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Monica in Los Angeles has done the skills inventory, kept her eyes open for opportunities, and thought hard about it—but she still hasn't found what she calls her "ah-ha" idea. She knows she wants a side hustle but isn't sure how to move forward without that spark.
Chris's take: does it actually need to be an ah-ha idea? Could part of the motivation simply be "I value and am interested in figuring this out"?
Consider this: Chris once spent hours each day working on Google Adwords—not because he was passionate about little text boxes in search results, but because the idea of spending $1 and making $1.20 was genuinely motivating. That's not an ah-ha idea in the traditional sense. It's just curiosity plus a feedback loop.
The excitement often comes not from the idea itself, but from the novelty of exploring something new. You don't have to wait for a lightning bolt. Start somewhere, pay attention to what gets you curious, and the ah-ha moment often follows action—not the other way around.
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