Everything I Ever Learned About My Side Hustle I Learned From EMPIRE RECORDS

HAPPY REX MANNING DAY!  In honor of this amazing annual event, where we eat special brownies, pizza, and watch the delightful 1995 movie about teen angst, music, and making your dreams come true (sort of) - today's episode features Side Hustle Lessons derived from some of my FAVORITE moments in the film EMPIRE RECORDS.  

From ABC.NET.AU: "

If you grew up in 1990s, you might be familiar with Empire Records.

The film, which followed a raggedy crowd of employees at an independent record store facing corporate takeover, resonated with those of us who listened to "alternative music" and wanted to telegraph our displeasure at The Man.

It was a very cool thing," Jenna Guillaume, a pop culture writer and the author of two works of young adult fiction, told me when we spoke about Empire Records, which was released 25 years ago.

"The characters were outsiders and you were an outsider if you loved it and that became a token of your cool status."

But the film was a disaster.

It was abandoned by its studio just weeks before its release.

While it gave early platforms to Liv Tyler and Renee Zellweger, critics mostly dumped on it and it barely made it to US screens, let alone Australian ones.

With a budget of more than $US10 million, it made just $US150,000 in cinemas."

Anyway - I have derived more than my fair share of enjoyment from this film and I'm thrilled today to be able to share some amazing lessons on rocking your side hustle and doing the passionate work you were made to do!!