This is the second post in the How to Start a Side Hustle series. If you want to begin building any type of side hustle or consulting business, it’s really important to get your name out there. Why? Because people are more likely to buy products or services from people they know than a stranger….
The Paradox of Good Enough
Sometimes change can seem so hard, so daunting, that we just stick to the status quo in our lives. “Oh, it’s good enough,” we’ll say. Or: “It’s not the best, but hey, it could be worse.” Does any of this sound familiar? Your job? It’s good enough for now. I mean, I wish I was…
How to Start a Side Hustle: An Overview (and My Journey to a Consulting Career)
Now that I’m working for myself full-time, people often ask me how I got into consulting in the first place. It’s kind of a funny question to answer, though, because I never actually set out to be a consultant. Those of you who know me in my professional life know that I’ve been working in nonprofits…
The Magical World of Possibility
“A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world: everyone you meet is your mirror.” – Ken Keyes, Jr. One of the most important things I’ve learned in my short years of life is that there is more than one world out there: a loving world and a…
What Would Your Life Be Like With Less Stuff? (A Lifestyle Experiment)
They say that money can’t buy happiness. Indeed, financial journalist and motivational speaker Jean Chatzky breaks down the science of happiness, pointing out that since “there’s little difference in the overall happiness of millionaires and the middle class, “we’re better off buying experiences rather than things.” The idea is that because novelty is so stimulating, the…
Four Ways to Move Past Fear and Make Progress on Your Career Goals
Former pro hockey player Wayne Gretzky once said: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” It makes perfect sense, yet every day, we pass up opportunities to take proactive steps to changing our lives and careers for the better. Mostly, we’re afraid. More specifically, we get stuck in the frame of thinking about…
