How to Escape the Rat Race… Really

Above the desk in his home office my dad had a large sign - handwritten all in capital letters - that read ‘Work Smarter, NOT Harder‘.

Those words were etched in my mind as I was deciding what I wanted to do with my life, and early in the game I placed special emphasis on the ‘NOT harder’ portion of the equation.

Not harder meant less work and more time for fun.

That attitude, combined with a serious misinterpretation of my mother’s Clavinistic admonishment ‘you always do exactly as you please’ proved a great recipe for success…

Work less, do what you really want to do.

That’s what I’ve always done, and am still doing.

As a matter of fact, I write this on return from a 2-week vacation during which I spent less than one hour working on my business.

I wish more people would adopt that attitude and have more time to come out and play.

Can you come out and play? If you can’t remember your last vacation, are pining for your next vacation, or are chugging through the daily grind of a 9-5 job only to return home to put in another several hours at your computer building your Internet business, PLEASE do yourself a favor and keep reading Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich.

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