#10: Three side hustle strategies when you can't quit your day job

There are all kinds of reasons why you may want to start a side hustle….passion, money, hating your current job, a desire to be your own boss…

I don’t know your reasons but this is a no-judgement-zone (mostly) and I recognize that your reasons are valid no matter what they are.

With so many reasons pointing in the direction of starting a side hustle, it can be easy to jump in headfirst at 100 mph.

This can make it hard to balance your current work with your side hustle.

In today’s #ThursdayThoughts episode of The Shontavia Show, I answer a question about side hustle strategies when you have to keep your main job.

Check out my thoughts in response to this question in the video or podcast linked below. You can scroll to the bottom for the episode’s transcript.

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To summarize, my basic suggestions are to:

be on point and show gratitude with the main job;
side hustle literally on the side and not during work hours; and
treat the side hustle like a main hustle.

Questions & Action: Create a side hustle game plan

After you’ve had a chance to watch the video, I’d love to hear from you in the comments section!

Please answer the questions relevant to your current situation:

Where can you bring more positive energy into your current job, even if you have dreams of going out on your own?
What is the most difficult part of starting a side hustle?
Are you creating things on company time that would be better suited for non-work hours?
Have you formalized your side hustle yet? Do you have a corporate structure/tax ID number/separate bank account?

Please give as much information as you can in response to these questions. I’d be happy to share more tools and resources that help you get what you want. Check out the show notes at the end of this page for a few resources from this episode.

Most importantly, I know the other folks reading this can learn from your experiences! We are all in this together.

Finally, I always say that I’m on a mission to help people build the brands, businesses and lives that they love. We can learn from each other on this journey, particularly when we have accountability partners. This is why I am building a whole nation of side-hustlers, creatives and business owners who keep each other––and me––accountable.

You can join my support network–which I affectionately call the LVRG nation–online and via app. Check us out at programs.shontavia.com or via the Mighty Networks App.

To get the app:

First, download the Mighty Network app by clicking here. Second, once it downloads, click “Find a Mighty Network” and search for Shontavia Johnson. You’ll find content there that I may not share elsewhere.

Thank you so much for joining me on this roller coaster of an experience.

I am eternally grateful that I get to do this work with wonderful people like you each day.

Let’s make it happen,