3 Success Strategies for Balancing Your Day Job and Side HustleHere are some great tips for pulling off the day job/side hustle balancing act.

ByDan Bova

Balancing a full-time job with aside gigisn't easy, but it can be financially and emotionally rewarding -- you're doing what you want to do and getting paid for it! Here are 3 tips for pulling off the delicate balancing act of starting yourdream businesswhile maintaining a day job:

  1. Put your family to work.Answering phones, responding to customer feedback, putting together orders. Extra hands and brains can save you time, preserve energy, and keeps everyone involved rather than you disappearing behind a laptop every night.

  2. When you're at work, be at work.Meaning, focus on the tasks at your day job. Do what you're being paid to do. Trying to sneak in your own stuff on the company dime is dishonest andstressful, and you won't be giving either your job or your side hustle your best effort.

  3. Take advantage of time zone differences.If you do business with people in other states or countries, make the time differences work to your advantage by scheduling early or latemeetings不影响你的正常工作时间。

  4. Bonus tip:get rest when you can!

These tips and many more come fromStart Your Own Business. Check it out and other great resources at theEntrepreneur Bookstore.

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Dan Bova

Entrepreneur Staff

VP of Special Projects

Dan Bova is the VP of Special Projects at Entrepreneur.com. He previously worked at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Maxim and Spy magazine. Check out his latesthumor books for kids, includingWendell the Werewolf,Road & Track Crew's Big & Fast Cars, andThe Big Little Book of Awesome Stuff.

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