A Must Read Book: The $100 Start Up By Chris Guillebeau
Note from Kimanzi: I am not an affiliate for this book or Chris Guillebeau, I don’t make a single dollar if you buy the book. I truly believe in the message and truly believe the book can help better your work and life.
Today is the release for the new book by Chris Guillebeau and I was honored to receive an advance copy. I can honestly tell you the book is good and more than that, it has a great and needed message. I will be doing a full review of the book next Wednesday but for now I wanted to tell you about Chris Guillebeau, why you should consider buying the book, and how it’s relevant to this blog.
Who is Chris Guillebeau? http://chrisguillebeau.com/
The reason that I believe that I connected with Chris and his writing so much is because he started as an “everyday working man”. He worked third shift in a Fed Ex warehouse and realized he wanted more from life and his work. At this time was when eBay first started becoming known so he took some stuff he had and sold it there.
He saw how well it went but knew he would quickly run out of stuff so he looked into what he could buy and sell, the answer was Jamaican coffee. He sold that and was completely supported by it but knew he wanted more value from what he was doing. He read a story about a doctor who worked on a hospital ship in worn-torn countries and felt a calling, he signed up for a two-year stint but stayed for four years.
In Chris’ own words: “The best time to leave the best job in the world is right before you get cynical about the best job in the world”. So he went on to finish college and started writing. He talks about how much he spent on college and how much he made writing, the writing had a far better result and lead to the value he was looking for.
He went on to write his first book: The Art of Non conformity and pursued a mission to travel to every country in the world. At this time he has been to 183 out of 193 countries, wow! I love to travel so reading about his travel’s really appeal to me. He has also created many guides that help people become self-employed and also travel inexpensively, you can see them here: http://unconventionalguides.com/.
Why should you consider buying the book? http://100startup.com/
The book’s main theme is about finding work that gives you freedom and add’s value to your life. The book is so appealing because it features stories of real life people who are making it doing work that gives them freedom and value. They are people like you and I who didn’t have a lot of money to start their businesses (hence the title of the book) but found a way to persevere and make it work.
Their stories are so inspiring because they give you and me hope that we can do it. I love the fact that the income from these stories ranges from $50,000 to $300,000, totally attainable numbers. Reading their stories alone is worth the price of the book.
I will be doing a full review next week but I wanted you to have enough information so that you can confidently buy the book today! You can buy the book through the two links I gave you above or on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/The-100-Startup-Reinvent-Living/dp/0307951529/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336434587&sr=8-1
Thank you Chris for the advanced copy and the opportunity to review this book.
