#859 - Working Military Mom Finds Success Working Virtually
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2019
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Leaving the corporate world behind, a mom and military wife now earns 6-figures helping people learn the world of virtual assistance.
Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got the idea, how they overcame challenges along the way, and what the results are. Share: #SideHustleSchoolShow notes: SideHustleSchool.comTwitter: @chrisguillebeau
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| 0:00.0 | In today's story, a working mom and military wife becomes a virtual assistant, then |
| 0:14.7 | hires a team of virtual assistants, and then transitions, second time, to helping other |
| 0:19.3 | people learn how to do this kind of work. |
| 0:21.7 | Last year, she earned $158,000 doing this and is on track for $200,000 in 2019. |
| 0:28.6 | Before we dive in, let's talk about qualifications. |
| 0:31.2 | One of the wonderful things about the world of online work is that no one really cares about |
| 0:34.9 | traditional qualifications. |
| 0:36.3 | It doesn't mean that qualifications don't matter. |
| 0:39.0 | Whenever you hire someone to do something, you want to know that they're able to do it |
| 0:41.9 | well. |
| 0:42.9 | But what I mean is that ability can be demonstrated in a variety of ways. |
| 0:47.2 | So it's not so much about having a degree in something or having this kind of formal training. |
| 0:51.3 | If you have that, that's great. |
| 0:52.3 | And if it's relevant to your field, wonderful. |
| 0:54.4 | But if not, it doesn't necessarily mean you can't do something. |
| 0:57.8 | That's what we're talking about, something like dentistry, in which case you probably |
| 1:00.2 | actually want to go through the traditional path for that. |
| 1:03.7 | But just to use myself and this podcast as an example, a side hustle school, if I Chris |
| 1:08.2 | Gillipop can show you how to start a project that makes money, therefore making your life |
| 1:12.6 | better, which is our whole point. |
| 1:14.2 | That's why we do this. |
| 1:15.6 | Do you care that I'm a high school dropout? |
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