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The Tao of the Side Hustle
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The Tao of the Side Hustle

A Buddhist Martial Arts Approach to Your New Business

Don Hyun Kiolbassa
Matt Holt Books, 2022
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Today’s world often leaves people swamped in debt, and working a dead-end job with no chance of future financial freedom. But hope shines in the form of a side hustle you can grow into your new career. Lawyer and side hustle master Don Kiolbassa introduces a distinctive approach to starting your own business and building it into a viable company. Using the foundational concepts of the Tao and the Buddhist Warrior, Kiolbassa shows you how to start, develop and grow a business. His tips will allow you to gain control over your finances, express your authentic self and make a true difference in the world. 

Summary

Taoism and Buddhism can help you move forward when you feel stuck in a dead-end job.

Lawyer Don Kiolbassa discovered the power of side hustles during a time of personal and career desperation: He was employed, but in debt and unhappy. He needed to make a change and find a way forward. Fortunately, he had studied martial arts with Taoist masters on Wudang Mountain, China, and with Buddhist masters at the famous Shaolin Temple, also in China. Kiolbassa’s journey toward success is shaped by the same dedication and balance exhibited by monks and martial arts masters. By making side hustles his Tao, or “Way,” he not only pulled himself out of a financial rut but found both freedom and happiness in his personal and professional life. If you make your side hustle your Tao – your focus and path forward – you can do the same. 

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In today’s climate, many people have student loan debt, a job that doesn’t pay enough and too many living expenses. Simply having a savings account has become extremely difficult. However, creating a side hustle can free...

About the Author

Donald Hyun Kiolbassa is an attorney and certified public accountant. He is the managing partner at Donald Hyun Kiolbassa, Attorney at Law. When he is not practicing law, he is an avid martial artist.

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