481: Why Pivoting Isn’t Failure (My Real Story)
Side Hustle Pro
Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
For a long time, I believed pivoting meant I had failed. But now, I’ve learned that pivoting is actually proof that you’re still growing, still expanding, and still in motion.
In this episode, I open up about why I recently applied for a job, how it connects to everything I’ve built with Side Hustle Pro, and the lessons I’m learning in this new season.
In this episode, I share:
- Why pivoting is feedback, not failure
- How every pivot stacks and nothing is wasted
- The dangers of comparison and how to release shame
- Why pivots prepare you for your next expansion season
Highlights include:
00:00 Intro
02:20 What pivoting really means
07:05 Why I applied for a new role
11:45 Lessons from past pivots that shaped Side Hustle Pro
16:20 How comparison creates false shame
20:59 Why pivots keep you in motion
25:00 The role of podcasting in creating new opportunities
28:00 Closing thoughts + live class invite
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| 0:00.0 | I'm an accountant, so even when I stop working, my brain doesn't. |
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| 0:38.9 | Why did I do that? |
| 0:40.9 | Take a breath. |
| 0:42.0 | You're not alone. |
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| 1:03.2 | There's no shame whatsoever in adjusting your course. The shame is in staying stuck because of your pride. |
| 1:10.6 | Staying stuck in something that is no longer working all the way for the season you're in. |
| 1:16.6 | You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, the podcast that teaches you to build and grow your side hustle from passion project to profitable business. |
| 1:25.7 | And I'm your host, Nikaela Matthews Okome. So let's get started. |
| 1:31.7 | Hey, friends. Hey, welcome, welcome back to the show. It's Nikaela here, back with another episode. |
| 1:36.9 | And thank y'all so much for rocking with me on these expansion era solo episodes. So many of y'all |
| 1:42.4 | have reached out to me. You see yourselves. You hear what you've been |
| 1:46.3 | going through. You feel seen. And I so appreciate you letting me know. And today I want to talk about |
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