HOW TO CREATE A SIDE-HUSTLE YOU ACTUALLY ENJOY

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Getting a side hustle is good for your wallet and career. Having a side hustle is great for your soul and sanity, not so much. If one more person tells me to find something that lights me on fire and sell it to them, I’m going to kick them in the shins. The idea of getting paid for doing something you like sounds amazing… But actually doing it sucks. It’s not all blue-sky aspirations. It’s work, hard work at that. Unless you really love what you do, being self-employed can be stressful and exhausting. If this sounds like you then maybe a side hustle isn’t right for you right now. But if you want to take the leap, here’s how.

Starting a side hustle is a lot of work. In fact, it is by far the most interesting and challenging thing you will do. Why? Because they aren’t any proven roadmaps when it comes to starting a side-hustle. Now, if you want to start a side hustle you actually enjoy then you are in the right place.

Find your passions

If you want to create a side hustle that you actually enjoy then you need find yours passions. This is the first step to creating a side hustle you enjoy. How does one find their passions? Here’s an example, I can cook, but it isn’t my favorite thing to do. Though I know people who love it and know how to do a five course meal. Whenever you are selling something or want someone to get what you are selling then you need be passionate about it.

A passionate person can literally sell a brick and make it seem like a gold bar. Why? Because they believe what they are selling is important. They are passionate about it. This is one of the keys to selling something well. Passion is an important key for success. In fact, it is one of the most vital things you will ever do. So, list down all your passions. Go from A to Z if you have to. It is then that you will find something that will change everything. But it first starts with that critical step. A step that can push you up the trajectory to changing your life.

Come up with ideas

Step two in creating a side hustle is to come up with ideas. Research side hustles or even think about side hustles you might be interested in. Write it all down. When it comes to getting a second revenue stream you can start small then build your way up. It all starts with building things up. You don’t need to have all the answers now. What matters is starting small then you can climb up once you have understood what you need to do next.

You look at side-hustles that you have always been curious about. Whether it is setting up a YouTube channel or selling on Amazon. Whatever it is write it down. This step is one of the easiest and it is also a lot of fun. Once you see what you can do. What is achievable then you will see how far side-hustles can you take you. It is here that you figure out what excites and interests you out of the list. You will also broaden your mind. Often you can add two or three side-hustles together. For example you can add dancing, nutrition and videos together. Then you can set up a YouTube video where you teach nutrition and how to keep fit with dancing.

This is why this step is important. It will help you to come ideas of side hustles you will actually enjoy.

Know what you are great at

Step three in creating a side hustle you can actually enjoy is that you need to be great at it. No point in creating a blog around cooking if you know only two recipes. It is like a salesman trying to sell a car when he sucks at it. It doesn’t work. What are you great at? What are your skills? This is a vital point in figuring out what side hustle you should create. A lot of people create side hustles to make money but if you don’t enjoy doing it then what will the point be. There will be no point. So you have to find out what you are great at. Look at all the things you do that seem easy for you. It could be anything from giving advice to do something that other people struggle with.

Dig deep. This will require a bit of work on your end. Then after you are done, you will need to talk to people. Ask your friends what they think you are good at. You might be surprised to see the answers they will give you. The first step to take is going for it. Be honest. Heck pull up your pants. You got this. Even if you have a long list that’s okay, we will narrow it down. But the first steps are often the most crucial and will bring you to your goal post a lot faster.

Find the middle ground

Step four is the money maker. This is how you create a side hustle you can actually enjoy. Hold your breath for the coin drop. Or should I say coin drops. Okay, I digress (clears voice,) now we must find the middle ground. What this means is there’s a sweet spot between what you are good at, your passions and making money. If you are good at craftsmanship and are passionate about. How do you create money from it? Can you create money showing people how to do it? Through coaching. No. Since it’s such a visual thing, you need do a coarse or a training of some kind.

This is the easy part. Sometimes your passion, what you are great at doesn’t align with a money making idea. If you love surfing, but it is seasonal it will be hard to find a demand. The internet is big and there’s a lot you can do with what you have access to. You just have to find an idea where you can make money from it. Those side hustles are the ones you will enjoy because you won’t have to worry about setting yourself up for success. Find a demand. Look at how you can position yourself then you will go with that. Finding the middle ground doesn’t have to be hard. If you can’t find a way to make money with what you are doing, keep searching. Find something that has a demand. You can always go back to what you love to do. You aren’t giving up the goose. All you are doing is taking a detour.

Community

The last step to creating a side hustle you actually enjoy is the community. Build a community or find one. They are hundreds of Facebook groups you can join. Once you do that it won’t feel lonely on this journey. Creating a side hustle is a lonely pursuit and you don’t want to feel like that all the time. A community can also help you progress so much better than anything you do. It can help you find yourself and this will help you to reach your goals much faster.

If you are stuck you can also network with people who can help you. When I was starting out I did it alone. I thought I had to, but that wasn’t true at all. It took me time, but I reached my goals. The way you figure out what to do next is by understanding what you still don’t know. It takes time to climb a mountain. So it will take time to make what you want from your side hustle. It can take months or even years. That depends on you of course.

Final notes

This is of course not a comprehensive list. However this will help you get started, if you want to know more than take a look at the guide below. You can also download my free cheat sheet that will give you the code to creating a side hustle that you love.

What is your main take away from the blog post and what will you do to help you become more motivated? Comment below.

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Vanessa