Progress Report 1 – June 2021

Leverage your work

It’s a bit unfair to label this my first progress report, I’ve had the benefit of developing many of these ideas in my head for quite some time. I’ve actually been, somewhat, actively working on a few of the ideas over the past few months. Still, I’m finding it difficult to get any one of them off the ground. 

What I failed to mention in my previous posts is that if you #LeverageUp your work – you are, by definition, already working. Finding time is a problem, hopefully one that is not insurmountable. To further exacerbate the situation I finally have my girlfriend supporting a new venture. And don’t get me wrong that’s great but I haven’t even began any of the other ideas and now I’m starting a new one… 

Make Everything an Opportunity

This may a good problem to have. The new business is not exactly the best example of #LeveragingUp, since it requires a whole new skill – we’d be selling handmade goods. However, you can always #LeverageUp in some way, shape, or form. 

The business will not only sell handmade goods but also curate unique pieces for home decor. And although I’ve never drop shipped, I have some knowledge of SEO. I can use this knowledge to build targeted content around our products. 

There’s really a lot of learning involved in this business. Interior design, architecture, drop shipping, art, making art with your hands… 

So even though it’s not the ideal scenario to #LeverageUp. It does allow for some small leveraging – for example the SEO, website design, etc… More importantly it allowed for one very unique opportunity to #LeverageUp. 

An Opportunity to Leverage Higher Level Skills

You see, working on a side project is very different than working in a profession environment. And that’s what I do for a living. Lead a team of professionals.

In a professional environment the team follows you because they’re ambitious. Their ambition is the reason that you you can inspire them. Essentially, they’re inspired by you because they want more. They want you to promote them. They want to be you. They want to be your boss. And most importantly they’re committed to that path. 

They’ve chosen a career. They’ve dedicated years of study and hard work. Blood. Sweat. Tears. They aren’t there just to do the minimum.

In a side hustle it’s very different. Anyone you hire is there to do the minimum effort to earn the pay. Anyone you don’t hire either shares your passion or will quickly leave. 

So when it comes to leveraging my managerial skills the fact that my girlfriend has finally found a side hustle she’s passionate about is great. I finally have an avenue to do what I do best. And as far as passion – I’m good. Right now I’m just passionate about solving one of  life’s greatest puzzles – how to build a scalable and duplicable solution to the quasi poverty we all live in.