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Side Hustle School

#448 - Santa Barbara Gift Shop Sells Soulful Succulents

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Small Business, Entrepreneurship,, Entrepreneurship, Careers, Side Hustle, Business

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2018

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

She had always wanted to open a bricks-and-mortar retail store, but it was always too expensive—until now.   


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Transcript

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0:00.0

[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪

0:09.2

Hey there, what's up? Welcome back. This is Chris Gilebo for SideHussell School.

0:13.4

We are coming to the end of the week and I've got another story for you.

0:16.1

Now, earlier this week, I told you a story of a woman who started an online dating profile writing service.

0:22.7

That project didn't go on to make a ton of money, but it did change the trajectory of her life.

0:27.4

It gave her confidence to develop that entrepreneurial spirit that led her to go on to do lots of other stuff.

0:32.6

So as I sometimes say, there are a lot of benefits to having a side hustle.

0:35.1

It's not just about money, even though the money matters too.

0:38.2

And today's story, even as I tell it to you, it's still being written.

0:41.3

I don't mean my little script. I mean the story itself.

0:43.4

This story is about another woman in Santa Barbara, California,

0:46.3

who opens a brick and mortar shop selling succulents and gift items.

0:50.3

Like the one about the online dating profile writing service,

0:52.9

this also isn't about making a ton of money.

0:55.2

Though it is making some money because this is a side hustle school,

0:57.8

but it's more about how stepping out to pursue a dream can end up empowering you in lots of ways.

1:03.1

I am passionate about you having more than one source of income and also about you being able to pursue a dream.

1:08.1

So whenever I hear examples of how these two important goals or values intersect, of course, I want to know more and then I want to tell you about it.

1:15.2

This is a succulent story. Stay tuned. I'll bring it to you in just a moment.

1:25.6

Santa Barbara is 90 miles north of Los Angeles, but it feels like a different world.

1:32.3

You still have the beautiful California sunshine, but depending on where you live,

1:35.5

it can take 10 minutes to get to a gorgeous beach instead of an hour or more and stand still traffic.

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