After reading Tim Ferriss' The 4 Hour Work Week, I became a firm believer in outsourcing tasks that bring me little joy.

So, when I started to delegate certain tasks and functions (in other words, letting go), I noticed that I had more hours in my day to create and develop.

How I Carve Out a 4-Hour Work Day

While I haven't been able to create a 4-hour work week, I've been experimenting with a 4-hour work day since mid-February. Here's how my 4-hour work day looks:

06:00 - Hit the gym
07:30 - Have breakfast, shower and do my morning devotional
09:30 - Check in with my VA to make sure nothing has blown up
10:00 - Take a nap
12:00 - Wake up, then grab some lunch
12:30 - Head to my office to start my work day
16:30 - End my work day

I do this schedule 3-times per week - Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Wednesdays, I shoot videos for my sales pages, blog and Marketing Fit TV, then play bridge in the afternoon. I don't work on Fridays.

Of course, this schedule changes depending on travel or if I have a speaking gig. And sometimes I don't take a nap at 10am. I may instead work from 9:30am to 1:30pm, then take the rest of the day off.

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Leesa Barnes is an award winning blogger and critically acclaimed author who helps businesses get active using social media in 3 simple steps. To learn how you can become Marketing Fit, visit www.marketingfit.com to get your complimentary to get your complimentary kit called the Marketing Fit Success Kit containing a social media checklist, mindmap, MP3 file and a complimentary subscription to the Marketing Fit ezine.