253: Building Your Creative Dream (Fall 2022 Student Spotlight Special)
Leverage Your Day Job to Fuel Your Dream Job
We’re back for season 7 of my Student Spotlight Special featuring my current Fall 2022 students.
The Side Hustler’s Coaching Program is a 12-week Creative Biz 101 Master’s Degree.
You're NOT going to experience this level of growth and applicable, real-world knowledge in traditional school.
Not to mention you'll also avoid the insane price tag and decades of debt too!
Within the program, 4-6 creatives like yourself work together toward:
Betting big on yourself and your creative pursuits.
Leveraging your day job to fuel your dream job.
Getting out of your own way and navigating life’s curveballs.
Above all else, it’s truly the art of healthy side hustling as self-care, longevity, and sustainability are the top priority.
This special batch of students is a solid mix of past Boot Camp attendees and past podcast listeners who gave themselves a permission slip to invest in themselves.
Today, you’ll get to meet the following Fall Roster hitters:
1. Walker Howard “AKA WD” – @Walking_Designs
2. MacKenzie Twardus – @Balanced Letters
3. Casey Duke – @CaseyDukeDraws
4. Jason Brauncowski – @Brauncowski
5. Alex Godziszewski “AKA Gorb” – @Gorbstrator
The Program in a Nutshell
To get the type of results you always dreamed about, you have to be willing to commit to the effort most people aren’t willing to give.
Most people talk a big game, but the students in this program walk the talk and take action.
Not only do they have to navigate the typical day job and pressures of life…
But within the program, they’re expected to:
Create consistent personal projects, client work, content, etc.
Show up to weekly 90-minute Hot Seat Calls on Tuesday evenings.
Complete weekly mandatory, challenging exercises.
Complete weekly mandatory check-ins so we’re on the same page.
Attend “semi-optional” weekly 1–hour Community Calls on Friday afternoons.
We truly become a tight-knit family and have a lot of fun as they tap into life-changing results.
What you’re hearing today is a recording of our Week 9 Hot Seat call.
In this episode, we specifically highlight the importance of:
Pursuing a simplified, selfish season creating for yourself.
Obsessing over your craft, not the money.
Operating like a professional, not a hobbyist.
Each student also shares the insane hurdles they've overcome in past years to tap into the incredible results they're experiencing today.
They also dish out their biggest tips + advice that helped them unlock the transformation(s) that have always felt out of reach.
Want to be a Featured 12-Week Student?
If you want to be a part of a future 12-Week Spring or Fall Program, I highly recommend joining one of the 2023 Quarterly 3-Week Boot Camps (Jan., May, Aug. Nov.) first to get a more accessible taste of what to expect.
Learn more and join the waitlist for first dibs on this session/on a future session at BootCampSideHustle.com.
Student work
Here’s a highlight of some work rounded up from my featured Fall 2022 Students!
(Click the image to reveal the full post.)
Skull Scapes Vol. 1 #08 ‘Wet Dream’ by Walking Designs
Illusion and Control #01 ‘The Great Escape’ by Casey Duke (Casey also created the feature artwork for this episode.)
Self-Awareness Blog Post ft. art by MacKenzie Twardus of Balanced Letters
Fiji Mermaid Acrylic Painting by Jason Brauncowski of Drink the Paint Water
Mac Saturn Illustrative Poster Design by Alex Godziszewski AKA Gorbstrator
LET’S WORK TOGETHER 🤝
JOIN THE 3-WEEK BOOT CAMP WAITLIST
The Side Hustler's Boot Camps are quarterly 3-Week Group Coaching Workshops that provide you a year’s worth of measurable growth, support, and accountability…
Or they’re available as one-off sessions to tackle the biggest struggles in your creative pursuits.
These are for creatives, freelancers, content creators, and aspiring entrepreneurs who want to build their brand/biz creating work they love.
Expect challenging exercises, a private community, 3 weekly live calls, and more.
2023 sessions will take place in January, May, August, and November—Join the Waitlist for updates + 1st dibs at enrollment.
Credits
Music - Blookah
Podcast Editor - Aine Brennan
Video Specialist - Jared Cunningham