Chris Guillebeau

I think maybe I would have felt inspired by this book in high school, when the only person I had to think about was myself. No job, no responsibilities. But now? Nope. The woman who abandoned her four kids to fulfil her “quest” to see as many bird species as she could? I just kept thinking that there were better ways to “find your life purpose” than the ways suggested in this book. (Like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, for starters! I did just read The Happiness Trap.) I suppose show more it didn’t help that I also just finished reading a book about how small steps are the best way to bring about lasting change in your life... and that speaks to me much more than giving everything up for some chosen “life quest” like traveling to every single country in the world just to check them off your list. Again, maybe the timing just wasn’t right for me, but I didn’t find this book inspirational at all. show less

This book is almost an autobiography, since the author seems to think alot of himself and thinks the reader cares to hear about him. If you can put up with this guy's egotism, there are some good ideas. He is really into travel and his travel tips could be useful. His low opinion of education is interesting and partially justified but is impractical for many jobs, which require or have no other practical means to obtain. I liked his ideas on writing but do not agree that everyone should show more pursue entrepreneurship. I weakly recommend the book. show less

Parliamone.
Intanto, aldila' delle buone intenzioni, è un libro i cui insegnamenti difficilmente possono attecchire in Italia (consuetudini, tassazione, diffidenza varia distribuita equanimamente tra noi tutti).
Poi, spesso e volentieri il business qui descritto utilizza come canale preferenziale il web, e prevede acquisti effettuati attraverso questo canale - ma, a ben pensare, noi non facciamo parte del mondo che solitamente acquista sul web, fatta la dovuta eccezione per libri e prodotti show more tecnologici.
Infine, come e' naturale che sia - ed esiste ogni tanto qualche frase che lo ricorda: uno su mille ce la fa. Non e' ne' facile, ne' semplice aprire una attivita': che servano 100 o 1.000 euro non fa differenza.
Un punto di forza c'e', e sono gli esempi che porta il buon Chris: cercarli sul web e' interessante e da' idea delle cose che accadono nonostante i tristi politici italioti, e le piccolezze che qui da noi prendono tutti i titoli dei giornali. show less

Once again Chris is getting me to think outside of the norm and I love it. This book is a field guide to the money revolution that many of us are barely aware is going on. Reading about how others are making their way through life in a less-than-traditional way is invaluable.