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Who Needs a MBA (or any Degree) When You Have Hustle?

This post isn’t just about MBAs (master of business administration), it’s about higher education in general. Some folks don’t have access to it; it’s expensive, exclusive and the American system isn’t built for everyone to have the opportunity. It’s my hope that after this post, the attitude around what a degree means changes in relation to one’s success, specifically for those who don’t have one…because I don’t think anyone needs an MBA (or any degree) if they have hustle.

I used to think that the more advanced the degree, the better job, and naturally, the better the pay. The reason my attitude has changed is because over the past few years, many of my colleagues have had MBA’s…and I don’t have one. So not only do I play at the same park, I’ve done so without the same credential…

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Keeping Momentum: A Hustler Knows Yesterday Ended Last Night

This is a GUEST POST brought to you by Benny Hsu from GetBusyLivingBlog.com.

If you’re a regular to the Hustler’s Notebook you know part of JK’s brand is all about being a hustler. But does that mean exactly? To me, it’s about giving 110%. It’s taking action and going after what you want. It’s turning problems into opportunities. It’s doing the work and manufacturing your own luck. It’s all about action orientation.

Whether it’s landing a big client, writing your first novel, getting that promotion, landing a sponsorship, hitting website traffic goals, or running a marathon; we have some big hairy audacious goals…

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The Hustle Factory: A Place to Manufacture All the Luck You’d Ever Want

The hustle factory is a mindset. It’s an action-based ideology that takes the popular idea of luck, and removes its association with chance. In replacement, it defines luck as a result from deliberate action (or set of actions).

The Discovery of the Hustle Factory

I used to sit back and wait for things to happen. After a while of getting very little results, I changed my seated position to observe others who seemed to have luck working in their favor. It didn’t take long to realize that those who were getting all the luck were coincidentally the ones who were actively working towards what they wanted luck for. All of these people worked in a factory…

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Bring the Hustle to the Bustle

“Focused. I’m a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.” – Mos Def

Do you bring your hustle?

Can you walk into a crowd and immediately stand out because you play your own game, and you play it well? Are you the person that shines out from the crowd, because whilst they’re ‘bustling’, you’re ‘hustling’?

Everyone knows the ‘crowd mentality’ – do things the same way, blame each other, shy away from standing out for fear of being scorned. It’s easy to spot a crowd when you’re standing outside that crowd. But when you’re inside the crowd, it’s a lot harder to stand out, it’s a lot harder to be different and still keep shining…

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And Finally…Why I Hustle! A Q&A Session

Let me tell you up front, this post is a little different than normal. The reason I want to share it, is because I want to share a few things about me, with you.

The idea behind this came from my email inbox. While organizing my inbox the other day, I noticed that many of the email questions I’ve answered over the past few months have been asked multiple times. I figured since different people are emailing me the same set of questions (for the most part), maybe I should answer these questions publicly…[because I'm obviously not doing so well at being transparent! ] I’m not going into super deep details here, but I do expose a few new things that you may not be aware of.

So what I’ve done is taken 10 of the most asked questions that I’ve received by email; paraphrased them, and answered them below. Let’s proceed…

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