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Hesitation or Motivation? Start and Grow Your Side Hustle
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Hesitation or Motivation? Start and Grow Your Side Hustle

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Wilko van de Kamp
Aug 14, 2020
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In the last few months, I’ve spoken with a lot of amazing people who want to start something of their own, and work on what matters most, especially now. Some of them wanted to develop a new business idea (aka side hustle). They wanted to learn how to think like an entrepreneur. But before getting started, most of them hesitated. How do you set things up the right way from the start to prevent headaches later on?

All of those intentions are great. Eventually, motivation will win it from the hesitation if your dissatisfaction is large enough. But ultimately, all entrepreneurial intentions aside, the “hustle” is overrated.

The hustle is overrated.

I don’t like to use the word “side hustle”: when you’re setting things up the right way from the start your business can grow without needing to “hustle”. If you want to start something on the side and add new options to your life, let’s do it right. Below, you’ll find six different areas to focus on before starting your side business.

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