On this week's episode, we’re going to talk about how to start a side hustle while working or going to school, and then how to transition that side hustle into your main hustle so you can start living your dreams!

According to a 2018 HBR (Harvard Business Review) article called Thriving in the Gig Economy, “approximately 150 million workers in North America and Western Europe have left the relatively stable confines of organizational life — sometimes by choice, sometimes not — to work as independent contractors. Some of this growth reflects the emergence of ride-hailing and task-oriented service platforms, but a recent report by McKinsey found that knowledge-intensive industries and creative occupations are the largest and fastest-growing segments of the freelance economy.”

Out of a survey of 65 gig workers, they came to a conclusion that most independent workers cultivate 4 types of connections:

1. Place
2. Routine
3. Purpose
4. People

They found that these 4 connections help them endure the emotional ups and downs of their work and gain energy and inspiration from their freedom. This can also relate to corporate workers as well as we are now transitioning into a more autonomous and remote-style workplace. Furthermore, this can also help anyone thinking of starting a side hustle by implementing this strategy.