Welcome to "Surviving the Side Hustle," the ultimate podcast for balancing the demands of entrepreneurship with maintaining mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
Hosted by Coach Rob Tracz, an expert in helping driven professionals achieve 'personal development for professional success,' this show is more than just storytelling—it's a masterclass in thriving amidst the entrepreneurial grind. Each episode features candid conversations with leaders who are rewriting the rules of entrepreneurship, sharing their unique stories, the creative solutions they're offering, and the everyday challenges they’re overcoming.
Whether you’re a side hustler looking for your big break or an established entrepreneur seeking fresh perspectives, "Surviving the Side Hustle" provides valuable insights that resonate with the movers, the shakers, and everyone in between.
Feeling burnt out and sidelining your own health? This podcast empowers you to overcome stagnation, build resilience, and optimize your life and business. We dive deep into your goals, identify obstacles, and share strategies to boost your energy, improve your strength, and keep the entrepreneurial grind enjoyable.
Join us for inspiring stories, expert insights, and practical advice to help you look good, feel good, and do great things at every stage of your entrepreneurial journey. Let’s not just survive the side hustle—let's master it.
Welcome to "Surviving the Side Hustle," the ultimate podcast for balancing the demands of entrepreneurship with maintaining mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
Hosted by Coach Rob Tracz, an expert in helping driven professionals achieve 'personal development for professional success,' this show is more than just storytelling—it's a masterclass in thriving amidst the entrepreneurial grind. Each episode features candid conversations with leaders who are rewriting the rules of entrepreneurship, sharing their unique stories, the creative solutions they're offering, and the everyday challenges they’re overcoming.
Whether you’re a side hustler looking for your big break or an established entrepreneur seeking fresh perspectives, "Surviving the Side Hustle" provides valuable insights that resonate with the movers, the shakers, and everyone in between.
Feeling burnt out and sidelining your own health? This podcast empowers you to overcome stagnation, build resilience, and optimize your life and business. We dive deep into your goals, identify obstacles, and share strategies to boost your energy, improve your strength, and keep the entrepreneurial grind enjoyable.
Join us for inspiring stories, expert insights, and practical advice to help you look good, feel good, and do great things at every stage of your entrepreneurial journey. Let’s not just survive the side hustle—let's master it.
What happens when you do everything right your whole life — follow the path your family and culture laid out — and still feel like something is missing? That’s where this week’s guest, Mo Salami, found himself.
On paper, Mo was the blueprint of success: multiple science degrees, a respected healthcare career, six-figure income, the nice neighborhood, the nice car, the title that makes people nod. But internally? His life was one long loop of work, fatigue, and the quiet fear that this couldn’t be all there was.
Then one day, he walks into a bookstore in central London and sees a simple sign: “How to Be Successful.”
A sign pointing directly at a book he didn’t think he needed… but somehow had to pick up.
That book — The Success Principles — became the spark for a complete identity shift. He didn’t just read it. He bought every book recommended inside it. He started studying personal growth, sales, communication, mindset, public speaking — deeply. He traveled, trained, mentored, sold, spoke, failed, rebuilt, and eventually left the traditional path to build a life on his terms.
This recap breaks down the biggest lessons from that conversation — because Mo’s story is the exact story so many side hustlers silently live.
Mo realized he had apparent success — the external markers that impress people.
Actual success is different.
Actual success includes:
It’s when your internal experience matches your external story.
So here’s your first question this week:
👉 Whose definition of success have you been chasing?
👉 And which parts of your current life are yours — and which were inherited?
Mo shared a framework I loved:
Your mindset drives 80–90% of your results.
Not positive thinking — pattern recognition and emotional regulation.
Treat your craft like a profession, not a hobby.
Study the game. Get feedback. Practice deliberately.
Most people procrastinate behind preparation.
Mo reminded us:
👉 We only get about 4,000 weeks on this planet.
You cannot wait for certainty to start.
This is the practicality every side hustler needs:
Get to 80%. Past that, you’re procrastinating.
Launch messy. Do it unprepared. Act before confident.
Then reflect, refine, repeat.
You don’t get polished by hiding behind your laptop.
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