WEBVTT - Second Cup: Make time for a side hustle

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. This

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<v Speaker 1>week we've been talking about lots of money related topics.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is about how to make time for a

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<v Speaker 1>side hustle. A side hustle is something you do to

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<v Speaker 1>make money on the side, meaning in addition to your

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<v Speaker 1>day job. People do this for lots of reasons. Plenty

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<v Speaker 1>of people could use more cash, but a side hustle

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<v Speaker 1>can also be a way to pursue a passion or

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<v Speaker 1>use skills that don't fit so neatly into a salaried

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<v Speaker 1>benefit providing box. If you're interested in the wide variety

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<v Speaker 1>of side hustles out there, be sure to check out

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast Side Hustlers with my friend Carla Marie or

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<v Speaker 1>Side Hustle School, hosted by my friend Chris Gulopo. Chris

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<v Speaker 1>also has a new book out called one hundred Side Hustles,

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<v Speaker 1>which is filled with inspirational ideas. People lead scooter tours

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<v Speaker 1>or urban hikes. They create morning routine journals, or even

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<v Speaker 1>saddles for pet chickens. Seriously, if you put your mind

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<v Speaker 1>to it, I'm sure you can come up with something

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<v Speaker 1>you are interested in that somebody is willing to pay for.

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<v Speaker 1>But then, once you've got the idea, this leads to

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<v Speaker 1>a question that's relevant for this podcast. When are you

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<v Speaker 1>going to find the time? The honest truth is that

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<v Speaker 1>you're never going to find the time. You have to

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<v Speaker 1>make the time. But in one hundred and sixty eight

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<v Speaker 1>hours a week, there is definitely time to build a

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<v Speaker 1>side hustle in addition to your nine to five. This

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<v Speaker 1>is true even if you have a family or other responsibilities.

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<v Speaker 1>The first step, and this is always the first step,

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<v Speaker 1>is to track your time. You want to get a

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<v Speaker 1>really good sense of the rhythms of your life. When

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<v Speaker 1>do you usually wake up, when do you leave for work,

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<v Speaker 1>when do you get home? What do you do then?

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<v Speaker 1>What do you do after your kids go to bed?

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<v Speaker 1>What do you do on weekends? What time do you

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<v Speaker 1>wake up? And what has to happen and what doesn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you need to figure out how much time would

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<v Speaker 1>be reasonable to devote to your side hustle. The good

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<v Speaker 1>news here is that you don't need to find forty

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<v Speaker 1>hours a week that it would basically be your main job.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris tells me that the amount of time people spend

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<v Speaker 1>on their side hustle varies widely by the project and

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<v Speaker 1>the person, but generally, he says, consistent effort on the

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<v Speaker 1>right things, even in small chunks, can go a long

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<v Speaker 1>way toward boosting those odds of success. Even twenty minutes

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<v Speaker 1>a day with a plan in mind in advance, combined

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<v Speaker 1>with half a weekend day, can be enough in the

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<v Speaker 1>long run. As he's studied the schedules of people who've

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<v Speaker 1>written into him, he's found that it's common for people

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<v Speaker 1>who work full time to spend about an hour or

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<v Speaker 1>so a day on their projects Monday to Thursday, and

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<v Speaker 1>then maybe a little more time on the weekends. If

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<v Speaker 1>you can consistently find seven hours a week, you'll be

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<v Speaker 1>in good company. So look at your schedule considering the

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<v Speaker 1>whole of your week, then think about your energy levels

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<v Speaker 1>and logistics. For many people with jobs and families, early

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<v Speaker 1>mornings are a good side hustle time. Turn off the

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<v Speaker 1>TV a bit earlier at night, go to bed earlier,

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<v Speaker 1>and wake up an hour earlier than you might four

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<v Speaker 1>days a week. Use those four hours to move your

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<v Speaker 1>project forward. Of course, if your kids wake up at

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<v Speaker 1>the crack of done, or you're not a morning person,

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<v Speaker 1>then early mornings might not work for you. One option

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<v Speaker 1>is to choose one evening to go somewhere like a

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<v Speaker 1>coffee shop or the library. You might be able to

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<v Speaker 1>work from six to ten pm on your business. And yes,

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to feel like a really long day on

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<v Speaker 1>top of your regular job, and you might need extra

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<v Speaker 1>kid coverage, but it's only one day a week. You

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<v Speaker 1>can power through knowing you can then relax on your

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<v Speaker 1>other evenings. Weekends are always an option, and if you're

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<v Speaker 1>side hustling, working on weekends is somewhat inevitable, but you

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<v Speaker 1>can do it with an eye toward preserving family or

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<v Speaker 1>leisure time even as you're getting stuff done. A great

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<v Speaker 1>option is to choose one weekend morning to get up early,

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<v Speaker 1>basically as if it were a weekday. You could get

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<v Speaker 1>a ton done between six and nine am. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got teenagers, this is basically time that doesn't even exist

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<v Speaker 1>to them. You could still have time to relax or

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<v Speaker 1>get a workout in before anyone starts stirring. With littler kids,

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<v Speaker 1>you might opt to use mid afternoon nap time or

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<v Speaker 1>quiet time for your side hustle, or if you're co

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<v Speaker 1>parenting with someone you might reach an agreement on coverage.

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<v Speaker 1>But in any case, if you worked four hours on

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<v Speaker 1>Tuesday nights and three hours on Saturday mornings, you'd be

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<v Speaker 1>devoting seven hours a week to your side hustle, even

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<v Speaker 1>though you're only really stretching your schedule two days a week.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, with a limited timeframe like that, it's very

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<v Speaker 1>important to be intentional with your side hustle hours. You

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<v Speaker 1>need to focus on what best moves the business forward,

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<v Speaker 1>rather than spending all seven hours answering emails. But there

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<v Speaker 1>are one hundred and sixty eight hours in a week.

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<v Speaker 1>If you work forty and sleep eight hours a night,

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<v Speaker 1>so fifty six per week, that leaves seventy two hours

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<v Speaker 1>for other things. Devoting seven to a side hustle still

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<v Speaker 1>leave space for the rest of life. If it's important

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<v Speaker 1>to you, it's definitely doable. If you've got a side hustle,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to hear when you make it happen. You

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<v Speaker 1>can email me at Before Breakfast podcast at iHeartMedia dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Hey everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to hear from you. You can send me

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<v Speaker 1>your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with

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