Naa Ashorkor on five lessons on having a side hustle
The host of “Just Us” on Asaase Radio, Naa Ashorkor, shares five lessons she learned from her guests on maintaining a side hustle
Last Tuesday, I had an exciting conversation with a medical doctor and a telecoms agent, both of whom have side gigs in event planning and ushering.
I want to share with you five lessons I took from the conversation on my show Just Us on Asaase Radio 99.5 FM. You might find them useful if you have a side hustle or are thinking of starting one.
- Your boss doesn’t have to know! Your colleagues don’t need to know! Keep your side hustle matters where they belong – on the side! If you post about your side hustle on your status, BLOCK YOUR BOSS! Your bosses might be cool, but one day, you’ll get in trouble if they know too much.
- How to start a business is to start a business. There is no formula. What works for Korkor might not work for Tsotsoo. Don’t try to model your side gig on someone else’s. What you see on social media is never a full representation of the facts. Take advice, yes, but don’t copy.
- If your friends and family don’t support you, don’t worry: strangers on the internet will support you. Oftentimes we long for the support of the people in our lives. Of course, they know us best and should know what is best for us. But this is not always true when it comes to starting a business. The idea is yours. Do it. People will support you. After all, what’s the worst that can happen?
- Don’t cheat your employer. Using your employer’s resources to further the course of your side gig is “a total cheat”! Don’t sit at work and answer calls about your side gig, or run social media, and, most importantly, don’t take time off working hours to go run side-gig errands. One day, one day, your employees will do it to you! What goes around, comes around: it’s a simple fact of life.
- Find at least one person you can trust to run things for you while you’re at work. Yes, it’s a small business and you can’t afford to hire people, but honey, you can’t do it all by yourself. Hire one person.
“Just Us” is an all-female talk show discussing any and everything that girls talk about in everyday life. Join Naa Ashorkor and her guests every Tuesday at 7pm on Asaase Radio 99.5 FM for “Just Us”.
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