Picture this.
You missed your virtual team meeting for your side hustle, so you reschedule—that product launch will have to wait. At home you ignore the dishes from Friday’s half-eaten breakfast, open your laptop, and spend seven hours on sales calls. So much for Sunday off, you spend it finishing that presentation. Monday you’re back to the 9-5, and give a surprisingly expert performance. Nobody detects the cloud of chaos swirling around you.
This is life for most side hustlers: simultaneously invigorating and pressure-filled.
Is “having it all” inseparable from chaos? Yes, but no. Some disarray is built into the pursuit, but you can take back control. Here are 6 efficiency secrets for busy people like you who are building a side hustle while juggling a full-time job, a social life, exercise, sleep, and 47 other desires.
Secret #1 Clarify Your Purpose – A clear “why” provides at least 80 percent of the motivation needed to do anything.
Secret #2 Create a Will Not Do List – Write a list of activities you refuse to do and plaster it to your walls.
Secret #3 Play offense, not defense – Be unavailable that’s playing offense.
Secret #4 Practice Self Care – The most important asset is YOU, take the time to invest in self care.
Secret #5 Leverage Health Hacks – Take are of the vehicle that takes you through life.
Secret #6 Play to Your Strengths – Play to your strengths and your results will multiply.
The colossal test of building a business while working full time and trying to have a semblance of a personal life can energize you like nothing else. One day you’ll look back on this struggle as the most beautiful chapter of your life. But the road to your most exceptional life is littered with boulders, and you’ll need every advantage to stay motivated.