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The term ‘side hustle’ entered our vocabulary a few years ago and quickly became familiar, even to the elderly. It’s a great testament to this country’s willingness and determination to succeed in life. However, what people do with their side hustle can be wide-ranging. There are those that do it just to make a little extra cash and there are those who want to make their side hustle turn into their main hustle (eventually).
But when it comes to a side hustle combined with entrepreneurship, you should see a noticeable commitment level difference. It is something these people are far more passionate about and it is quite common to see their life is more and more consumed by a side hustle.
It does not, however, need to be totally consuming. Of course, there are lots of fledgling entrepreneurs who flee to a basement, sell everything they own, move back in with their parents and think about their side hustle 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. But for many people, this is simply not a feasible option, no matter how tempting it may be.
What should occur though, no matter what your side hustle looks like, is having clear and distinct goals of what success will look like. Making a little cash on the side is great, but only if that’s all you want/need. If you want to evolve your side hustle into a main hustle…
