I’m excited to continue our monthly Side Hustle Book Club, where each month I feature a book that helps you build a stronger foundation for your side hustle, from mindset and planning to content creation and growing your income.
Here’s how it works:
Each book is introduced inside my monthly newsletter (if you’re not on the list, sign up at the bottom of this post), and if you want to connect and discuss what you’re learning, you can join the Side Hustle Studio, my Skool community, where I host a monthly book club discussion thread.
I’m an avid audiobook listener, especially when it comes to business and income topics. These books have been my education while driving, cooking, thrifting, editing content and doing everyday life. Over time, they’ve helped me shift from treating side hustles as “extra work” to seeing them as real businesses that deserve structure, strategy, and intention.
I noticed as I was listening to many of these books that I already knew what they were about to say. I’ve spent years experimenting and learning about different streams of income. I spent 4 years in business school (my BA is in accounting). It wasn’t until I really started listening to these books that I realized I had the tools to share the same information!
I want to share my favorite recommendations through this book club. If you want to see more books I enjoyed, you can check out my full list on my Amazon Storefront.
January Book Pick: The 12 Week Year
If you’ve ever felt busy but not productive or like you’re constantly working on your side hustle without seeing the progress you hoped for The 12 Week Year is a must-read.
This book challenges the traditional way we think about annual goals and replaces it with a shorter, more focused framework that creates clarity, urgency and momentum. No fluff. Just a powerful shift in how you approach time and priorities.
Why I Picked This Book for Side Hustlers
Side hustles don’t fail because people aren’t motivated.
They stall because time and focus are limited, and if you’re not using those limited hours to their maximum potential, your growth will be slow.
Slow growth leads many to get discouraged and give up.
The 12 Week Year is especially powerful for side hustlers because it helps you work with intention instead of constantly feeling behind. If you keep putting things off because you have “the whole year” to get it done, you’ll get far less accomplished than you’re capable of.
Whether you’re creating affiliate content, growing traffic on social media, building a blog or juggling multiple platforms, this book reinforces a core truth:
You don’t need to work harder. You need a better plan.
Work Smarter, Not Harder
This book fits perfectly into a work-smarter approach to building up your income streams.
Without giving anything away, it encourages you to rethink:
- How you plan goals when time is limited
- What deserves your focus right now
- How consistency beats intensity
- Why shorter timelines often produce better results
For creators and affiliate marketers, this mindset shift is huge. It helps you stop spinning your wheels and start building momentum even if you only have small blocks of time each week.
Get the Book
If this sounds like something you need right now, I highly recommend grabbing a copy:
🎧 Audible
📘 Amazon | eBay
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You can also browse all of my recommended side hustle and business books on my Amazon storefront, where I keep everything I personally read, use and recommend.
If your side hustle feels scattered, overwhelming or harder than it needs to be, The 12 Week Year might be the shift that helps you finally work with clarity and confidence.
