LIFESTYLE → WORKS FOR ME Issue 1062 · May 21, 2025

“A Good Side Hustle While Keeping My Day Job?”

I’d like to create a side hustle and turn it into consistent, reliable income

“A Good Side Hustle While Keeping My Day Job?”
I’d like to create a side hustle and turn it into consistent, reliable income. I’m not ready to give up my day job, but I’d love to know that I could sometime in the future. I want to build something that would give me that option when I’m ready for it. 
Is there anything I can do now to make that happen?


Brilliant! I love that you’re thinking about this before you need to. There’s a simple process that can help you that I teach in a program called Passion to Profit — six steps to coming up with your first idea and turning it into a side hustle. I’ll show you how it works

  • Step 1: Coming up with your idea
  • Step 2: Figuring out who needs it
  • Step 3: Asking those people if they’d actually pay for it (if not, repeat steps 1 and 2)
  • Step 4: Package your offer
  • Step 5: Price it right
  • Step 6: Make a sale (repeat this step as often as you’d like)

I’ll walk you through these steps so you can try it on your own.

Let’s start with coming up with your first idea. While this part can feel hard, the truth is the answer should be obvious. It should be something that comes naturally to you. Ask yourself: What are things that my friends always call me for? What’s something I love doing that I would do whether I got paid or not? What’s something that’s easy for me that impresses other people?

I’ll use myself as an example here: I like writing, I like helping people in a practical way, and I love the world of business. Résumé writing was a great combination of these skills and interests.

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