Notes of a Girl Whose Dad Owns The World
Speaking of the side hustle phenomenon…
LAGOS, NIGERIA: I’m working on an amazing, life-changing project and I need firebrands to partner with.
If you’re open to a #sidehustle and you think we can work well together, send me an email: pinpointcreatives [at]yahoo[dot]com stating what you currently do, and what you’re passionate about.
If you live in the Lekki-Ajah area that’s a plus, as we can meet up right away.
A side hustle is a service or product that you offer or sell on the side of your current full time job or business, to earn extra income.
There are many inspiring things about the Proverbs 31 woman. She has encouraged me to embrace the virtue of early rising, taught me the value of earning my own income as a woman, and helped me understand the importance of having help at home.
She has also taught me the value of having a side hustle, which is something that has changed my life in more ways than I can count. Here are just a few reasons why you should get a good side hustle in 2018.
If you’re a wife and mother who goes to work, works from home, or runs a business, then you must have help at home. That’s it; it just had to be put out there like that. If you don’t have help, then you need to ask yourself some hard questions. If you have chosen to not have a business or career, that’s a different matter. However, if you want to make money, contribute meaningfully to the economy, and raise your kids properly, you need help at home whether it’s someone who resumes and closes or someone who lives with you. Here are a few things every working mother without an assistant should know.
Yes, you are a human being. Ecclesiastes 3:13 says “And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labour, for these are gifts from God.” Being a woman doesn’t exclude you or mean that the gift of God doesn’t apply to you. The “virtuous and capable wife” in Proverbs 31 knew this. She went about her various businesses with zest and vigour, and applying her God given aptitude she invested her earnings, creating multiple streams of income and multiplying her revenue! Have a look:
-“She finds wool and flax and busily spins it.”
-“She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard.”
– She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night.
– She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants
Man or woman, there is dignity in labour. God has made it so, and is well pleased to see it. Get with the programme.
“She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work…” Proverbs 31:15
I’m an owl. Naturally I do my best work when I’m at my desk late into the night, and in the mornings I prefer to sleep in. There is nothing wrong with this, per se; after all we can’t all be larks. Unfortunately, time is a precious commodity, and the world starts counting time in the morning. Accordingly, wise people wake up with the world- early birds who are rewarded with the proverbial worm.
A few years ago I paid attention for the first time to the fact that the Virtuous Woman of Proverbs 31 was also an early bird, and I thought, “If her results are anything to go by, joining this tribe is a move definitely worth considering.”
Now, I’m a self-made Morning Person, and I’ll share with you why and how.
The discipline to do the little (important!) things day in day out, is my greatest need right now.
My success rests on it. I’ve known for a long time that without discipline I can never really become the woman I am created to be.
From singers to athletes, discipline has been the watchword.
So, despite having tried before, I want to try again. Starting tomorrow I want to make yet another attempt to use my ALL my hours WISELY, not just some of them.
“At the core of every successful person there is one common thing: discipline.” ~ Cameron Diaz
Is social media a productive use of your time, or is it a distraction?
It’s a fantastic tool, when used as that: a tool.
For me, there’s also the need to ensure that it’s no longer taking the place of real life interactions, as it has for years. That’s a huge distraction from the art of living.
Johnson Abbaly (on Facebook) succinctly expressed my thoughts concerning this distraction from “real life” as I consider it:
“Plan to convert your interactions and engagements into real life meets. People are not icons, avatars and emojis. They are flesh and blood. Discover them!”
Stepping out of your comfort zone is one of the hardest things to do; it’s called your comfort zone for a reason.
However, it is an absolute requirement for a life fully lived.
I’ve spent the last five years running an editorial services business from home, so leaving my comfort zone has changed me a lot in the last six months. Starting my second business has meant re-learning how to work with a team, make calls instead of typing messages, walk up to strangers and introduce myself, and so on.
Has it been worth it? Yes, totally.
Step out. Live.
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