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👉🏼 Specific Tips Inside to Start a 6-Figure Side Hustle While Working Full Time 👈🏼
Hey Reader,
Have you heard of the concept of "build in public"?
Here's what it means:
Build in Public: "When a startup builds a product or service in public, they allow people to see their building process from the start" (source).
A lot of really cool companies do this, and a lot of really smart people recommend it.
BUT... being honest, it scares me.
Because in my head it feels like "Hey, everyone! Watch me! I'm new at this, and I could fail!
But it also brings our followers along for the journey.
It's shared learning.
It's community building.
It's vulnerable.
And hey, it's entertaining- we can't help but watch a train wreck, and we also love stories with happy endings.
So, either way, our audience is guaranteed to get one of those when we build in public (hopefully the latter).
So here's my deal: I'll start building in public more, and sharing what's working on my journey (and what's not) with you.
And if you're trying to build something or even achieve a big goal, I encourage you to do the same.
You'll be surprised at how many people will come out of nowhere to support you when they know what you're up to.
In today's email:
- Starting a 6-Figure Side Hustle While Working Full Time: How I Used Lessons from Positive Psychology to Pull it Off
- Resources of the Week
- In Honor of International Women's Day
- Advice Corner
Idea of the Week
Starting a 6-Figure Side Hustle While Working Full Time: How I Used Lessons from Positive Psychology to Pull it Off
You get all kinds of success advice on the internet from people who don’t know what they’re talking about.
Don’t trust them.
In fact, don’t trust me either.
Instead, trust positive psychologists who study successful people. They examine why people succeed and have learned a lot about their habits and the inner workings of their minds.
(I'm testing out writing on Medium- if you read this article, can you do me a favor and follow me there? I'd love to get to 100 followers and I'm currently at 6 😅)
Resources of the Week
- Something to Inspire You: This brought happy tears to my eyes.
- Something to Talk About: Did you know a cappella competitions are a real thing (like in the movie Pitch Perfect)? I'd encourage you to go to a competition and see what the human body and a group of diverse people working together on a common goal are capable of. (Even my husband enjoyed attending despite being hesitant the first time we went).
- Something to Make You Laugh: My husband heard me singing alone in the house on our baby monitor the other day. I wish he heard something like this but I know for a fact it was more like this.
Quote
In Honor of International Women's Day
Something New
Advice Corner
Question: I'm a busy mom of two and a caregiver to my father who is living with us. Where can I find the time to work on a side hustle or passive income project?
Answer: This is a great question that I get asked a lot. I'd recommend you do a time audit and start tracking exactly where your time is going every day. To do this, grab a pen and some paper and set an alarm on your phone for every 15-30 minutes. When the alarm goes off, quickly jot down what you were doing since the alarm went off last time. At the end of the day review the data, and look for activities that can be eliminated, delegated, or reduced. Those are the spots where you can work on your side hustle or passive income project.
I have a free time tracker that goes more in depth with this process that you can get here.
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