Since I had no background in anything business related, when I started CWS I had a lot of catching up to do.  In the last 2 years I have read a handful of business, marketing, and entrepreneurial books.  I am sure that some of you have heard of these before but I was able to take something important from each of them.

The 4 Hour Work Week
Thanks to Tim Ferriss and this wonderful book I am proud to say that CWS will be working from Costa Rica for a month in 2009.  This book is all about automating your business or finding ways to be able to work from home even if you have a typical office job.  The tips recommended in the book are absolutely brilliant and have helped in a myriad of ways for CWS.  Taking “mini-retirements”, finding virtual assistants, tech solutions, and tons more.  This is my most recommended book.  I was fortunate enough to meet and speak briefly with the author and it only reaffirmed how smart this guy is.  You can check out his blog too that has even more useful information at