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Day Eight: It’s not easy, but it’s worth it.

In one of my daily posts, I wrote about how you can really do anything you put your mind to. You know what it takes, you know all the steps and if you do it, you know it can happen. What I didn’t mention was that it IS hard to achieve that goal, whether it be a slimmer body, financial freedom, a better relationship or anything in between.

That is because anything worth having doesn’t come easy. If getting fit and in good shape was easy, then everyone would be fit. If reaching financial freedom was easy, then everyone would be financially free. If completing a triathlon was easy, then everyone would do it. You get my point. Whatever it is that you are trying to do, whatever that goal may be that you are trying to achieve, getting there will NOT be easy. It will take lots of time, hard work and dedication.

So what do you do?

My photography up on the walls of SJ Methodist Hospital, where I worked for three years!

You have to do something more than you are now. You have to do what others are NOT doing. When your friends may be partying it up over the weekend, you may have to skip out and attend that weekend conference to get that promotion at work. When others sleep in until 10 on Saturday mornings, you may have to wake up at 6am to work on that side hustle. You may have to skip out on those Sunday brunches with co-workers if being at church is your priority.

The underlying question becomes this; what are you willing to give up, skip out on and change in your life so that you can achieve that goal? The answer is completely different for everyone that reads this, because everyone’s priorities and lives are different. There is no right or wrong. It’s whats right for you.

Call to ACTION: You already know what you need to cut out OR add to your routine to get closer to that goal you have been thinking of getting to. UNDERSTAND that it WILL be difficult, but know that it will also be worth it. So, just do it!

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Day Two; Multiple Streams of Income

How many of you have multiple streams of income? This might sound like an irrelevant question when you have a great paying job or a successful business. You might not think it’s necessary to have another stream of income or a side hustle that provides some extra income. During times of good health and wealth, it may not be that necessary. But during times like this coronavirus pandemic, it might be the difference between barely making it and being financially comfortable.

We are two months into the pandemic and thousands of people have been out of jobs. Many are on temporary leave, some laid off and others fired. Fortunately for us, both my husband and I are ‘essential’ workers and still have work and we don’t have any other major responsibilities. Now, what about if we both had stopped working for two months? How would that change the scenario?

This is when having a side hustle, knowing more skills than just work-related and having another stream of income can make a big difference. You may ask what kind of side hustles can provide another stream of income. The possibilities are endless!

I’ll give you a short list of basic small scaled side hustles here.

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  • Tutor/ Babysit
  • Caregiver/Personal assistant
  • Coach someone/teach a sport
  • Teach art/dance/music/language
  • Sow/quilt/crochet
  • Photography
  • Blog/You-tube
  • Dog-sit
  • Party/Event plan
  • Craft/Painting
  • Airbnb your free space
  • Lawn service
  • Tech/computer support
  • Car repair
  • Sign up for research studies
  • Any kind of ride-share/delivery jobs
All throughout college, I did event and outdoor photo shoots as a side hustle.

You may think these are very small side incomes and they are, initially. All of these are tasks and skills you can learn which takes little to no formal education. If you work on a specific skill over time, improve your results and keep growing, your stream of income will also grow with it. There are many people who started off with these small hustles and have made it into an additional stream of steady income and even a growing business.

Call for ACTION: Take some time to write down possible side hustles that you can do with the skill set you already have. Think if you didn’t have the steady income you have with your main career, what else are you good at that you can monetize?

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