Going from a side hustle to a main hustle does not make you free. It makes you responsible.
You are HR. You are the one who's writing the paycheck.
There is a real high chance that you'll be working harder in that transition period.
Your 9-to-5 is your first investor.
It cannot be an emotional decision to quit your job.
You don't work, you don't eat. You don't grind, you don't shine.
Maybe your side hustle needs to stay a side hustle.
The one thing you need to consider is maybe you need to either change your business model or change your entire business in general.
The answer is the numbers.
You have to find a runway to give you some safety.
Before you leave, you don't have to solve all the problems. You just need enough runway.
Even though I was the biggest asset to my business, I was the biggest financial liability to my business.
A lot of great businesses are out there that don't make it because they're underfunded.
If you haven't proven the model, don't worry about this whole episode.
If you have a side hustle, you’ve proven the model.
You have to know your business inside and out so you can replicate yourself.
There are a lot of retirees that have nobody else to pass these businesses to.
You have to know how much of your time is valuable to sustain the side hustle.
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