Thinking about starting a side business?
Start a side business while keeping your job
Ever thought about starting a side business, but not ready to quit your job? A side business, also known as a side hustle, is an opportunity to make some extra money on the side, while keeping your full-time job.
Chris Guillebeau highly recommends that everyone should have a side hustle, because it’s just not safe anymore to bet on a job only for your income. What if that job goes away? Not a far fetched reality nowadays.
Chris’ early writings of almost 10 years ago were a true eye opener and he hosts an annual Word Domination summit. You can still download his free ebook titled Manifesto to World Domination here.
Over the years Chris wrote several books and a favorite of mine is The $100 Startup. Inspiring stories of people who started a side hustle with a small investment of $100 or less.
Chris Guillebeau in Atlanta!
Last year I found out that he wrote a new book and you can imagine that I was interested to learn more. He mentioned on his website that he was doing a 100-city book tour and saw that Atlanta was on the list too! I registered by impulse and attend his lecture and book signing, expecting to bail out last minute. That would mean I had to step get out of my comfort zone!
But who went to midtown Atlanta on a Friday night in October last year, husband in tow? Me, the “scary-cat” who didn’t want to go out on a limb! Girl, am I happy that I went! Chris must be one of the nicest famous persons on earth. He has this amazing connection with his audience and encouraged anyone who dared to speak up about their side hustle (or idea). In one question he made me rethink mine, by looking at it from a totally different angle. This guy knows what he is talking about form his own experience and by interviewing hundreds of people about their side hustles.
Books about side hustles
If you’ve been thinking about it, please do yourself a favor and read this book. It will give you tons of ideas and inspiration about your own side hustle. Chris also started a podcast at the beginning of 2017 and publishes a new episode every day. It will be the best 10-15 minutes spent during your commute or run, listening to the Sidehustle School podcast.
