Jesse Warren Tevelow - Hustle: The Life Changing Effects of Constant Motion

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Hustle

THE LIFE CHANGING EFFECTS OF CONSTANT MOTION

JESSE WARREN TEVELOW

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For my father, who taught me the power of passion, persistence, and positivity.

"Be not afraid of going slowly. Be afraid only of standing still."

CHINESE PROVERB

1. INTRODUCTION

Brian Chesky is the founder of Airbnb, a multibillion dollar company. But it wasnt always worth that much. In fact, the company struggled to pay its bills for years before hitting its stride. At one point, Brian was selling branded cereal boxes as a way to make extra cash. Seriously. Cereal. He turned the experience into a cultural lesson, explaining to his employees that the company was built by Cereal Entrepreneurs (a wordplay on the common expression serial entrepreneur).

Sometimes you have to get creative to make ends meet, or to reach the next rung on the ladder, or to escape the quicksand. Thats called hustling .

Hustling is also about bending the rules. Before Jamie Foxx was Jamie Foxx, he was Eric Marlon Bishop. He would go to comedy shows and sign up to go on stage and perform. Each night, the manager would call out the names of amateur comedians who would perform that night. Eric (Jamie) was talented. After his first performance, he got a standing ovation. But then he ran into a problem. The manager stopped calling his name! He wasnt sure why this happened, but he was determined to get back up on stageby any means necessary.

After a while, he noticed the manager would always call at least one girls name. There werent many female performers at that time, and it seemed the manager wanted to give them a fighting chance. So, Eric started putting down fake androgynous names on the list. Pat, Kelly, Erin...Jamie. One night, it finally worked. They called his name. He got back up on stage, and got a second standing ovation.

Not only that, but when people called out his name to congratulate him, he didnt respond, making him seem cocky. Of course in reality, Jamie just didnt identify as Jamie yet. But it worked in his favor. People began to think he had swaggera certain it factor that made him talented. His budding career was on track again, mainly because he bent the rules. Because he hustled.

Hustling is also about grinding. Its about doing whatever it takes. Tony Horton is arguably the most famous fitness expert in the world. He is the creator of P90X, one of the most popular workout programs ever put on DVD. Tony has trained a seemingly endless list of celebrities, including Tom Petty, Annie Lennox, and Usherto name a few. But he didnt just walk up to these celebrities and start demanding pushups. He had to hustle through some muck first.

Tony began his career as an aspiring actor. He wanted to be in Hollywood. So he moved to LA, without any moneyor a plan. He kept auditioning for gigs, but wasnt landing any roles. Tony was, admittedly, a little fat and overweight. He thought, Maybe if I workout and get fit, Ill get chosen.

After finding success in the gym, fitness eventually took center stage and became his full-time career. Slowly but surely, he built up a client base. When he landed a few celebrity clients, his reputation took off, which elevated his notoriety and ultimately led to P90X. But what many people dont know is that Tony also performed as a mime on the Santa Monica pier while developing his clout as a fitness expert. He wasnt earning enough money at first, so he had to somehow make ends meet.

On his earlier quest to become an actor, he had learned how to mime. To pay the bills, hed go down to the pier nearly every day, acting out provocative scenarios (like picking up a girl at a bar, for example) in full mime makeup and attire. It was how he bridged the gap. He hustled hard.

If you happen to be hustling, you might find yourself doing a job on the side, or working on a non-traditional project, or freelancing, or temping for an unknown company, or veering off from your main goal in some way. While it can feel like an admission of failure, its not. Its what I call an in-between moment. The best hustlers hustle all the time. Whether theyre in the valley or atop the mountain, theyre hustling. If you want to get anywhere worthwhile, theres no other choice.

Theres a difference between hustling and settling. Settling is admitting defeat and abandoning the bigger picture. Its when the passion dies, and the fire goes out for good. Hustling is simply taking the next step, whatever that might be. Its about not standing still. Making moves.