628: TEDx Revisited: The 3 C's of Side Hustle Happiness (10 Years Later)
Sep 9, 2024
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Dive into the 3 C's that drive side hustle happiness: creation, connection, and contribution. Hear inspiring stories of hobbyists turned professionals that highlight the entrepreneurial spirit. Discover how side hustles can unlock personal fulfillment and independence while emphasizing community support. Gain valuable tips for aspiring TEDx speakers, along with practical advice to find opportunities. Lastly, explore the evolution of side hustles, focusing on equity, energy, and a mindset of experimentation!
The three C's of creation, connection, and contribution are crucial for achieving happiness and productivity in life and side hustles.
Millennials are reshaping entrepreneurship by prioritizing self-reliance and fulfillment, leading to increased small business creation and innovation.
Deep dives
The Importance of the Three C's
Creation, connection, and contribution are essential components for leading a happy and productive life, regardless of whether one engages in side hustles. Creation involves leveraging one’s creativity to develop valuable products or content that resonates with others. Connection highlights the significance of building meaningful relationships that can open doors to new opportunities and collaborations. Lastly, contribution emphasizes the importance of helping others, fostering a sense of fulfillment and positive impact through one’s work.
Millennials and the Entrepreneurial Shift
The millennial generation is driving a notable shift towards entrepreneurship, seeking more fulfilling work in a landscape where traditional job security is diminishing. Many millennials are choosing to create their own opportunities, demonstrating a strong desire for self-reliance over dependence on corporations or government support. This entrepreneurial spirit is leading to an anticipated significant increase in small business creation, with millennials leading the charge, contrary to the stereotype of entitlement. The emerging trend in entrepreneurship promises a future characterized by innovation and personal fulfillment as more people harness their skills and passions.
Adapting and Evolving the Three C's
Reflecting on a decade since presenting the TEDx talk, there is recognition of the need to adapt the original three C's by introducing three new E's: equity, energy, and experimentation. Equity stresses the importance of ownership in ventures for scaling and maintaining long-term financial security. Energy encompasses both physical well-being and the mental drive necessary to pursue meaningful work that inspires and challenges individuals. Experimentation underlines the necessity of trial and error in business, encouraging entrepreneurs to test ideas and adapt based on results, ultimately fostering a mindset of resilience and growth.
Creation, connection, and contribution are the 3 C's I believe everyone needs to live a happy healthy productive life, whether that life contains a side hustle or not.
In this episode I share the audio from my TEDx talk, which breaks down the 3 C's and why they're so important.
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