CHAPTER 7

Common Pain Points on the Journey

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.

—Oprah

We wish a chapter on pain points wasn’t necessary and that you didn’t have to stumble in your side hustle journey—but that’s not realistic. So instead, we want to share some of the most common hurdles business owners experience (ourselves included). By knowing what the most common challenges are, you’re more likely to identify them when they arise and either sidestep them entirely or at least preemptively minimize their impact.

Top 11 Pain Points

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