MBA2666 Q&A Wednesday: How Can I Make Time To Start a Business with a Full Time Job?
Episode
9 min
Read time
2 min
Topics
Health & Wellness, Design & UX, Marketing
AI-Generated Summary
Key Takeaways
- ✓Time Budget Exercise: Map all 168 weekly hours on paper including sleep, work, meals, commute, and free time to identify golden windows for ninety minute blocks or weekend sessions.
- ✓Twelve Hour Weekly Commitment: Dedicate two weekday evenings for three hours each at a coworking space plus one six hour Saturday session, treating these blocks as non negotiable calendar appointments.
- ✓Build or Sell Only Rule: Limit work sessions to highest leverage activities like talking to customers, making offers, delivering product value, and iterating—skip logo design, endless research, and social media scrolling.
What It Covers
Omar Zenhom shares his proven strategy for carving out ten to twelve hours weekly to build a business while working full time as a teacher.
Key Questions Answered
- •Time Budget Exercise: Map all 168 weekly hours on paper including sleep, work, meals, commute, and free time to identify golden windows for ninety minute blocks or weekend sessions.
- •Twelve Hour Weekly Commitment: Dedicate two weekday evenings for three hours each at a coworking space plus one six hour Saturday session, treating these blocks as non negotiable calendar appointments.
- •Build or Sell Only Rule: Limit work sessions to highest leverage activities like talking to customers, making offers, delivering product value, and iterating—skip logo design, endless research, and social media scrolling.
Notable Moment
The average person wastes two and a half hours daily on phone apps plus ninety minutes on streaming services, time that could immediately fund business building efforts.
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