Happy Sunday! This week’s podcast episode and newsletter goes into how we need more than one job to pretty much survive this economy. I don’t know about you but I knew at a young age that I was going to tackle multiple jobs. Mainly because of my personality where I just can’t imagine doing one thing for the rest of myself but also because it can potentially earn me more money.

I’m really excited for this week’s podcast and newsletter where I got to have Katherine, she’s a full-time flight attendant and part-time med surg nurse. She’s been the biggest hustler I know and I got to find out how much she makes, the changes in her money mindset between her early 20s and late 20s, and how she manages her money.

(Listen to the episode HERE)

I’ve always been the kind of person who thrives with a lot going on. As a teenager, it was IB classes, cheer practice, extracurriculars like I had the whole chaotic buffet. So the idea of choosing one career path, never felt like me.

It’s actually why I stepped away from my dream of becoming a doctor. I love healthcare, but I knew I couldn’t pour every ounce of myself into that path. Instead, I built a life and chose a career that allows me to be who I am: healthcare + two side hustles + content creation, which has now become my part-time job (gratefully!).

And then there’s Katherine — the queen of dual careers. She’ll defeat jet lag after a long-haul flight from Australia and still show up at the hospital ready to save lives. If you want a peek into her double-life vlogs, her TikTok vlogs are so impressive and it’s amazing she vlogs all of it too.

My first side hustle was in second year university, when I realized I craved something more creative than my part-time bank job. I didn’t have much time because I was still a full-time (pre-med) student but the motivation to make money was very real.

Content creation was something I did here and there in university, but it wasn’t anywhere near what it’s like how it is now. So I turned toward skill-based hustles so like nails, facials, lashes. So with that, I took a massive leap and invested $2000 in a lash course. Scary? Yes. Worth it? Completely because I still do it to this day (not too often) but still so much fun to visit the lash studio and attend to my regular clients.

So here are the 5 mindsets I learned from betting on myself to get into a side hustle:

🔧 1. Pick a skill that won’t go out of trend.

I say this because I once got into making resin products but that one was definitely just a phase.

💸 2. Your first investment will feel terrifying. It’s normal.

Have an emergency fund if fear stops you from starting because then you can have that safety cushion.

🧠 3. Don’t pile on a hustle if your plate is already overflowing.

If you really want a side hustle, learning how to remove what doesn’t matter to make space for what does is also a huge learning lesson.

🗣️ 4. Stop letting excuses be your soundtrack.

That’s your amygdala trying to keep you “safe” (this was from my 12 Week Year episode).

🏃‍♀️ 5. TAKE. THE. LEAP.

If it doesn’t work out, at least you tried and you now know what’s NOT for you!

🎧 Catch the full episode HERE.

Timing worked in Katherine’s favour. When she was laid off during COVID, she used that year to build her nursing clinical skills full-time right after graduating. Luckily, she got called back to flying and she coincidentally shifted into a part-time nursing position. She was able to seamlessly integrate both and balancing the two jobs became doable because she went through the initial hurdles of each job separately.

🔁 How She Syncs Two Wildly Different Schedules

Becoming a flight attendant is not easy due to the steep interview process of multiple interviews, intense training, and a high drop-out rate. But Katherine pushed through it all because she somehow enjoyed the thrill of it. And switching from international flights to critical patient care became her own kind of exciting challenge. In the end, she adapted to the double-life and it’s now her identity online.

If you have had the slightest thoughts on tackling a side hustle, I highly recommend that you strive for it in 2026. Who knows? It could end up becoming your main job like how lashing became my second job for a couple years along with content creation, which is now my second job.

I challenge you to find what interests you, what excites you, and what gives you purpose in life. A side hustle doesn’t necessarily have to generate a lot of money either so no need to pressure yourself with that. And all those excuses that you’re telling yourself? That’s only a detriment to you and your future. If I had listened to “I could NEVER do lashes on the side while studying full-time and working at the bank part-time” then I wouldn’t have gained a skill that generated me a creative edge and lots of extra income.

Hope you give this episode a listen on Spotify!

If this newsletter got you motivated, I’d love for you to:

Until next week ✨

Cheers,
Jane