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129: Why You Should Quit Your Side Hustle (and What You Should Do Instead)

November 4, 2021August 20, 2015

Should you quit your side hustle?

My guest this week says you should, and argues that what you should do instead is find an apprenticeship. Taylor Pearson is the author of the bestselling The End of Jobs, and one of those super-smart individuals we should all pay attention to.

The book is largely a historical perspective on where our economy is today and where we’re going; and it’s at once terrifying yet optimistic.

124: What I’ve Learned and Applied from 50 Awesome Entrepreneurs – Part Two

June 16, 2020July 23, 2015

At the end of nearly every episode of The Side Hustle Show, I ask my guests for their #1 tip for Side Hustle Nation. There’s always a great variety of responses, and I wanted to take some time today to go through some of my favorites from the past 50 interviews.

(I first did this for episode 50, which was my first-ever solo podcast recording.) If all these really smart and successful people keep saying these episode after episode as their “#1 tip,” I think they’re worth paying attention to.

What action can you take today to apply those tips?

500 Days of Cold Showers (Plus 14 Listeners Share Their Experience)

November 4, 2021July 20, 2015

Yesterday marked 500 days since my last warm shower.

When Nick Reese challenged me to start taking cold showers last March, my initial reaction (and you can hear this on the podcast), was “that sounds horrible.”

But since I’m all about different experiments, I figured I’d give it a shot for a month and see what happens. And the weird thing is, some good things started happening (over 25 comments on this original post).

123: Time Hacking for Side Hustlers: How to Get More Hours, Clarity, and Results

November 4, 2021July 16, 2015

If you’re looking for ways to squeeze more out of your limited side hustle hours, this is the episode for you. I’m excited to introduce Julie Sheranosher, host of the Time Hackers podcast.

Julie and I met at World Domination Summit in 2013 — she flew in all the way from Israel — and she is one of my favorite people and true time management pro.

I feel like my productivity has improved over the years, but I’m always learning about new systems and “hacks” to test out. One of those hacks was simply writing down my top 3 priorities for the next day the night before.

The Piggyback Principle

November 4, 2021June 8, 2015

The Piggyback Principle is a business idea framework that looks at popular market trends or “ecosystems” and seeks ways to support or supplement those trends.

It can be a faster way to start a business because you can capitalize on what’s already hot with an additional or complementary product or service.

Basically, your side hustle can ride piggyback on a larger business or trend.

Do 5-Star Work

January 21, 2020May 26, 2015

Ever since The Lean Startup hit the scene (and probably even before that), there’s been a widespread push in the entrepreneurial community to “just ship it.”

Get your product or service out there, and refine it later based on customer feedback.

But that’s not a license to put out crap.

How to Start a Business in 7 Days: 13 Real Ideas from Side Hustle Nation

January 24, 2022May 18, 2015

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to join John Lee Dumas on Entrepreneur on Fire, a top business podcast.

At the end of every show, he asks guests his famous “$500 question.” Naturally, there are some common threads in the answers, including the elements I touched on of networking, selling some service, or re-creating what you had on the “old” earth.

But since Side Hustle Nation is a creative bunch, I posed the question to in my email newsletter: What would you do?

112: The 3 C’s of Side Hustle Happiness

October 15, 2018May 15, 2015

Creation, connection, and contribution are the 3 C’s I believe everyone needs to live a happy healthy productive life, whether that life contains a side hustle or not.

In this episode I share the audio from my TEDx talk, which breaks down the 3 C’s and why they’re so important.

The idea for this episode came from an email I wrote last week in response to the statistic that only 30% of workers say they’re “inspired and engaged” at work.

Udemy Launch Strategy and Results – $3525 in 60 Days

May 16, 2020April 27, 2015

In November I released my Udemy course, Kindle Launch Plan: $1400 in 30 Days & an Amazon Bestseller.

It’s about time I break down what I did to create the course, launch it, and ultimately earn $3525 in the first 60 days.

Have you published a course on Udemy? How did it go?

Would you use their platform again?

5 Companies That Encourage Their Employees to Side Hustle

November 22, 2019April 13, 2015

Most companies want their employees to focus 100% of their attention on their assigned projects and tasks. It makes sense, right? Do the job you’re getting paid to do, and don’t ask questions. In fact, when I got hired right out of college, my company had a weird habit of transplanting new hires across the … Read more

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