the 4-day work week journey

The 4-Day Work Week Journey

The Natural Steps in Moving Towards a 4-Day Work Week

By Wade Galt 4DayWorkWeek.com

If you could make the same income… work the same hours each day…

Only work 4 days per week instead of 5…And have Fridays off…

How willing would you be to try something

new

to make it happen?

5 Days of Income in 4 Days

Most people I speak with tell me they give their best effort somewhere between 50 to 60% of the time.

(I get almost the identical answers from employers and employees).

Top performers confess that even THEY usually don’t do their best more than 80% of the time.

That means at least 20% of the time, we might get almost no results even though we’re working.

80% Focus or Less Most of the Time

If you’re currently working 5 days a week, you could probably get the same results in 4 days of work by

focusing completely on your work during those 4 days.

An equation for this could look like this… 5 DAYS of WORK x 80% FOCUS = 4 DAYS of RESULTS

Wouldn’t you rather live this? 4 DAYS of WORK x 100% FOCUS = 4 DAYS of RESULTS

(Fridays Off)

5 Days of 80% Focus or 4 Days at 100%

The only question that remains is whether or not you have PERMISSION to work 4 days instead of 5.

If you’re employed by someone else, you might not have this permission… YET!

If you work “for yourself”, it might be only you preventing your 4-day work week lifestyle.

Who’s Stopping Your from Working 4 Days?

Almost Anyone Can Create a 4-Day Work Week

Whether you're an entrepreneur, small business owner or employee…

there are steps you can take to move

more towards a 4-Day Work Week lifestyle.

It Might Take Months or Years

Depending where you are with your career, it might more or less time.

But there are certain fundamental pieces that need to be implemented.

Steady & Solid Growth Beats Quick Unstable Gains

In order to get to anything in life, we can try to make huge jumps,

but we might be likely to fail if we take too big of a jump too quickly.

Take the Fundamentally Sound “Long Cut”

If we take a steady path based on fundamentals,

It might take a little longer to get

there, but we're much more likely to succeed.

4 Milestone Roles / Stages to Get There

There are 4 critical roles you must master to create & maintain a 4 day

lifestyle.

STEP 1 - The 4-Day Work Week APPRENTICE

1.APPRENTICE

Apprentice

Step 4Step 3Step 2

Step 1 is to be an APPRENTICE - somebody who works for someone else (or themselves) and focuses on:

Establishing the habits that support a 4-Day Work Week.

Managing their money & time like a 4-Day Entrepreneur.

Investing in relationships and material possessions that

support a 4-Day lifestyle.

4-Day Work Week APPRENTICE Focus

If you're given small amounts of money in life, and you mismanage those,

when you get larger amounts of money,you'll probably mismanage those.

4-Day APPRENTICE Wisdom - MONEY

4-Day APPRENTICE Wisdom - TIME

If you have small amounts of free time available, and you waste those moments...

likely do the same with larger amounts of time.

STEP 2 - The 4-Day WORKER

1.APPRENTICE

2.WORKERW

orkerApprentice

Step 4Step 3

4-Day WORKER Focus

Step 2 is the 4-Day WORKER, a person who aims to achieve 5 days’ worth of results in 4 days.

This person seeks to be paid for results so their income is

tied to their performance rather than hours worked.

(For example, a heavily commissioned sales person).

4-Day WORKER Mindset

If I can get high level results, in a small amount of time, I can make more money

(possibly enough that I only need to work 4 days to earn enough to live my desired lifestyle).

STEP 3 - The 4-Day ENTREPRENEUR

1.APPRENTICE

2.WORKER

3.ENTREPRENEUR

Entrepreneu

rWorker

Apprentice

Step 4

Step 3 is to eventually move out on your own.

The 4-Day ENTREPRENEUR creates their own destiny.

The following questions concern this person:

What are the best opportunities for me?

How do I maximize my hourly and annual income?

4-Day ENTREPRENEUR Mindset

4-Day ENTREPRENEUR Focus

The focus is to get clear about how to get results in a

smaller amount of time so it’s possible to make my

desired income AND work a 4-Day Work Week.

STEP 4 - The 4-Day BUSINESS OWNER

1.APPRENTICE

2.WORKER

3.ENTREPRENEUR

4.BUSINESS OWNER

Business Owner

Entrepreneur

Worker

Apprentice

4-Day BUSINESS OWNER Mindset

The 4-Day BUSINESS OWNER, creates a vision and

mission for a business and…

seeks to get others excited enough about the business

vision and opportunity that these other people are willing

to work for the business owner.

4-Day BUSINESS OWNER Vision

A successful vision is not just about the business owner.

Those who support the vision must believe they benefit

from the business’ success.

4-Day BUSINESS OWNER Success

Great visions focus on positively impacting the world,

helping people and achieving great things.

Such visions attract talented people and make success

much more likely to be achieved.

One Step at a TimeThe Most Common (and Most Likely to Succeed) Path

1.APPRENTICE

2.WORKER

3.ENTREPRENEUR

4.BUSINESS OWNER

Business Owner

Entrepreneur

Worker

Apprentice

One Step at a TimeThe Most Common (and Most Likely to Succeed) Path

Different people move through stages at different speeds.

Each stage has lessons, strategies and milestones that

must be mastered to proceed to the next stage.

These are the primary steps to working a 4-Day Work Week.

Please feel free to email me questions or suggestions, and of course, make comments below and share this with friends you think could use a Friday or a lifetime of Fridays off.

I look forward to helping you Make More Money… In Less Time… Doing What You Do Best… so you can enjoy a 4-Day Work Week lifestyle.

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Wade Galt

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About Wade Galt

Wade Galt founded 4-Day Work Week Academy with the goal of helping 4,444,444 employees, entrepreneurs and business owners create and maintain a 4-Day Work Week lifestyle.

He is the author of Put Your Money Where Your Soul Is, Mommy & Daddy Love You Exactly as You Are and 8 other books on business, personal growth & spirituality.

Learn more about him on Linked In or connect with him at wade@4dayworkweek.com

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