Clever Girl Finance: The Side Hustle Guide

CHAPTER 1Getting Prepared to Win

Fact: You have what it takes to build an incredibly successful business.

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CHALLENGING THE FEAR THAT HOLDS YOU BACK

So, before we dive into all things side hustles and business, let’s start at the very beginning. Let’s start with you and what could potentially be holding you back: your fear. Yup, that tiny little four-letter word is a pretty big deal because it can negatively impact your ability to pursue your goals in a major way. And more specifically to our topic at hand, fear can impact your ability to start and grow a successful side hustle.

When it comes to starting or growing a side hustle, fear is real and worry is its best friend. Did you nod your head? It’s probably because you’ve felt one or more of several different fears that come with this journey. I have personally felt all kinds of fears and had all kinds of worries on my business journey.

For instance, there’s the fear of the unknown and not knowing enough: “I have no idea how any of this works or how I will pull it off.”

There’s the fear of failure: “What if I start this thing and it doesn’t work out?”

There’s the fear of risk: “This is going to take too much time, money, and resources.”

There’s the fear that you are incapable (aka imposter syndrome): “Who am I to think I can do this?”

There’s also the fear of change: “Just thinking about starting a side hustle and the road ahead makes me nervous!”

And these are just to name a few. Add in worrying about where ...