorites, and then you all will vote for the winner.



4) I will then provide a roundtrip ticket anywhere in the world that the 25+ airlines in the Star Alliance fly.



In the meantime, find below some fun examples to get your juices flowing. Included are:



- Electra, a mother who uses batching to run her business while making time for the kids

- Michael, a father of two who’s lived in Argentina and explored both international and home schooling while earning full-time income.

- Harris, a father who can take his kids to the zoo on a Wednesday or take the entire family to Barcelona for a month.

- Jed and Chelsea, who quit their previous jobs, moved to another city, and are reinventing themselves one step at a time.



Last but not least, we have Aaron Carotta, who was diagnosed with cancer but still achieved the four-hour workweek in 60 days and documented it all on video. Here is the cliff notes version, in his words:



-Diagnosed with cancer

-Lost wages

-Accumulated medical bills

-Received the book as a gift

-Documented his interpretation of the book

-Achieved goals to free up his lifestyle

-Successfully opened and sold a business in another country

-Generated automated money

-Now successfully runs a company that allows his to travel for a living, The Seven Wonders Tour [with sponsors, Vibrams!].

-Continues to live healthy, travel the world, and be happy



I’ve included a 3-part video diary compilation of Aaron’s experience at the end of this post after the other case studies. Total viewing time is just around 20 minutes.



Enjoy these wonderful examples and don’t forget — your own video submission and comment on this post must be up no later than 5pm PT this Saturday!



Question of the day: where would you travel if you had a free round-trip anywhere in the world?

















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Get the brand-new Expanded and Updated 4-Hour Workweek for the holidays, published 12/15, which includes more than 50 new case studies (including families) of luxury lifestyle design, muse creation, and world travel. Amazon can still make it in time, as can bookstores near you.



Odds and Ends – Live Q&A Tonight at 6pm PT (9pm ET)



6-8pm PST (9-11pm ET) tonight, I will be doing a 2-hour live question and answer session for readers. I’ll be using Ustream.tv here. This is the page you should visit tonight. If you can’t find it, search “tferriss” from the Ustream.tv homepage.



I also created a Google moderator page where people can submit and vote on their top-10 questions. This is important! I won’t be able to answer all questions from the chatroom firehose on Ustream, though I’ll answer a lot, so I want to get an idea of the most important questions people collectively vote for. Submit and vote here.



We’ll do our best to record the session, but there have been bugs in the past, so no guarantees.



Hope to see you there!