Christopher Lochhead Follow Your Different™

026 Fuck Hustle w/ Christopher Lochhead


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Why is hustle utter bullshit? On today’s episode, Christopher talks about the number one piece of entrepreneurial advice that most of us hear today. A topic that he’s written a blog for, Christopher shares seven reasons why we need to fuck hustle.



No Shit, Sherlock



Most entrepreneurial porn stars would pontificate the mentality that we need to hustle all day and every day. But “hustle” isn’t the most important word ever or a badge or wristband to show off. This evangelization of the idea that hustling is the way to go is dangerous and it needs to stop.



For one, hustle is a “No shit, Sherlock.” We all know that if you want to be successful in business or any other domain, you will need to work hard. We all heard of Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000-hour rule, and success takes hard work.



“That's why we respect people who achieve great things—because of the simple fact that they had to overcome stuff and do something that most people aren't willing to do.” - Christopher Lochhead



You're Not a Hamster



Second, hamsters can go round and round in a wheel all day long without going anywhere and be happy doing it. Some people confuse activity and results. And we need to ask ourselves an important question:



“Does the work I'm doing produce meaningful results produce value or am I just spinning my wheel?” - Christopher Lochhead



The most legendary people develop a sixth sense around things that are going to move the needle in the areas they care about. They evaluate whether the levers are going to move things forward. And they’re constantly figuring out what things they can use to leverage what they need to produce wanted results, as opposed to just spinning the wheel.



Work Smarter, Not Harder



Third, instead of hustling, entrepreneurs must preach working smarter. It’s pointless to work yourself into oblivion. It pays off to learn beyond what’s taught in school, and this includes horizontal income, which he talks about with Pat Hiban on a podcast episode.



“I like to say that horizontal income is money that can roll in while you're laying down.” - Christopher Lochhead



To hear the four other reasons why we all need to stuff it and fuck hustle, download and listen to the episode.



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Fuck Hustle: 7 Reasons Hustle is Bad Advice



We hope you enjoyed this episode of Fuck Hustle Follow Your Different! Christopher loves hearing from his listeners. Feel free to email him, connect on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and subscribe on iTunes!




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