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“When you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that makes it good or bad.” 🎶 ~Miles Davis

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“When you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that makes it good or bad.” 🎶 ~Miles Davis
By Jessica L. Williams • Issue #298 • View online
Over the past week, I’ve been thinking a lot about mindset. One idea, in particular, for me is:
Just because you have the time to do something doesn’t mean you have the energy.
I often have free time but may need more energy or mental capacity to work on stuff during that time. 
Can you relate?
If so, start paying attention to when you are most productive. Most of us are early birds or night owls. That’s when our energy is at its highest.
(Mostly, for me, this is in the mornings. But tends to shift as needed with caregiving and work responsibilities.)
Save some of that high-energy time for work that will help the future of your business, like setting up systems, planning, and setting up passive income products – tasks that create leverage and can continue to work for you long after they are done.
I compiled a list of 29 other mindset tips I’ve learned over the years. Awareness of these can help us better navigate the day-to-day juggle of it all:
30 One-Sentence Mindset Tips for Side Hustlers
Would love to know if any resonate with you or if you have others to add.
On to the picks!

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  • 🎧. Listening: Ain’t No Sunshine. This cover by Josh Hoge has been on repeat since I heard it in dance class earlier this week. Sooo good. Just take a listen.
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Michelle.
One of the best pieces of advice I’ve received as an entrepreneur:

There is someone patiently waiting for exactly what you bring to the table.

Stop doubting yourself & BRING it.
Steal my Welcome email. Steps inside.
Steal my Welcome email. Steps inside.
“I was making two main mistakes with my Welcome email before:
Too many asks (people feel overwhelmed)
Too many links (people have TOO many choices).”
Since Alex made stole these five tweaks for his welcome email, he’s gotten double the amount of replies:
  1. Action-oriented subject line
  2. Give context on what to expect
  3. Made it easy to read
  4. Reduced the friction to reply
  5. “Do things that don’t scale.”
I’ve tweaked mine to follow this format, including #4 and adopting #5 as a philosophy. Excited to see how it works for new #jesspicks subscribers over the next few months.
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