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WEEKLY RECAP: Going from Hobby to Hustle

In our twenty-ninth recap of Season III, we'll highlight the lessons learned in this week. Also: an audio update from a previous case study!

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Episode 932
THEMES & TAKEAWAYS: We’ve just finished week 29 of Season III! This week, we looked at a home haircut invention that goes on to earn $2 million, a handkerchief hustle that also reaches 7-figures a year, and a jailhouse medic who starts his own mobile clinic. But first, let’s jump right in and talk a bit more about going from a hobby to a hustle. Yesterday I mentioned: "When you go from hobby to side hustle, you might be surprised at how much time you need to spend on tasks that have nothing to do with the hobby itself." The jewelry designer in that story (Ep. 931) mentioned that designing her products takes roughly 5% of her time, and the remaining 95% is all about production, promotion, pitching, or working on the business model. I sometimes feel like this as a writer: I spend far less time actually writing than in doing all of the other things associated with writing! To hear more on this topic as well as our audio update from Brittany Finkle who we featured in Year 1 of Side Hustle School, tune into the Weekly Recap!
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Today, we have an update from Brittany Finkle who was featured on the show in Ep. 184. Listen to the Weekly Recap to hear from Brittany! You can also check out her website, Happily Ever Borrowed!
EPISODES FROM THIS WEEK: Here's what we heard this week on Side Hustle School! Listen to this week's recap for a more comprehensive highlight reel.
  • Ep. 926 - When this 13-year-old created a hair-grooming tool, he had no idea the success it’d have sixteen years later—but not before it nearly crashed and burned due to too much demand
  • Ep. 927 - An employee for a video game company turns a childhood love for adventure into a real-life escape room business
  • Ep. 928 - When a new mom quits her job to stay home with her daughter, she ends up building a seven-figure online store. Meanwhile, her husband documents their success with a six-figure website of his own
  • Ep. 929 - A nurse practitioner in Idaho launches his own mobile urgent care unit, resulting in happy patients and a six-figure side hustle
  • Ep. 930 - When a chiropractor becomes exhausted with following the same routine after 20 years in the field, she steps into a new life as a travel blogger
  • Ep. 931 - An unseasonably rainy Memorial Day yields an accidental side hustle
Inspiration is good; inspiration combined with action is better. Now get back to work! Yours in the revolution, cg-sig-newsletter
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