How to be a HUSTLER

In order you to be a true hustler, you need to wake up 4 in the morning (even in the lockdown), workout for at least 4 hours, read at least 4 chapters of a motivational book each day and even do community service for at least 4 hours……………. . just kidding………

Although you may keep community service part intact.

Trust me guys, I can stay up to 2-3 in the morning.. but if you ask me to go to bed early and wakeup at 4 in the morning… I might throw my phone in an Antarctic ocean and literally run towards moon- barefoot… so that neither alarm nor any phone calls could reach me to wake me up. I am a night owl.. Although I like mornings too.. but honestly speaking, I haven’t seen 5am sun since..i don’t know… umm.. I don’t actually remember the last time I woke up this soon. J

PS- This doesn’t apply when I am on a shoot- there are times when the call time is 3am…. And I am perfectly energetic to hustle and make my day and every other member of my crew EPIC. This hustle energy is contagious and I love exchanging with my team.

Having said that, here is what I do to keep my HUSTLE MUSCLE in good shape:

“What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle and giving 110% all the time”

1-     NO NEGATIVITY

You may (or may not) realize that.. but there are people in the world who has a PROBLEM WITH EVERY SOLUTION. It could be you too.. But to be a hustler, you desperately need to open the door of your heart and say adios to the nagging NEGATIVITY inside you. Once you get rid of that negativity, you need to seal that door with nails, chains, woods or whatever TOM does to save himself from that giant elephant (painted like jerry).

If you find yourself surrounded with negative people- say to yourself (silently.. not out loud- else people may kick you off)

Take a deep breath and say… NOT MY CIRCUS.. NOT MY MONKEY… J

If you feel like sticking a note on your door saying “negativity not allowed here” then do it.. just keep those trash vibes in the trash.. don’t eat it.. it’s disgusting.

2-     Write your goals down

This is no rocket science.. everybody knows what they want to do in life. But a true hustler will write their goals down- goals of how they want to see themselves in 5years from now. You need far-sightedness in order to do what you do today. Whenever you look yourself in the mirror, just look at how you are going to be in 5years from now- if you feel like you need to change or tweak something today- then do it now.

3-     Make a note

This is another amazing thing that I do- most of the time.

Whenever I find myself being involved in unproductive thing- due to “obligations” sometimes; then I take a pause and open my diary to jot down things that has been distracting me from my goal. This could be say.. watching an entire series on Netflix or Prime videos in a day.

You need to make a list of things which are unproductive; else you will keep doing the same thing and expecting different results.

4-     Make FRIENDS

Puff.. now you might be wondering or even saying it yourself.. Kriti –just get a life- I already have friends; or No one tells me to make friends- it’s my life- let me decide; or I am introvert, I don’t need friends- I have facebook for that.

But, you need to listen to me.. or… read it.

You need to make friends who are far more successful, hardworking/smart-working and dedicated than you are. Trust me, initially you may feel small about yourself- but the challenge is that, now you know what it takes to be where you want to be. Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you; and don’t be afraid to ask things which you don’t understand. You need to keep learning and that is the only way to train your hustle muscle.

 Whenever you feel like you are not growing then you need to see who is watering you daily.. (you are a plant and you need sun for photosynthesis; watering is good but keeping yourself in a dark will not help either)

5-     Hone to be STREET SMART

Let me guess, you have been a topper of your college/school. With straight A’s in your report card and a bundle of amazing certificates proving about how smart you were in college.

But let me tell you my friend.. there is a difference between book smart and street smart. If you don’t know about street smart- then Google it.. I’ll just wait for you to return.. no.. no.. go ahead.. I Googled it too… (Wink)

Welcome street-smart champ.. so you know what does it mean..

Those who are too lazy to Google it.. let me tell you- Street smart is having an experience and knowledge to face any potential or unexpected situations and challenges. You need to be smart enough and make quick decisions and take calculated risk when it comes to your life or your business/career.

You can’t find a book on how to be Street-smart 101.. you need to train yourself while having experiences (which normal people call Failures).

That’s all for now…. Do let me know what are your secret tricks to train your hustle muscle.. I would love to know so that I can be smarter than I am now.

You see… I always keep my doors open to learn things that I don’t know yet.. J

Be Great and Hustle Hard Guys,

Love you.

Kriti Sharma

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