Episode #057: How To Build A Business On The Side When There’s No Time with Kingsley Grant

✅ In this episode, you’ll be treated to somewhat of a coaching session. You will journey with me as I use this show to give some feedback as to how one can build a business on the side even when they feel they don’t have the time.

I’ll give you some background to this person’s dilemma and why his issue seems so daunting. And by the way, I did get permission to do this. If you would like me to do something similar like this with your situation or if you would like to come on the show and get some free coaching from me, email me at PODCAST@MYBIZFROMHOME.COM

✅ We’ll cover these 3 areas taken from the post:

1. Breaking down the project into smaller tasks
2. Doing a time analysis
3. Getting clarity on the business idea

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Christopher Hayles’ entry on Facebook contained the following:

“Ok gents, I’m at a loss.

• 3 kids 5-16,

• work full time for a consultancy company that works closely with Microsoft. We do cloud migrations, automation, data science and business intelligence. Lots of highly sought after stuff.

• Obviously, this is pretty well paid.”

• …

• I’m not wasting a bunch of time. I rarely watch tv, I play soccer once a week, I time limit my social media, I don’t get enough sleep as it is. I’m just kinda stuck.

Question: How have you managed to break away from the routine to build something on the side? Is it necessary to let some of the other plates drop, temporarily?

DILEMMA ➡️ I’ve long wanted to break out on my own, but somehow seems there’s no time whatsoever to work on any personal projects that could eventually turn into a business.

• • First: Choose a project – singular – that ties in with your business
  • Second: Break down the project into small tasks
  • Third: Work on one little task at a time maybe one each day or week
• When the project is looked at as a whole, it appears as one gigantic mountain; impossible to scale
• When it is broken down and given its own focus, the size shrinks

DILEMMA ➡️ Usually there’s barely enough time to take care of myself after taking care of everyone else and my full-time job.

• • First: Do a time analysis by putting it all down on paper
  • Second: Track your time over a 2-week period and see how you are spending your time. Be brutally honest
  • Third: Look over the data and see what is there that was a time-waster or can be removed

DILEMMA ➡️ I also have a hard time justifying (to myself) diverting funds to any of my pet projects.

• • First: It is understandable if you are diverting funds to a pet project. This makes it sound like an expensive hobby
  • Second: Be clear on what it is you are pursuing: is it a hobby or a business?
  • Third: If it is a business, then see it as investing funds, rather than diverting funds

✅ Now Your Turn

• Go to legacybuildingdads.com, you can request entry into the group, where you’ll answer a couple of questions and if you meet criteria, you’ll be given access to this high achievers group.

Shoutout for Review & Rating

Let me give a shout out to a recent iTunes rating and review from a listener – TrinaG-Lovetolearn from USA.

Here’s what she said:

“Always meets me where I am at!!

No matter what I am working on, challenged with, or wanting to grow in … Kingsley always has a podcast to meet it head-on. I have a hard time working or driving while listening as I am wanting to take notes and throughout the podcast. Great interviews and looking forward to catching up on the shows I have missed.”