Confession of a Side Hustler
Rashaan Peek
Chief of Staff at Charlotte Center City Partners | Author of "ABC Book of Affirmative Words" | Founder of Your Girl Inc? & YG Delivers | Certified Nonprofit & Supply Chain Management Professional | Advocate
The 2019 Hiscox Side hustle to Small Business report says on average a side hustle should generate $43,862 in revenue before you leave your full-time job. SHIT! I did this all wrong.
In July, I stepped out on faith in knowing that I was representing a great product and cause #mentalhealth. My life isn’t that different in November. I used to cry when I got my check because it wasn’t enough to cover my expenses, now I cry because I don’t have a check and all the bills are behind.
Apparently, I still have a lot of mental work to do. My subconscious is all hard-wired with “risk aversion” thoughts, habits, and doubts. I am doing the work. The goal-setting, the mantras, the daily affirmations… It’s a mess in my head. I have a family to feed, a mortgage to pay, cars, insurance, credit card bills, Parent Plus loans [let’s not even mention the loans].
In August, a client signed that I thought would help. They are now ghosting. Another client said, “I know you do more than what we pay you for, but we can’t give you more money.” And, the last has become so silent I don’t even know if we are still working together.
This is NOT a pity party. This is a written record of my current experience so we can all celebrate when I get over this mountain.
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