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How to be a Hustler? Be Successful in 2024: Explained in Detail 

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Hustler is a person who works for his skills to earn money or to grow their venture in this fact faced world or create a brand name for themselves. Being a hustler doesn’t only mean to earn money rather building a whole new lifestyle for themself.

 Hustlers are the ones who create themselves from scratch trying to achieve a goal. They work day and night in the right direction to, one day, be successful.  They wouldn’t let any opportunity slip off from their hands and hustle to get every possible opportunity and use it to the best of their abilities.

The process of hustling isn’t easy. Outside it may look like it’s very attractive and fun to do. But, ask from those who are really into it. Hustling requires all your sweat and blood, it requires each and everything that you have to be put to use.

To begin with, we’d first describe who is a hustler.

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Qualities to have to be a hustler

Hustling isn’t what you see in movies or TV shows, it’s totally different. There are not always happy days, but extremely tense too. To be a hustler and to be successful hustling, you are required to have a few key qualities in you.

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Let us look at what are those qualities that you need to have in you to be a hustler or a successful hustler.

  • ·        Focus

One of the key qualities that a hustler should have is focus. Focus, as stated by many great personalities, is integral to be successful in life. At any point in life and in everything you do, you must have deep focus. 

“What you stayed focused on will grow,” is a great quote by Roy T. Bennet. It makes it clear if you do anything with focus, you’d surely get the results that you want.

As also suggested by this, it is essential to have the quality focus in you. Be it any work, until and unless you have focus, you cannot reach to the point of perfection in it.  And okay, we know that nothing in this world is perfect. But, when someone sees your work and also you, they should get the image of what is called ‘perfection’.

To be a hustler and that too not just the term hustler, but the real one, when you have that feeling inside you, that you can proudly call yourself a hustler. It is what will make you different from others.

You do not have to compete with the world, rather you are your competition. These are basic, but rare things that you won’t find in many, but you have to integrate in you. 

  • ·   Vision

Vision is the ability to plan or think about the future. To see the future although one cannot see the future itself, but can always plan for it. And in the business world this planning is very important. The process of management starts with planning. Planning serves as the foundation of any strategy, deal, decision and future growth.

Vision and planning are co-related. A sound vision leads to a good plan and a good plan leads to attainment of vision. You as a hustler should have a clear vision in your mind. You should have your ideals set.

Vision would make many things easy for you, if you stay committed to it.

  • Risk Taking

To be hustler, another key quality that was from always and still is necessary to have is risk taking. The factor of risk taking is of greater importance when it feels that both the options in front of you are legit and would result positively.  BUT, you’d still need to choose. At that time the factor of analyzing risks in choosing different alternatives is needed. Often the alternative with less to least risk is chosen. To choose the right alternative one must know how to analyze risks and opportunities of the same.

Not only this, but you as a hustler should be a risk-taker. You must not run away from difficulties, rather confront the situation. Be so strong inside that you have the power to choose tough paths and ways that lead to fruitful results.

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  • Decision-making

Another most significant quality to have in you if you want to be a hustler and that too get successful afterwards, is decision-making. Decision-making may look simple like its name, but it is not so. It involves a lot of things and a lot of thinking. Decision-making and planning go hand-in-hand. If you have a plan, a vision, you would be required to make decisions. And also to have a sound vision and a plan, you need to make decisions. And not just decisions, but right decisions.

 Decision-making means choosing the right path among various paths that lead to many different destinations or the same destination but through different ways. You would need to make correct choices keeping in mind various factors, such as, efficiency, time, achievability, etc.

  • Initiative

 Here we’d talk about the power to take initiative. 

To take Initiative means to take the lead, that is, to be in the forefront. As a hustler, you are your boss and you are your employee. You would have to guide yourself, motivate yourself, stand by yourself and also work yourself to get going. 

Until and unless you take the Initiative of working hard for your goals, taking decisions, making choices, you won’t succeed.

Steps to be successful in 2024

Here in this part, we’d tell you steps of being successful as a hustler in 2024.

Also, note that these are not hard and fast ways or thumb-rules to get successful. These are only the general plus necessary ways to follow. Like a structure of the path, you need to tread to be a hustler or grow as a hustler to being successful in 2024.

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  • Mindse

The most important tool to be a hustler, again from always and to forever, is your mindset. 

Your mindset, how you think, what’s your thinking process, how you perceive things around you, what’s your attitude, behavior, your thought process, thought approach, it all is more important than you have ever had imagined.

Mindset is the strongest weapon among the human war that going on.

Mindset is the key to the lock of opportunities. If you have the right mindset, opportunities won’t be left out of your hand. A strong hustle mindset will let you always be on the right track. Tackling and dealing with hard times will become comparatively easier for you than it would be for the one with weak mind ideals. 

With a strong mindset comes the qualities of focus, dedication, will power and much more. If we talk about confidence, a confident person is the one with a strong and clear mindset.

Develop your mindset, go into that hustle zone. To clear your mind and to get a strong mind, you can also practice meditation and yoga. Afterall, when your mind and body are healthy, your work will be healthy.

Also read How to Nurture your Millionaire Mindset

  • Choose the work/field you like

After you’ve thought of doing something, after you’ve made up your mind, just go on and choose the field or work you like. 

This step is crucial and a bit draining too. We understand that when we say choose the field, it’s too easy to say. But in reality, it’s a lot. 

Of Course, you’ll get confused, you’d think you’ve found your thing but later it’d feel like a burden and that it doesn’t fit you. But, this all is the part of the process. You have gone through this thing to have it clear in your mind that what are the things that you like and can do and what not. When you do what you like to do, it makes the whole journey fun and interesting. Also, the urge to learn a particular thing will arise only when you, from inside, really want to do that thing. If not, soon you’ll get bored and quit. 

  • Research 

After you’ve finalized what you’ll be doing, it’s time to now research a bit. Start with researching about the work at first, look to its details. How the work is done ? What are the skills to have ? How is the work done ? Take note of everything that you feel is important and can help you in future. 

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Here, you’d find out how to prepare yourself according to industry needs.

Take knowledge about the industry. How do the top players in the industry do their work ? Check out their profile. Now about the jobs or work in the field. What do the employers or the clients want ? Regularly take updates about the industry, like, how is the industry evolving ? Any new research or ways that can boost or hault the working of the industry ? Research everything beforehand, if you also want to be a top player in the industry.

  • Develop skills

Now as you’ve researched about the field. You definitely have the idea about what all skills do you need to get started. Start working on your skills. Find ways you can work upon that. If its required to take a course, surely go for that. There are plethora of courses present in the internet for free or at a minimal cost. Learn the tools that are additionally required; master the skill.

Work on yourself. Teach yourself, correct yourself. As a hustler, you are your guide and you are the follower. Even if you take a course, you will have to implement the learning by yourself, you will have to experiment things by yourself.

So, jot down a plan for you or follow the course structure. Never miss any deadline, never leave any task. Here is where you’ll be building the foundation for yourself as a hustler.

PS – If possible do a certificate course (free or paid). Certification increases value.

  • Set a goal

This part is important – setting a goal. As said earlier, having a clear goal in your mind always helps out. It gives you the vision and the path to walk ahead, it gives you clarity in many things.

To help a bit on this, we’d advise you to divide your work in different parts. Just like how you walk on the stairs step-by -step, that way only, go for the ladder of success.

Always set your goals smartly. That smart too, but foremost they should be SMART – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound.

Set your criteria that all the goals that you set should be SMART.

  • Create brand value for you

This is the process after you’ve acquired the skills. Now, you feel you are ready for work. Create your profile on a platform that’s popular or used by clients or employers in your field, fill your details, if you’ve any certificate put up that.

Always keep in mind that you shouldn’t fear starting with small. Google, Apple, Microsoft, they all also started with small, so low that we won’t ever know. Today, you have the skills, you have the platform, you have the work, you have the clients, everything in one place. Do not hesitate, just start. If you are thinking of starting out in the field of sales and marketing or thinking of coaching online, visit Vonza as an all-in-one platform for you.

Know your strong points, work on your weak points. Know how to communicate with your clients and, preferably, try to have an extra point to show to your client to get the work. Trust is won, you should know how to win the trust of your clients or employer and deliver your best after that.

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  • Get revenue

One of the very crucial steps to be a hustler and in your hustling journey – know how to get and manage your finances. You won’t always work for free, even if at the start you worked for free. Know your work’s value, if you won’t acknowledge that, nobody will. 

Set your work rates, set your work methods, set your work timings, this all goes hand in hand. Learn how you can talk about money with your clients. Note the top players, how they charge, how they work and all.

  • Growth

This step is not last, just to clear out. Growth is a continuous process. Many people lack at this. They’d do everything right, but miss this point.

Once you are into it, it is crucial to maintain your standing. In the arena of bull fight, if you don’t fight, you’ll get knocked. Same goes with this, you have the skills, you have ability, you have created your name, but if you don’t continuously work, you will fall down. You’d have to maintain your quality, match the steps with the industry and all other players, if you want to reach the top and if you want to be there.

Again, because climbing to top isn’t the only step, but to actually maintain your position is what matters. Growth will lead you to the ultimate success you want.

Conclusion

To be a hustler and start hustling in 2024, not only requires hard work, but also smart work. In this era of extreme competition, you are required to create an edge for you. Whether that’s through your work or through your soft skills, try to always be different from the rest if you want to succeed as a hustler in 2024. 

Uyi Abraham is an award-winning business coach, serial entrepreneur, strategist and a best-selling author. He has been educating people on business and success principles for over 20 years. He is the founder of Vonza.com – a SaaS company that makes it easy for entrepreneurs to start and grow a profitable online business.

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