Someone once said to me that hustling is a universal skill — something that can be used for good or bad in life. The same skills that may have made someone sharp on the street are the exact same skills that many of the country’s top celebrities and business people also have. It is an ability to know how to position an idea in the marketplace, know how to take it to market, or convert it to the desired outcome. If you were using your skills to commit crime or break the law in the past, you can turn the tables and start using it to get ahead on the right path — including the life you need, work you want, etc. All it takes is a little thought to what yours are and set a course for using them towards the job of your dreams, the career you want, and everything else that comes from having that acute talent to get the move on and make things happen. Here’s how:

1. Hustlers take action. Nobody I’ve met that’s successful has taken life laying down, and that applies the same on the street. They get up, get moving, get something going, etc. A great example of someone like this in the business world is Tyler Perry. He was abused as a child by his father and got a GED yet never let it stop him from getting a move on. Nobody wired him to know what to do in the film industry or reach his goals — he made the moves himself, learned the ropes and kept at it. As you work in business and towards your career do the same. Hustlers never stop until they get there.

2. Hustlers understand it takes steps. Whether you are in the board room or on the street, those with the hustle always know it takes steps to get to where they want, and they make them strategically and carefully. Tight, smart moves are what makes someone good at getting what they want or where they want to go. A good example of someone who took the right steps to get to where they want to go is the musician T.I. — he started to network in music, started to see and look for the right steps to take to get to where he wanted to go. One by one, he got there.

3. Hustlers listen and learn. Some of the best business people in the world are notorious for keeping an ear to the rail — and being open to learning about and trying new things. Rupert Murdoch of News Corp had no idea about the internet business but that didn’t stop him from buying the popular website MySpace, which later became an even bigger success. Don’t be afraid to learn, use the internet, read the trades in the industries you want to work in and keep tabs on everything that you can about the work or career you want. Most of all never stop being willing to learn — it’ll get you where you want to go and beyond if you do.

4. Hustlers are patient. Move too quickly in anything in life or make a snap decision and you might find yourself sorry. It applies to both life and work, whether you’re born rich or poor, in the office or on the streets, etc. Those who get what they want know it takes time to get and they’re smart to wait and watch for it, ready to take action. A great example of this is Oprah Winfrey. She was not born the billionaire she is today. In fact, she had a very difficult childhood including poverty and abuse. Yet, she was patient and kept moving towards her goal. Today she is one of the top five richest people in the world.

When you’re ready to make the move to turning your street skills to real job and career skills to take your life where you want it to go, all it takes is to remember you’ve already got a natural born talent just like those mentioned above. All it takes from here is your effort and unwillingness to give up from there.

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