How Can You Find Free Time To Work On Your Passion / Side Hustle When You Work Over 10 Hours Per Day?

Working long hours is a huge reason why so many people give up on going for what they want in life.  Maybe you are working long hours right now and feel as if you have no time when you get home to spend even a couple hours on your passion.  This can be crippling to your success and cause you to not even start in the first place.

And yes working over 10 hours per day can drain your energy and take most of your time that you could spend working on your passion.  Maybe you even have a long commute so add a hour or two to your workday for your commute as well, and now you are up to at least 12 hours.  Add you sleep time to that and there is 20 hours of your day.  All you have left is 4 hours left, and you still might need to prepare dinner so that's another 30 minutes to a hour of you day, taking you down to only 3 hours left.

What I want you to do is to start to realize how you are spending the last 3 hours of your day.  What are you spending your time on in those last 3 hours?  Are you spending it watching TV and scrolling through Instagram?  Or are you using that time to take your life to the next level?

And I know watching TV and scrolling through Instagram can be fun and easy after a long day of work, heck I still do it a couple times per week.  But even if I do I still find myself only doing that for about a hour.  This way I can relax while I eat if I want to before I get to working on writing a blog, making a video, editing a video, or working out.

I also like to pair eating and watching an informational video or listening to an audiobook to give me something to learn from while I eat.  This can be something you can do to replace watching TV while you eat.  This way you will be learning and eating at the same time and freeing up some extra time for yourself during the last few hours of your day.

And yes, I understand sometimes you may just want to come home and watch something while you eat dinner and that's ok.  Just make sure you are doing this in moderation and still have the time you to work on the things that you want to work on that day.


Can you shorten your commute?

Maybe your commute takes you 45 minutes every single morning.  You get up at 6:00 in the morning get dressed and leave at 6:15 stop at McDonald's and wait in line behind a bunch of other people in the drive through for 10-15 minutes then finish your commute to work.  That 10 minutes per day would free up a extra hour per week, which may not seem like much, but if you already work 10 hours per day, every single hour counts!

You also could look for a job that is closer to your house.  Even if it pays a tiny bit less, if it is closer and saves you a few hours per week then its worth it.  Time is more valuable than money, and with that free time you will be able to work on a side hustle or passion.  Just make sure if you do this you job still easily covers your living expenses so you are able to survive without worry.

How can you free up time?

One way to free up some time for your passion or side hustle is something we already talked about.  I want to go more in depth on it because it is very important and substantial to freeing up time and feeding your mind at the same time.  This is switching out TV while you eat with something more productive like informational videos or audiobooks that will help you move towards your goal or give you insight on how you can.

Cutting the time you spend scrolling mindlessly through social media has been a huge help in my life as well.  Although I still could cut out some social media time in my day, I am doing way better than I was before.

Right now you may be getting sucked into scrolling through memes on Instagram and before you know it a hour of your day is gone.  It may be fun at times to relax and laugh for a bit or even just entertaining for a while.  But eventually it starts to take over the remaining time in your day.

Now I find myself spending maybe 30 minutes per day at the most on social media per day (which I know is still bad but it used to be way worse.

Sometimes you can even get sucked into productive procrastination on social media sites.  I used to do this where I would be looking at photos of places I wanted to go or houses I want to live in or even quotes and so on.  This was good for inspiration but after a while I was just using it to not make any actual progress in my life and procrastinate.

Closing thoughts

Since I started working my new job as a porter at a dealership, I have been working longer hours than I have ever worked at a job.  I have been there a few weeks so far and I notice how hard it has been to find time to make videos or write a blog.

It seems as if I only have time to do a couple important tasks per day on the days I work.  Even finding that time can be challenging for me.  If you are someone who has been working as much as I have or more you know how challenging finding time for the things that are important to you can be.  So I hope these tips helped you free up and find extra time to work on your passion or side hustle.

Thank you so much for reading, as always,
Make the best of today,

Brian

3 Reasons You Should Re-align Your Yearly Goals.

We are officially halfway through 2018 and I really wanted to share with you something that I am currently doing that will make a dramatic difference in your life.  Maybe you have set some yearly goals for yourself but have kinda let them go, or maybe you are totally on top of them but feel as if you aren't where you need to be to achieve those goals yet.

Personally I am somewhere in between, there are some goals I am going to easily achieve as long as I keep doing what I am doing now, and others I have no idea how I am going to achieve them by the end of the year.  So making this blog is a must because this is what is currently helping me align with where I want to be in the near future and really figure out exactly how I am going to live the next 6 months of my life.

1) Figure out which 2 goals are a priority.

I started 2018 in a great way, but it was also kind of stupid.  I gave myself to many goals and directions to move in.  I wanted to achieve a ton of stuff this year in different  areas of life.  Being halfway through the year I noticed that having all of these things to do every day made it almost impossible to have any direction in life.  

If you are putting your focus towards too many things try to narrow you goals down to 2 main goals for the rest of the year rather than having 5 or more.  This way you are able to put more energy and focus into your 2 goals for the year rather than having scattered energy and barely any progress being made.

This doesn't mean the other goals you have for the year are not worth while.  They should still be important goals for you, but they may be more beneficial later in life.  

2)  Make monthly and weekly plans for each goal.

Looking at a goal from 6 months away can be scary and intimidating.  If you are able to step back and look at how small victories will lead up to achieving that goal, it makes it tremendously easier to achieve.  

If you can go to bed each day or each week knowing that you accomplished something worth while and that means a lot to you then you can officially say that day or week was a great one to live!

This is a big mistake I have made is not setting smaller goals (or victories) that help me achieve the bigger goals I have planned for my life.

Yes I may want to weight 135 with a lean body this year (gaining 10 pounds of muscle) but if I only focus on that I will get discouraged.  However if I put my focus on 1-2 pounds of learn muscle per month, while simultaneously focusing on my end goal, then I will be motivated to achieve that goal.

3) Why have you set this goal? 

Reconnect with why you set the goals that you set for yourself.  Think of all the reasons that motivate you to keep going on that goal.  How much will achieving this goal improve your life?  How much will it improve the lives of those around you as well?  What makes this goal important to you?

Ask yourself these questions for motivation and a meaning for each goal.  Without meaning your goal wont be able to give you motivation to achieve it!

Closing thoughts.

I hope these 3 tips have helped you and gave you insight on how to make sure you achieve your goals for the rest of the year!

Be sure to share your goals for the second half of the year in the comments section!

Thank you so much for reading, as always,

Make the best of today,

Brian

Feeling Discouraged Over My Retail Arbitrage Side Hustle (Mindset Blog)

Maybe you are thinking of starting a side hustle and want to look up the pros and cons of starting your own hustle before you start so you know what you are getting into.  Into today's post I am going to share with you some problems you may face when starting your side hustle through Amazon FBA.  Before I get into it, I have to say for the most part FBA has been great, I have had a couple problems that may affect you when getting started if you are on a budget.

The first problem I had (and still have) is where I shipped a package out to Joliet, Illinois.  The problem first occurred when I looked about a week later at the tracking info and noticed that it went to Baltimore, Maryland.  The package was left at the FBA center in Baltimore, so I gave Amazon a call since they work with UPS on shipping and making sure the items go to the right place.  I called Amazon about the problem and they said that they would ship it to Joliet with the same tracking number.  Having seen no progress for a week on the shipment when I looked at tracking on the UPS website I gave amazon another call.  I was then told the shipment was received in Joliet and had a different tracking number.

So I go and put in the tracking number to find that it still hasn't even left Baltimore (in fact as I write this its about another week or so later and its still sitting in Baltimore according to the tracking info).  I know this case is really extreme and probably rarely happens but it is a pain in the ass.  I am going to have to use more time and give them another call to find out what to do about it.

The second problem I had isn't as major but can also be a hassle to you if you are doing retail arbitrage, and depending on how much money you have to invest in it can really hurt you for a while.

The story here is quite simple, I went to look for something else to flip at Marshalls, and within a few minutes I found some Lacoste sandals.  These only cost me $25 per pair and were selling on Amazon for about $55.  This meant I should've been making a little over $15 profit on each pair (I found 3 pairs).  The selling rank was decent to (somewhere around 25,000).  Being a product I thought would be great, I bought all 3 on the spot and was super excited about how easy and fast it was to find them.

This time everything went right on my shipping and arrived at the FBA center like normal.  Only this time, the day my product got there, other FBA sellers started to lower their price, which means that mine either won't sell, I will only make a few dollars, or I will lose money.

My mindset that can help you get started
Now that you have read my story/experience with my current problems with retail arbitrage you know a couple obstacles you may run into when you start.  Based off of these situations, you may be scared to start.

Yes you will have problems when you start.  You may be confused about how to do something with your shipment, or you may even have as scenario worse that mine.  But guess what? It will happen.

You must be prepared for it and expecting it.  However your mindset should always be that it is a lesson to guide you, rather than something trying to hold you back.  Every wall is just a chance for you to build a ladder to get over the wall.

As stated in a previous blog, the universe has your back.  Maybe it is just trying to see if you will keep going or give up when it gets tough.  What I have found helpful is to work with the universe as a team and go even further, even if it is hard and scary!

Closing thoughts

I hope this helped you understand how to deal with challenges that you face when starting your retail arbitrage side hustle.  Feeling discouraged is perfectly normal (especially when you start) but by realizing that you and the universe are a team, you will be able to take daily steps to move closer to what you want to achieve!

Thank you so much for reading, as always,

Make the best of today,

Brian

How To Turn Your Disadvantages Into Advantages.

Today I would like to share with you a topic that has been a very big part of my life over the past couple of years. This is using my disadvantages as my advantages in life.  You are probably reading this and wondering "why would I use my disadvantage to bring me closer to my goal?".  That is a great question!

If you have been reading my blogs or watching my videos you know that I have really gotten in to working out and gaining muscle.  You also know that I don't gain muscle as fast as I would like to.  This is a HUGE disadvantage for me, but is also an even bigger advantage!

Being a hard gainer, this gives me the opportunity to share with other hard gainers tips and tricks on how they can build muscle as I learn along the way.  I also have the advantage of being able to say to myself "I gained muscle solely because I stuck with it and didn't give up and quit and make excuses everyday when it would've been super easy to do".  That is a good feeling.

Even right now, I may not be where I want to be, but I am starting to notice my muscles gaining some definition.

What are your disadvantages that you can leverage?

All of us have something that we think is holding us back.  Right now I want you to come up with 3-5 things that you see as disadvantages in your life.  Then write down 2 ways for each bullet point that you can turn these disadvantages into advantages.

Actually do this, this isn't one of those blogs where you should just go on reading without taking any action.  You clicked on this because you want to be able to leverage what you can in life, and live the best life you can live.

Great!  What did you come up with and what are some action plans you wrote down that you would like to share in the comments section down below?

Stories for inspiration.

About a year ago I was scrolling through YouTube and came across a video of a man without any limbs. I just looked him up again to find his name and link his website here so you can go check it out.

His name is Nick Vujicic.  In the video I watched with him about a year ago, he was giving a motivational speech.  But anyways I thought he would be good inspiration as using his disadvantage to his advantage. Nick could've complained about how he doesn't have an limbs, and you know what I think anyone would be able to complain about that!  But even though I don't know his whole story, I know that he did the opposite of that because of where he is in life.  He may not have limbs but he used it as an advantage rather than a way to say that life is against him.  

Like I said I haven't done much research on Nick, but that really is a huge inspiration for me to use my disadvantages to my advantage.  I'm guessing it is for you as well!

I know that is an extreme case, and most of us are lucky enough to have all of our limbs, but lets talk about someone who inspires millions of people, Tony Robbins.  Tony was a average or even below average person for a good chunk of his life.  

Now he is a public speaker, author, and even has charities that help feed people.  Tony is well know but if you don't know who he is and want to learn about him  click here.

Tony is an inspiration because he went from a low point in his life to being one of the most well known people on the plant in the last century.  

Closing thoughts. 

The list could go on and on for inspiring people.  The point of this blog is really to get you thinking and taking action on things that you think are against you but are really there to uplift you as well as others.  

If you haven't already, comment what you have discovered about yourself when you did the exercise above!

Thank you so much for reading, as always,

Make the best of today,

Brian

Should You Plan Out Your Day In The Morning Or At Night?

One of the most important things I have started to do in my life has been planning out my day.  By planning out each and every day I am able to keep track of what I want to accomplish that day and do my best to accomplish it.

My daily goals are always created to bring me closer to my life goals.  This means that I am not going to just make some bland "to-do" list, but rather a list of goals that are meaningful, where at the end of the day I can say to myself "Brian. you did great today".

This being said, there are some days I don't write anything down for myself to follow because these days for me are relax days.  Even though it seems like I always end up working on something that I am inspired to work on, I don't have to on these days.

But something that has been on my mind over the past few days has been, "what time should you be writing out your daily plan?'

Myself I have been trying out writing my goals at night for the next day, as well as writing them in the morning for the current day.  I have found a couple benefits of each and would like to share them with you today!


Benefits of writing your goals out at night.

- You already have a set plan for the next day.

- You don't have to stress about creating a plan when you wake up and use up will power at the beginning of your day.

By having a plan set out at night before you go to bed you will get a head start the next morning.  Every morning we wake up we only have a set amount of willpower for the day.  Using it up at the beginning of the day on a plan can sometimes cause you to not follow through on your daily goals.  By setting ambitious goals at night you will not be using that last little bit of energy you have at the end of the day to plan out the following day, which will help you to wake up and focus on the goals you have already set for yourself.


Benefits of writing your goals when you wake up.

- By planning out your day when you wake up you are going to be only writing your list based off of what you are inspired to accomplish during the day.


On the flipside planning your day in the morning can still be very beneficial.  Although it does use up some willpower in the beginning of your day the advantage is that you will be more inspired to accomplish the goals you have for the day.

Have you ever went to bed when you really wanted to do something or, for example maybe you really wanted a new phone and all day all you could think about was buying this phone.  Night comes and you end up going to sleep with this thought still in your mind.

The next morning you wake up feeling completely different about the phone.  Instead of going crazy for it, you notice that it isn't much of a step up and end up not buying it.

The same can happen with your goals.  There have been many nights where I write down that I want to accomplish such and such, then I wake up the next morning and that goal is the last thing I want to do.

By planning out your goals when you wake up you will be more likely to follow through from inspiration for the goal rather than feeling like that goal is a must.



Closing thoughts.

Have you already been planning out your goals?  If so which way works best for you?

If you haven't ever tried planning out your day try it out, experiment and try both ways out, they are beneficial to your journey and will help you stay on track to achieve your life goals.

I hope this gave you some insight on how to plan out your day to be more productive!

Thank you so much for reading, as always,

Make the best of today,

Brian

What You Need To Know To Release Tension!

I want to start off by saying that tis blog isn't my usual blog.  It may sound kind of out there and also contradict things I have believed in the past.  This is going along with a video (which I recommend you watch, because you will be able to see how I feel the day that I made that video which will in turn help you to feel it within yourself!

Anyways getting into it, over the past 2 months or so I have been having this tightness in my throat.  Which I thought could be linked to my thyroid as well as my adrenal glands.  Which it could be, but since then I have been eating foods that help the adrenal glands to act as they are supposed to.

I know that tightness in my throat could be because I am talking quiet most of the time.  Maybe you are noticing the same type of things for yourself as well?

What I have come to notice for myself is that it is most likely my adrenal glands.  How I noticed this is that I started to notice what was always on my mind.

What I started to realize is that I have always been wanting to make money RIGHT NOW!  This way I could buy myself and family things and have the freedom to do what I want when I want, as well as be able to give without worrying about money.

Not bad stuff to do right?  While that is true, I was coming from the place of needing money fast, which is something most of us want. The problem was that I wanted the money so much right now that I had trouble stopping and realizing that it is ok if the money takes longer than I expect.  This can apply to any area of life as well, not just money.  If you want something to happen right now in life this applies to you as well.  Maybe you really feel like you need to be further in life right now because you see someone else that is your age doing better than you.

Find out what areas of life you are coming from the space of lack from in your life.  You first must recognize it before moving on.  So take a few minutes right now to really dial in on what you "NEED" to happen right now!

Ok you figured out what it is?  Good lets dive into the first step/mindset!


The universe/God has your back.

Yes the universe does have your back in whatever you do.  This does not mean you can just lay around all day and expect something to happen when you aren't putting in any effort.  

I can't say to the universe "Ok universe I want to write this blog to help someone else who is dealing with tightness in their throat, but I don't want to write it, can you write it for me?"  

That just isn't going to happen.  I have to put in the effort right now but also believe that it will get in front of the people it needs to.  Which also means that I have to share this on my social media to reach more people.  It wont reach anyone if I just sit here and think that the universe is somehow going to put all that work for me.

With that being said, realize that the universe is there to guide you and help you with whatever it is that you are striving to achieve in your life.  But you and the universe have to be a team, if only one of you works and the other is sitting on the side lines you are never going to win.

It takes time.

Realizing that your vision is going to take time will also help you not be as stressed while working on achieving whatever vision you have created for yourself.  Once again the mindset here is that it will take time, but you still must be working on your vision and goals EVERY SINGLE DAY!  

Getting discouraged is what has caused the most stress in my life.  I used to always dabble every week with some new way of making money, or even just be lazy and watch YouTube videos on how this person made money fast, but not even take any action at all.

Long story short, it didn't really work because I was looking at new ways to make money every week (shiny object syndrome) instead of focusing on one strategy for a while and seeing how it turned out.

In 2016 and some of 2017 I tried out drop shipping and I was pretty consistant but didn't see results that were worth it.  But at least with drop shipping I gave it a shot for a good amount of time before moving on.  I actually tested it as a strategy instead of dabbling.

Now I am getting into retail arbitrage, I have only been doing it a few months and made somewhere around $100.  I know its not much but I'm not spending every single day on it, but when I have some free time I go and look through some stores.  I put in the time I can into it as well as invest my own money into it (which I could lose if the items don't sell).

Another example is my YouTube channel and this blog you are reading right now.  It is something I work on consistently because it is something that I care about and know that it will have an impact on millions of peoples lives in the future.  I could have every excuse to stop making videos and writing but my vision is too big to give up, it keeps me going, and sure its taking time (longer than I wish it would to be honest) but I am trusting my that my effort will soon impact millions of people!

So if you are easily discouraged and always dabbling and trying new ways to make money, or new workout routines every week this mindset will be a huge help for you.  Imagine you are able to go deep on one area of life and be successful at it, how amazing would your life be?

Bruce Lee says "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."

It will take time and that is ok, anything great will take time!

Closing thoughts.

This mindset has bee a huge game changer for me since I decided to implement this about a week and a half ago.  I do still have days where there is tightness in my throat but it is nowhere near as extreme as it was before most of the time.

I also notice I am able to take a step back and realize the things that I am inspired to do rather than just doing things for the sake of being "productive", which ends up meaning that I will hit a door instead of taking a step back and using the door knob to open the door and go through it with ease.

Thank you so much for reading, as always,

Make the best of today,

Brian

Are Cheat Day's Important For Staying Lean?

If you have been reading my blogs or watching my videos you know that I love to experiment with different workouts, and different ways of eating.  About 2 months ago I decide I was going to start taking only 2 cheat days per month.  This sounded great on paper and I thought it would help me lean down and gain muscle in a better, more healthy way and also make me feel better because I would be eating more high vibration foods.

Although I did feel better from it I noticed that I started to gain some fat, nothing too major but it was fat nonetheless.  I feel as if the fat gain was in direct proportion to taking cheat days less frequently.

Now I know this may sound counterintuitive but hear me out.

Taking cheat days twice per month was actually not the best idea, and I should've followed my tracking calories advice, by moving my cheat days from once per week to once every 8 days then once every 9 days and so on.

By not pushing back my cheat day by one day per week I started to eat a couple hundred calories more per day, which isn't too bad but it was bad enough for me to gain a small amount of fat.

I thought I would be able to handle taking 2 cheat days per month without working up to it but I was wrong.  I actually discovered that losing fat or maintaining a leaner body fat percentage was easier when eating junk food once per week.

What does this mean for you?

Staying lean or at least maintaining a low body fat percentage can be very challenging.  Being able to cheat once per week has been a huge help for staying lean, but the problem is how you feel the day after.

Sure eating some ice cream or bread will be enjoyable, but the next day it always seems to catch up with you.  You start to feel tired and lazy which just leaves you drained all day.

The easy way is to do what I did and push your cheat days back another week or 2.  The only problem with this is that you will start to overeat (even if its just 100-300 calories per day).  Striking the balance is key!

Closing thoughts. 

Let us both try is this out together, lets push our next cheat day one day, yes only ONE day back, and continue to do this and see how it works for us!