#1995 - Q&A: “I have 20 years of experience … how do I pick a niche?”
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2022
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Today’s caller draws on a lot of experience in production, branding, and more. She now wants to strike out on her own, but feels overwhelmed by all the options. Can we help her find the right focus?
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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.
Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com
Email: team@sidehustleschool.com
Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions
Connect on Instagram: @193countries
Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com
Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com
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| 0:00.0 | Let's talk today about the power of thinking small. |
| 0:11.7 | The power of thinking small, isn't that why you listen to this podcast? |
| 0:14.4 | You want to get motivated to do something small, right? |
| 0:17.2 | Well, listen, nothing wrong with having a big dream, but sometimes a big dream can be |
| 0:21.1 | overwhelming and you're like, how do I package that? |
| 0:23.6 | What do I sell if you're trying to create a product, let's say? |
| 0:27.4 | So actually thinking small can be very productive in terms of leading to your income generating |
| 0:32.2 | project, helping you make more money, helping you go from one thing to another. |
| 0:36.1 | So that's what we're going to focus on in this listener question. |
| 0:38.5 | Our caller today from Vancouver, Canada draws on a lot of experience in production and |
| 0:42.9 | branding and more. |
| 0:43.9 | She's got 20 years of experience and she now wants to strike out on her own, but she feels |
| 0:49.3 | overwhelmed by all the options back. |
| 0:51.7 | She says she might be your own worst client. |
| 0:53.7 | We'll see if that's true. |
| 0:54.7 | I don't think so. |
| 0:55.7 | I think she just needs to maybe find the right focus. |
| 0:57.9 | So let's see if we can do that. |
| 0:59.6 | A detailed question and my answer coming up. |
| 1:01.6 | Thank you for tuning in today. |
| 1:03.6 | Hi, Chris. |
| 1:11.8 | This is Sherry from Vancouver, Canada. |
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