1. MAKE TIME FOR YOUR
SIDE
HUSTLE
(even when you’re crazy busy)
Ross Simmonds
www.rosssimmonds.com

2. WHEN YOU HIT THE AGE OF 15,
ON AVERAGE, YOU WILL HAVE
23,360
DAYS TO LIVE.

3. but you will also spend
8,477
of those days sleeping…

4. LEAVING YOU WITH 14,883 DAYS.
WHERE ON AVERAGE WE WORK FOR
3,222 OF THEM…

5. BUT WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?
ARE WE BUILDING OUR OWN DREAM
OR SOMEONE ELSE'S?

6. FOR MOST PEOPLE,
THEIR SCHEDULE LOOKS
A LITTLE LIKE THIS...

7. WAKE UP
WORK
DRIVE
MORNING
ROUTINE
WORK
RELAX
DRIVE
WORK
SLEEP

8. IF THIS LOOKS FAMILIAR
LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO
THE SIDE HUSTLE.

9. Side Hustle: The act of creating
your own business as a side project
to your regular 9-5 employment.

10. WHY DO I LOVE THE SIDE HUSTLE?
PROS
CONS
MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET
BUILD NEW SKILLS
EMPLOYMENT BACK-UP PLAN
OFFERS CREATIVE OUTLET
DO WHAT YOU LOVE
CONTROL YOUR DESTINY
EXTRA 10 HOURS A WEEK
LESS WATCHING TV
LESS PLAYING VIDEO GAMES

11. IT’S NOT EASY, BUT IT’LL BE WORTH IT.
“Entrepreneurship is living a few years of
your life like most people won’t, so that
you can spend the rest of your life like
most people can’t.”

12. 4 SIMPLE TIPS TO GET STARTED TODAY:
1. AVOID DISTRACTIONS
2. CREATE CONSISTENCY
3. BE A PASSENGER
4. LEARN TO SAY NO

13. 1.
GET UP REALLY REALLY EARLY.
OR STAY UP REALLY REALLY LATE.
WHY IT
WORKS
When you wake up early or go to bed late, the
probability of someone else being awake and
able to interrupt you decreases.
No distractions. You’re hustling away while
the rest of the world is busy either sleeping or
trying to pull themselves out of bed.

14. 1.
GET UP REALLY REALLY EARLY.
OR STAY UP REALLY REALLY LATE.
HOW IT
WORKS
Socrates once said, the secret of change is to
focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old
but on building the new. The key here is focus
& energy.
Whether you sleep in or go to bed early, make
sure you’re well rested. Eat healthy meals,
drink lots of water and try to get a light
exercise in when you can.

15. 1.
GET UP REALLY REALLY EARLY.
OR STAY UP REALLY REALLY LATE.
TAKE AWAY
TIP
“The biggest drain on your time isn’t the
time in which you’re busy getting things
done, the biggest drain on your time is
being interrupted”
Let’s hang
out!

16. 2.
CREATE CONSISTENCY IN
YOUR WEEKLY CALENDER
WHY IT
WORKS
Blocking off time in your day to focus on your
side hustle will keep distractions from breaking
up your day and disconnecting your ability to
get into a sense of flow.

17. 2.
CREATE CONSISTENCY IN
YOUR WEEKLY CALENDER
HOW IT
WORKS
Create a “Hustle-Night” where you’re
completely focused and wired into
your work. You never book meetings
outside of those associated with your
side hustle on that night.

18. 2.
CREATE CONSISTENCY IN
YOUR WEEKLY CALENDER
TAKE AWAY
TIP
“We can’t manage time because time is
a constant. Instead, we must learn to
manage ourselves and prioritize our
efforts on a daily basis.”

19. 3.
BE A PASSENGER
WHY IT
WORKS
I hate driving. People usually think that’s odd
so let me explain. It’s not that I hate the act of
driving from point A to point B, what I hate is
the amount of time required to get there.
Taking advantage of time spent traveling
allows you to be efficient with your time and
will make the world of difference in your
already busy schedule.

20. 3.
BE A PASSENGER
HOW IT
WORKS
Take a tablet or laptop when traveling by air.
Work on the tasks that don’t require wifi and
send everything off once you reach your
destination.
Utilize taxis or busses. Reply to e-mails or
manage your calendar in the time you would
have spent driving.

21. 3.
BE A PASSENGER
TAKE AWAY
TIP
“Anything over an hour is an hour you
could have been generating value,
instead of simply moving your body from
here to there.”

22. 4. SAYING NO
THE POWER OF “
WHY IT
WORKS
”
Don’t spend time doing things that aren’t going
to benefit you down the road or help you get
closer to your goals. Focus needs to be
embraced when you’re taking on new work and
a new lifestyle.

23. 4. SAYING NO
THE POWER OF “
HOW IT
WORKS
”
If you’re too busy to catch up with someone
or commit to something, simply tell them
you’ve got a lot going on right now. Honesty
is always the best policy. Prioritization is the
key to success and happiness; choose wisely.

24. 4. SAYING NO
THE POWER OF “
TAKE AWAY
TIP
”
“Say no to requests to do things that
you don’t really want to, don’t value or
don’t bring you satisfaction and joy.”

25. WE’RE ALL PRIVILEGED
WITH 24 HOURS IN A DAY
AND 365 DAYS IN A YEAR.

26. It’s up to us to determine how we spend our time
and what your goals and legacy will look like.
If you’re capable to ready this entire deck, you’re
capable to create something great. You’re capable
to build something bigger than yourself and capable
of making time for a side hustle.

27. INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE?
Look out for my book, The Hustle Manifesto
The Hustle Manifesto is a guide to making
extra money by running a side business.
It’s not about starting the next Facebook
or Google – It’s about starting a business
that can bring in $2000 a month from
doing a bit of extra work when you get
home from the 9 to 5.

28. ROSS SIMMONDS
www.rosssimmonds.com
@TheCoolestCool