Speaker A recommends trying different side gigs like car cleaning or dog walking to escape a 9-to-5, emphasizing direct service to customers over having a boss. Online coaching is popular but oversaturated with low-quality options. Start with low-cost, high-barrier-to-entry services.
Advice for somebody who wants to break out of 9 to 5 and live a kind of more nomadic lifestyle. What I always tell people to do is basically try as many different things as you possibly can outside of your 9 to 5. See what you like, see what you don't like, and then if there's any way that you can provide a service for people— like, the best, the easiest way to get out of a 9 to 5 is to provide a service. So it could literally be something as simple as cleaning cars or walking people's dogs. Like, these are all different types of services that means you don't have a boss. So that's the, that's the number one step, is try and provide a service to people. So online coaching is a massive one right now.
Yeah, I think that's probably like the easiest one, which is good and bad because like you get a lot of shit online coaches then because there's no barriers to entry.
Exactly.
If you know your stuff, if you're educated, you give out good advice and you're actually attentive to your clients, then, then absolutely do it. Exactly.
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