If you’ve just put together a side hustle, you’re probably wondering how best to balance it into your schedule right now. After all, it takes some time and effort to make money on a regular basis; if you’ve already got a job, who knows when you’ll have the energy to set up this kind of money-making machine?
There’s one value you should always hold true to: a side hustle should never take over your life. And if you want to make a success out of your spare time, here are some other helpful points to keep in mind.
How Many Other Responsibilities Do You Have?
If you want to take a side hustle idea and make it a success, you need to be realistic. What else do you have to deal with in your life right now? For some people this may concern their children, for some it could be that they have a chronic illness, and some may be rushed off their feet at a full time job already. You could even be dealing with all three!
Prioritize these more important responsibilities before anything else, and then think about throwing a thriving side hustle into the mix. Try to figure out how much spare time you have (on average) when you’re all done with taking care of these other elements.
Effort Should Be Proportional to Your Spare Time
A side hustle shouldn’t take over your life – we’ll say it time and time again! No matter how much you believe in the idea, when you’re already running low on energy, taking on more won’t suddenly fill that battery again.
That’s why the spare time in your schedule should be used wisely. Say you’re interested in finding out more about Direct Sales Companies; if you’ve only got a couple spare hours in the week, they might not be the best fit for you. Take a look around and ask questions, but get some other options in the tank too.
Don’t let FOMO take over here. You’re not missing out on anything. You’re simply moving at your own pace, and that often leads us to success more than trying to rush does.
Never Throw All in within the First Couple Weeks
You might be excited to get started on your side hustle. You stay up late or wake up super early, you spend a lot of time getting your website ready and you pay a lot of money into funding your new venture.
But now what? Where do you go from here? It’s hard to make an action plan if you’ve already accomplished all of the foundation steps within a week! So take your time with a side hustle; don’t rush and don’t think you have to get it all done right now.
Putting effort into a side hustle isn’t a bad thing, but make sure you get the balance right. If you move fast and end up ignoring your other responsibilities, it’ll never get off the ground.
