The Experienced Entrepreneur

As heavy as this year has been, the last thing we need is a message on doing something faster.

This doesn’t mean we have to put our side hustle on the back burner. We can still want, hope, and yearn for bigger businesses, different lifestyles, more freedom.

An online income is a way to free ourselves from our licenses and move beyond trading dollars for hours. It’s not about adding more to your plate but bringing joy to our businesses.

An authentic, joy-filled side hustle takes time.

And steady growth over time is more impactful than flash in the pan sales.

In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing a gentle reminder of progress over perfection. So let’s slow down, get curious, and step into ourselves.

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We’re going back into the podcast archives to share an episode that's message is still relevant, even 12 months later.

This week, we’re revisiting the idea that wanting more for ourselves is not selfish. What’s going on in the world today shows us just how necessary it is to cultivate a life that aligns with our values; regardless of circumstances that are beyond our control.

As innate helpers, we see how anxious and uncertain the world is and want to enact positive change. Our online income stream is a way for us to be of service to others at a higher capacity, without burnout. 

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I am so excited to start our Side Hustle Schedule Challenge on October 19th! Today I’m talking about what to expect and what you will need for this visual event. I’m not going to be shy, this week will require some work from you. We’re creating a foundation for your side hustle that will take reflective and action work. But I’m committed to making this process fun! We’ll have a community where I’ll be answering questions every day.

We know that businesses don’t grow themselves overnight so this week, we’re making room for something new, without taking away from things that matter to us.

Ready for a step by step process to align your schedule with your business needs? Join our Side Hustle Schedule Event that kicks off October 19th!

Today I'm coaching Dana Belletiere, a Side Hustle Support Group alumn, and Mastermind Member.

Her New Hampshire based private practice is overfull, and she’s on the way to launching her online income stream.

Dana has a new podcast, and her program Help Yourself -  a four-week intensive for helping professionals to get debt-free - is opening for enrollment soon.

And Dana is feeling the time crunch.

She loves to maintain flexibility with her clinical work, but clients booking at all times of the day and requesting last-minute sessions has really impacted her ability to block off time for her upcoming launch.

So on this episode, we chat about a schedule that keeps her boundaries, prioritizes her nonnegotiables, and audits her obligations so she knows exactly how much time she can spend on taking her side hustle all the way to the finish line.

Ready to evaluate your schedule and get intentional with the tasks on your plate? Join our Side Hustle Schedule Event that kicks off October 19th!

A few weeks ago...

we talked about the fact that reflection is the first step in any side hustle.

And with that being the case, I would definitely argue that getting organized is the second.

Whether you love planning, think it’s the most boring thing in the world, or find it overwhelming to sort out your tasks, creating a plan establishes a solid foundation for your side hustle’s success.

That doesn’t mean you need to create a cookie-cutter path and follow what everyone else is doing. The exact opposite actually,

Your side hustle plan needs to be your own, take your unique lifestyle into account, and work around what you already have going on in your life.

This bespoke nature will make it so your side hustle fits around your life - not the other way around.

What’s more, knowing which tasks are most important for your success ensures you use the time you carve out to actually make progress rather than spin your wheels.

It’s about knowing what to work on when and how each action will move your needle forward.

So this week, I’m breaking down the three different types of time your side hustle requires. Then we’ll look at which types of tasks fall into each category and how the type of offer you choose dictates which type of time is most important.

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Has the craziness of 2020 made you want your side hustle even more?

Made you want to be in control of your income even more?

Made you want financial independence even more?

Or…Have you decided to hunker down and settle in?

Even though the two feel very opposite, the answer can be both.

Pursuing a goal is more difficult this year. Pandemic fatigue is a mix of anxiety, depression, boredom, and resentment that is hitting most of us right now. Just when we get a semblance of normalcy something else shakes us.

In this episode, we will focus on how to build our foundation in this uncertain time. Your side hustle is achievable, it just may look different than you imagined.

How can we continue to move forward towards a goal while during a difficult season?

With lots of self-compassion.

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Choosing to start a side hustle looks different for everyone.

There are so many things to consider like the type of program you want to build, the amount of marketing you want to do, and the level of impact and income you want to make.

But the truth is, even though our minds go straight toward what this new venture will look like, these considerations are really secondary to what’s best to reflect on first.

The thing to focus on isn’t how great things will be once your online business is up and running, it’s what will happen to your existing lifestyle when you decide to take on something new.

But if you aren’t quite clear on what making space for something new looks like for you, you might be caught off guard with all the personal growing pains that happen when you grow your business.

So in this episode, I'm trying something I've never done before and showcasing three current students.

Not alumni success stories, but three women with different journeys and different experiences to tell sharing the messy middle of creating their side hustle.

I hope you enjoy listening to Nicole, Kimberly, and Cary, that you hear a bit of yourself in these women’s stories, and that you're encouraged to start your side hustle.

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want to get right to what they think is the “good stuff.”

Mainly, creating their online programs and making money.

If I’m honest, I think this is because of a prolific myth that circulates the online space. Which is the idea that there is one predictable way to build an online business.

The truth is, there are many roads to the end result (which in and of itself changes all the time) and a plethora of ways to grow and scale an online income.

This is why I can’t promise, predict, or prescribe the path that will work for you - I can only guide you to figure that out for yourself.

One thing I can tell you for sure is that skipping over reflection guarantees your path will take longer and be a lot more confusing.

It isn’t until you know what your side hustle what it means to you, what it gives you and what it requires of you, that you can move forward confidently in the right direction.

Because your business is about you making an impact and an income on your own terms.

So this week, I’m asking you to take a step back from so much of the doing, and instead, challenging you to focus in a bit more on what role your online income stream plays in your life and what role you play in it.

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What if I told you

you could have a coaching client tomorrow.

And that what's likely keeping you from starting is that you're making it too complex.

Too complex technologically.

Too complex logistically.

Too complex ethically.

Too complex emotionally.

Buying into the notion that coaching is difficult to do alongside therapy is keeping you from moving forward.

But I promise, once you are able to cut through the fluff, and start a coaching business with just the essentials, you can start helping people and making money now!

If you want to know how to start selling coaching services, I invite you to Step Into Success an event on September 3rd co-hosted by Lee Chaix McDonough where you will learn the art and business of becoming a coach. Register Here 

We've all been promised the dream of lazing days away on the beach sipping Mai Tais while our online businesses rakes in sales.

And while this element of online business exists, it's actually a lot more complicated to make happen than most people think. 

Because passive income means we become two things

1. an engineer

2. a mechanic

And neither of these things feels very relational.

We all want to build a business on our own terms that has less obligation to a heavy case load, less red tape, and less regulation. Where we get to design our days and fill them with the work we really want to do.

This way we get to pursue income and impact in a way where we’re cultivating what really matters to us. But is being completely disconnected from other people and completely reliant on technology really what you want?

Right now, it’s trendy to move away from coaching, to chase the idea of passive income, and to completely remove the human element from your business. But this business trend goes against everything we're seeing in the social landscape.

People want more connection with others.

And that is why coaching sells more easily than any other online income stream.

In today’s episode, I’m breaking down the coaching industry and sharing why this business model is not only lucrative, but the most desired and most transformational as well.

If you want to know how to start selling coaching services, I invite you to Step Into Success an event on September 3rd co-hosted by Lee Chaix McDonough where you will learn the art and business of becoming a coach. Register Here