The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex - Ditch the 9–5: Make Your Hustle Your Career

Episode Date: July 25, 2025

🚀 Tired of clocking in for someone else? In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex shares the roadmap to leaving your 9–5 and turning your side hustle into your full-time career.🔹 Think Like a CEO – From day one, treat your hustle like a real business—not a hobby. 🔹 Build Predictable Income – One big month won’t cut it. Create systems that bring in steady, scalable cash flow. 🔹 Know When to Leap – Paul breaks down the financial and mindset milestones that signal it’s time to go all-in.🔥 Your freedom isn’t found in a paycheck—it’s found in your hustle. This is how you claim it.📢 Loved this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone ready to make the jump!“Your Network is your NETWORTH!”Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS:Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024Youtube: https://jo.my/ytpaulalex2024Linkedin: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur?Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you:www.CashSwipe.comFREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com

Welcome to the Level Up podcast. I'm your host, Paul Alex. I went from being a cop to an eight-figure entrepreneur that helps average people like you and me make money every single day. I created this podcast to help you get motivated and to crush your goals. Let's win together. Remember, I have your six. Get ready to level up right now. What's up everybody and welcome back to Level Up podcast. I'm Paul Alex. And today we're going to be talking about something life-changing. How to turn your side hustle in. into your main income. Listen, I've experienced this. I've been there multiple times and now it's your time. Working crazy hours in law enforcement guys, dreaming of freedom, building a side hustle on the grind. It's not easy, but it's possible. And today, I'm going to tell you how it is and how you guys can make it happen. So first, you got to treat your side hustle like a business from day one. This is not a hobby. Too many people treat their side hustles like a hobby and wonder why it doesn't grow. When I started with my first business in ATMs, simple black and white business,

automated telemachines, I didn't just dabble. I went all in with focus and discipline. Even while working, make sure to check out my YouTube channel official Paul Alex.com for more motivational episodes. Damn near 100 hour work weeks, guys. I tracked every dollar, every lead, and every opportunity. So if you want your side hustle to replace your 9 to 5, you got to treat it like already has, okay? Second, you got to focus on building. consistent, scalable income. You're not going to quit your job with just one good month of earnings, guys, okay?

If you're doing that, that is stupid. You need reliable, repeatable income. And the best type of income is passive income, okay? But that's why I love business with residuals. Residual income, guys, like credit card processing, right? Every swipe out of machine, I place continues to pay me, month after month after month. Look for ways to create steady, predictable cash flow

for yourself as well, okay? Lastly, you got to know when to take the leap. here's the deal guys all right i'm not going to flip this for you but there will never be a perfect time to leave your nine to five all right it will never be perfect all right so if you're perfectionist let that go that is a fogazi but when your side hustle consistently covers your bills and gives you a safety cushion it's time to bet on yourself it's time to go okay time to take off the training wheels so i waited until my first side hustle was generating enough passive income to match my salary plus more the leap was scary yes everybody will doubt

you like they doubted me but that's where freedom begins okay so let's get down to it turning your side hustle into your main income isn't just about hustle it's about strategy and it's about commitment you got to treat it like a business you got to build consistent income and you got to know when to make the jump guys that's how you level up all right guys thanks for tuning into the level of podcast i'm paul alex reminding you that your side hustle is the bridge to your freedom all right cross it with focus and confidence you got to stay disciplined you got to stay driven And as always, keep leveling up. Thanks for listening up to Level Up Podcast.

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