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The 20 hour work week (Timber Hawkeye)

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Channel: CJ Liu · 2014 · Film & Animation

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http://www.fireitupwithcj.com| Have you ever considered quitting your 9-5 job and working a 20 hour work week?  What about having more flexibility to pursue your passions outside of work?  How can you make it happen?  What kind of lifestyle changes can you expect? Join CJ as she interviews Timber Hawkeye, author of  international best-selling book” Buddhist Boot Camp” who has offers advice about quitting the rat race. Listen live at http://healthcafelive.com

***EDITED TRANSCRIPT****

Part 1:  Timber's story of leaving it all behind...
How did Fight Club inspire Timber Hawkeye to quit his job at a law firm, sell his fancy car, and give up his car?  It was Fight Club that got Timber to start thinking about what he would need to be happy.  What kind of wardrobe, job, and how much money would be enough for him to feel complete? He began to see the idea of a safety net, retirement, and steady income as an illusion, and it lead him to start figuring out how he could be happy NOW versus waiting to retire to enjoy life. 

What steps did Timber take after he was out of debt? Instead of spending his income on more things, he used this debt-free moment to change his life.  He looked at his expenses and began to cut all the extraneous stuff and then decided to move to Hawaii to enjoy his passion (the outdoors).   Was he ever afraid or in fear during these life changes. Timber talks about his logic and whether he was ever afraid to make these life changes.  For him  it was more scary to stick with the supposed known then leap into the unknown?" 

part 2: 13:37
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj0B0Y2FgmQ#t=1625What can you expect if you choose this lifestyle? What kind of jobs did Timber take when he went to Hawaii?  Timber got clear with his values (organic, local, vegan) and looked at all job possibilities that was in alignment with these values.  He took jobs working at an art gallery, editor for nonprofit, Whole Foods, etc.  Making money involved an "out of the box" way of thinking and learning how to drop any conventions about work. 

What kind of lifestyle exchanges did he have to make with this new lifestyle?  Instead of a fancy apartment, he got a 300 square foot with a roommate. Instead of following fear, Tim made love-based decisions, and everything just worked out.  You can make anything work, the only thing Timber eliminated was fear.  The rest was exchanging one way of living for another way. 

What does Timber think about a "career track"? Careers and job titles help us identify ourselves and if we don't have a career track we don't know who we are.  "My identity and who I am has nothing to do with my work or where I'm living".  Timber discusses how he continues to live his values in Southern California and how he was able to get wheels without a car payment. 

Part 3: 27:04
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj0B0Y2FgmQ#t=1625
How can you work with your loved ones accept your non-traditional lifestyle? Timber describes his parents reaction to his life style and how he got them to understand his choices and feel that there was "nothing missing from his life". 

How can you align yourself with being the best version of yourself by aligning with your core values and then bridge the gap when your behavior is not congruent with your core values. How did saying "YES" to life lead him to a book by Harper Collins and a 3 mos book tour across the teacher? 

FAVORITE QUOTE: And that's why the list of core values is so important. They are guiding posts , guiding principles on how to live. Because when you live in line with your values, you are happy all the time, and everything works out. Because you are not fighting life, but you are allowing it to unfold and being ok with whatever comes up.  The hardest thing is getting rid of the idea in your head of what you think it "should" look like.  Drop the "should's"

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