New Year, New Season! Let’s Make This the Best Year Yet

Notes from Chris

Episode 1827

Hey there, it’s Chris! Welcome to a new year and Season 6 of Side Hustle School!

We have turned the clock and the calendar … if you’ve been around for a while, never did I imagine we’d still be going strong—but it’s largely because of you and the community at large.

Most years, we get a new group of listeners joining in in January, and perhaps some people who are re-joining. So in this short inaugural episode, I’d like to spend just a few minutes today reorienting us.

The mission of Side Hustle School is to help you create a new source of income without quitting your job. To be specific, this isn’t about the gig economy or just working two jobs, but actually creating significant revenue (aka money) through an asset you create.

We have featured hundreds of real people (not “entrepreneurs”) who have done this. And in the show, we look at the practical nuts and bolts of how you can do this for yourself. This includes everything from generating the right idea down to the full implementation and marketing of the idea.

Our values are being frugal and resourceful, but also being willing to invest in yourself—because you want to achieve a positive return!

In case you’re curious about me, I’m an author and entrepreneur. I’ve always worked for myself. I was an aid worker for several years, and then I started a blog called The Art of Non-Conformity, which also documented my journey to every country in the world. I feel really fortunate to connect with a global community of awesome people doing interesting things.

This is all free! Nothing’s for sale, there is literally no way to give me money on the Side Hustle School site. More than 1,800 episodes are freely available. How is this possible? Well… because we do have sponsors, and I appreciate them.

Every episode has just two sponsor messages, one at the beginning and one partway through. We try to choose partners who are both on-brand and that are making truly valuable offers to you. I hope you’ll find some of them helpful, but there’s never any pressure.

Alright, here’s what I was saving for you. Two things, specifically:

1) This is important: I really want you to be able to take action, not just enjoy the stories and other content.

Every year we hear from a number of people who want to make it their year of the side hustle. Is that you?

Coming up in the days, weeks, and months to come—we’ll feature many listener stories.

2) We’re also introducing a new segment, called First $1,000. As you might guess, this is all about how someone made their first $1,000. Not their first $100,000—that’s cool, but it would probably be a long story.

As part of this project, we’ll also give away $1,000 to the best listener side hustle that begins this year.

If you start a project this year, pay attention because you might win $1,000. And the cool thing about starting a moneymaking project is, even if you don’t win the prize … you still win!

Aside from winning $1,000, how else can you participate? You can listen every day. You can leave us a quick 5-star rating or review, which is always appreciated. You can tell your friends.

But mostly, I want you to do something for yourself this year. All of us face tremendous pressure to be someone we aren’t and carry other people’s burdens. I hope that this year you’ll rethink that a little and consider what you’d like to do for yourself.

I can’t wait to share the journey with you! Make it part of your routine, just 10 minutes a day, wherever you like too listen.

 

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Inspiration is good; inspiration combined with action is better. Now get back to work!

Yours in the revolution,