It seems that having a morning routine is the thing to do these days. Everyone seems to be talking about it. I first came across the idea when I read the Miracle Morning book a few years back.
Coaching has become a really popular topic in recent times, and for good reason, too. I first learnt about coaching around three years ago, and I was curious how it could help me in my business. What I didn’t know then, was that coaching would be the window into personal development, and diving deep into my self limiting beliefs.
As the days get longer, my thoughts turn to how I want to spend the rest of this year. I’m writing this three weeks into a nationwide lockdown. Just before the lockdown was announced, in those days where we knew something was about to change but didn’t quite know how it would impact our lives, I sat down and created a new vision board for the year.
Last year, my word of the year was ‘discovery’. I chose it to embody the inquisitive spirit of new beginnings, as I was beginning my coaching journey. It was a time of exploring new things and whilst the worst certainly delivered, what I didn’t expect was the other type of discoveries I’d make that year.
So you’re seriously considering taking your side hustle full time. You’ve been working away at your dream for a while now, and now seems like the time has come. It’s time to make a decision and you want to carefully consider your options.
There are so many things to consider when making such a big, potentially life changing, decision. It shouldn’t be taken lightly, but I have a feeling that if you’re reading this, you’ve already considered this in some detail.
I won’t pretend that creating a podcast, and regularly recording and editing content isn’t a lot of work. Because it is. But the benefits far outweigh the negatives, and I’m forever thankful to the people who gave me that extra nudge and encouraged me to just go for it. The podcast has brought some wonderful people into my life through the conversations I’ve had. It’s also grown my audience much faster than I ever could with blogging alone. If you’ve been thinking of starting your own podcast, consider this a small nudge from the universe to just go and DO IT!
One of the big struggles when it comes to transitioning from a side hustle to being self-employed full time, is the sudden loss of accountability. When you work for someone else, you have no choice but to do all of the work. When you start working for yourself full time, however, this changes. Technically, yes, you still have to do the work. But that’s easier said than done!
As a business owner, you have a hundred and one things to do, and the to do list seems ever growing. I found this to be constantly the case - it never changes, because although, every now and then, you might catch up with all the immediate work, there’s always other stuff you could be working on.
Growing up, self doubt was always lingering, creeping up when I least expected it. Sadly it’s one of those things that I have carried into adulthood, and running my own business means that self doubt makes an appearance on a regular basis.
Over the last few years, I have used lots of different tools to help my business. When I first started, I relied heavily on spreadsheets, because it was the free option, for which I’m definitely grateful for! When you’re first starting out, you don’t want to spend money unnecessarily. You have to be careful about the expenses that very quickly accumulate, and so the free options are perfect for when you’re starting out.
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