Author, financial advisor, and former management consultant Brian Herriot joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about pursuing time freedom before financial freedom.

Brian and I talk about his new book Time Freedom, the difference between time freedom and financial freedom, how flexible work can bridge the gap, and what he learned from using early readers, workshops, and hybrid publishing to turn his ideas into a book.

Chapters

• 00:00 - Brian's Time Freedom Story
• 02:58 - Why Brian Wrote the Book
• 05:30 - Choosing Hybrid Publishing
• 09:53 - Building the Business Behind the Book
• 12:16 - Time Freedom vs Financial Freedom
• 16:46 - Making Nine Months Cover Twelve
• 19:47 - Remote Work and Flexible Work
• 23:18 - Who Can Actually Do This?
• 27:17 - Early Readers and Draft Feedback
• 31:51 - Tools for Testing a Book
• 33:32 - Testing Ideas Before Writing
• 36:00 - Writing the First Draft
• 40:26 - The Time Freedom Framework
• 46:52 - Writing a Better Ending
• 50:44 - Counterintuitive Money Advice

Resources We Mentioned

• Time Freedom preorder page
• Time Freedom Calculator
• Time Freedom Podcast
• Brian Herriot on LinkedIn
• Write a Must-Read by AJ Harper
• AJ Harper
• Page Two Simplified
• Mike Michalowicz
• Mike Michalowicz on The Business of Authority
• Write Useful Books / Rob Fitzpatrick
• Help This Book
• Heroic Public Speaking
• Charlie Hoehn on The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Guest Bio

Brian Herriot is the founder of Time Freedom and the author of Time Freedom: Rethink Your Work and Money to Create a Life You Love Now. He is an author, speaker, registered investment advisor, financial advisor, business consultant, and co-host of The Time Freedom Podcast. His professional background includes management consulting roles at Accenture and Point B, as well as a director position at UCSF Health. Learn more at https://timefreedom.life/.

• (00:00) - Brian's Time Freedom Story

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