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I took a real look at beating this recession a ways back and now I aim to show you why now is the perfect time to reassess your position in it. If you have the ingenuity to supply a demand, you need not fear the big bad CNN economic forecasts.

Traditional schooling rants behind us, the number one reason why people are struggling right now is a lack of, as the old folks called it, gumption. Hustle, ambition, fire-in-your-belly, hunger pains–whatever name you choose to use to describe it, we have become complacent with the security of our day to day jobs and lost the adventurousness that our pioneers almost completely relied on to make their way. What I’m getting at is that we all need to look at how things are now and think of new ways to improve our situations–even if we’re already employed.

The company man

There is nothing wrong with working your way up into the upper echelons of a company if you so choose to; there are many benefits with this action (such as tenure with the company and translatable experience) that to the naked eye is appealing. I get it, I promise I do. I just hated conversing with a co-worker who’d been there for 6, 12, 20 years and was no closer to some degree of ownership of the company than when he’d started.

He’d happily rattle off all the privileges he’s received (mostly accrued vacation and company car usage) and all the Christmas parties he’s attended and then say that if I were there long enough, I’d get to do the same. And then he’d notice my blank look and ask, “How do you like that, eh? WAY better than your last employer, right?” To which I’d reply, “How about stock options and possible partnership/directorship/presidency” and get a blank stare back in return. Yeah, I’m sure it’s great being a company  man in a company that isn’t yours  to begin with.

That’s what turned me off from doing more than temporarily working for someone else: your share will never be comparable; the game is nepotistic and unless you have a real relationship with the powers that be, your upward movement is severely limited.

The truth behind a hustle

I’ve seen a lot of people get hung up on the idea of side hustles; they feel like they don’t have either the time or  money required to set one up. Everyone has time for a side hustle and it boils down to if you have the heart to make it a priority. If time is your issue then go to bed later or wake up earlier. Get on it during your lunch break or instead of that two hour block of “American Idol”.  If it’s money, my man Freeman has low cost and free hustles you can start today to fund your main side hustle. There is no excuse not to have a side hustle going and what better place than here and what better time than now to get that cracking?

A rut is only for those that choose to get stuck in it. Reassess your situation and strategize ways to improve it. I don’t care if you’re Bill Gates, there are always way to grow and with as many people down on their luck as there are, the hustler spirit needs to thrive like never before. Go get you some.

What’s your side hustle and re(assess)ion tip?