My guest today has deep reservoirs of courage. He'll say "yes" to new challenges and then scramble to figure out a way to deliver. Like when he said yes to opening for Paul McCartney's son. His band was hired for the gig, but there was one problem…at the time, he didn't actually have a band. It was just him! But that didn't stop Patrick McWilliams. He's a full-time contractor and tradesperson, and his side hustle is performing as a musician, stand-up comedian, and DJ.

Regardless of your industry's side hustle,you'll be inspired by Patrick's "just say yes" spirit and perseverance.

Check out the end of episode takeaways where I drill down on being "authentic" and saying "yes"... yes to new opportunities, to adventure, to your best life.

What You'll Hear:

04:05 The early days

08:06 Creating his first (one man) band

09:48 Just saying "yes"

11:11 LA, Vancouver, an agent, then….covid!

11:45 Being ripped off by agents

14:30 Learn the lessons now when it's cheaper

15:56 Stand-up comedy added as a new side hustle

18:50 How a double-date left his kitchen cupboards a lot less full

25:05 Construction biz grows but there's time for side hustles

26:04 Juggling music, stand-up, and DJ

27:27 "I'm just going to say yes to things first…"

30:00 Forced to do creative writing…a blessing in disguise

31:23 Your best path to success? Keep the end goal in mind

33:44 Great lesson learned in a bar - no one can do it like you!

37:30 If you're authentic in what you do, you'll never consider it work

Takeaways

38:35 No one can deliver the product and/or service that you do

39:48 Be yourself, but be your very best self

40:30 If your intuition/gut is prompting you to say yes…then SAY YES!

40:39 Either you'll have a "success" or a "learning experience"

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