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The James Altucher Show

Ep. 289 - Amy Morin: The Easiest Side Hustle You Can Start Right Now

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2017

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

You may remember Amy, she came on my podcast a few weeks ago. We discussed her book, "13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do." I asked her why is it a book about what people DON'T do instead of SHOULD do. It seemed counterintuitive to me. But her reasoning made sense. The book wasn't written for other people. It was actually just a letter to herself at first. And then she put it online. And it became viral... that led to a book deal. The podcast was really popular. But I feel like you didn't get the full story... Amy's not just an author, therapist, social worker/mentally strong person. She's also an entrepreneur. She was making money in her sleep... "I've always had some sort of a side hustle usually something fun or strange," she said. I knew immediately I needed to have her back on the show. I wanted her to  share this with my listeners. Because these are "choose yourself" ideas. Simple, easy to execute, and anyone can do it.   "I had a friend who had a jewelry store," Amy said, "so I knew the markup on jewelry was incredible, like 200 hundred or 300 hundred percent." And she knew jewelry was fairly inexpensive to ship because it didn't weigh anything. Over the years she and her husband thought about how they could turn this into something they could monetize. And finally they did it. I asked so many questions about how she pulled the trigger. And got the courage. I wanted to know how she made this business work. I also gave her ideas about how she could scale. I really believe this: anyone who listens to this podcast can start doing their own side hustle right now. "Over time it went from a few dollars to a few hundred and then before I knew it we were up to a few $1,000  dollars a month." You could quit your job I told her. "That was the dream," she said. You can read my show notes here: https://jamesaltucher.com/2017/12/amy-morin-2/ And don't forget to subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" on Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts! ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Hey, thanks for tuning into this episode.

0:06.4

I have a quick announcement before we get started.

0:08.9

I have a new book out and it's totally free for my listeners.

0:13.2

And you know what?

0:14.2

I'm not even publishing this book on Amazon.

0:16.2

I just think this is really valuable.

0:17.8

I want you guys to read it and I want to give it to you.

0:21.0

It's called The Side Hustle Bible.

0:22.9

I wrote this book because the economy is changing.

0:27.1

You need side hustles to break the barriers of corporate America and live the life of

0:33.9

freedom that we all want to leave to choose yourself.

0:36.8

I love the idea of trying lots of things to make money and seeing what works and what

0:41.4

doesn't.

0:42.4

And this book is a collection of proven opportunities, 177 to be exact, to turn your hobby or existing

0:49.3

skills into an entirely new source of income.

0:53.0

That's why I called it The Side Hustle Bible.

0:55.2

All you have to do is go to www.JamesFreeBooks.com.

0:59.4

That's www.JamesFreeBooks.com.

1:02.5

Each method has the potential to move you closer to that new car, new house or vacation.

1:06.8

These strategies are tested and proven.

1:09.7

But don't take my word for it.

1:10.9

You will see in the chapters go to JamesFreeBooks.com to see how others have created a profitable

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