The Happiness Hustle

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben catch up with a rant on doctors and nurses, Mike's Dentist dropping the ball and ending the journey of the Happiness Hustle. Thank you everyone for listening and supporting us, stay healthy! It's been a fun experience in every way possible, we will miss you.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben speak about the future and what it holds for both of them. Along the way, they check in about Mike's recent adventure with tooth pain, the struggle of entrepreneurship as risk averse people and a short political discussion about immigration. 

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben talk about what life is like growing older and dive deeper than expected into the realm of Dentistry involving COVID era tooth pain, the complexity of Dental insurance and the difficulty in trusting your Dental Office. 

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben discuss the way people view life's repetitive moments versus its milestones, gaming, streaming and social media content creation. 

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben catch up with a remodel update, sharing future plans for our respective homes, a mutant cherry tree and the potential to turn Ben's side projects into consumable content.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben discuss the proper way to boil water amidst tough time topics including door to door sales, tariffs and people's feelings.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben discuss springtime on the farm, tree pruning, and the job sitch.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben wax on about molds and mildews, unneighborly Americans, and spring on the hobby farm.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben talk about battle bears, computer science degrees, and... pharmacies.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben rant about tourist activities, Ferris wheels, and tipping culture.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben chat about the Mandela effect, podcast mistresses, the job hunt, politics, and more.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben talk about the impact of offshoring on billing departments, the pros and cons of beer festivals, how to think about parenting and becoming a parent, and the sorry state of civil discourse in our present society.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben discuss livestreaming woodcarving, rant about famous and imfamous YouTubers and viral Internet sensations, and give some life updates.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben share business opportunities, discuss video production and making use of the vlog format, and talk about starting another podcast??

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben break into the new year talking about car crashes, share New Year goals, and discuss Mark Zuckerberg's fact-checking announcement.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben get techy and chat about home automations, using AI tools for coding and art, and whether we could see Star Wars droids in the near future.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben share their experiences witnessing evictions, discuss the risks and benefits of being a landlord, and Ben talks about how small mistakes can become costly.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben discuss Ben's latest brews, making videos for YouTube, Mike's neighbor situation, and the (what seems to be uncommon) concept of being respectful while disagreeing. Sometimes you gotta learn the tricks to hang with the dogs.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben talk about Ben's hair, small trespassing chickens, and brewing—and Mike gets political for the first on this podcast!

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben explore Mike's thoughts on RNs, remodels and housing opportunities, building an air hockey table with a CNC machine, and participating in Oktoberfests.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben discuss Mike's recent interviews, Ben's remodel project and the trades, and collaborating on YouTube videos.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben talk about Mike's continuing neighbor saga, renting to friends, breeding rabbits, and the difference between pigeons and doves.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben chat about fences and neighbors, explore networking, and discuss collaboration and business opportunities.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben close out the summer series and transition into a new format for the show, then explore what the future may hold for each of them.

Send us Fan MailSummer Series Meandering Musings: Mike & Ben wrap up summer break by chatting about streaming, remodels, and job hunting.

Send us Fan MailSummer Series Throwback Thursday: HH84: Jar of RocksMike & Ben vibe on the jar of rocks analogy and talk about how to prioritize the most important areas of your life over the filler.

Send us Fan MailSummer Series Meandering Musings: Mike & Ben crack open a couple of cold ones and vent their frustrations and thoughts about the weather, problematic neighbors, streaming fiascos, and rabbit tractors.

Send us Fan MailSummer Series Throwback Thursday: HH33: Guest Series ft. Jakob HaymondMike & Ben welcome Jakob Haymond, who graciously shares his life story as a scrappy problem solving entrepreneur, who just so happens to be Ben's long time friend as well. As you'll hear during this episode, Jakob talks about an assessment he takes early on in his career to better define the type of gifts he has to offer as an individual and it allows him to better understand his unique type of work ethic which in turn helps him to feel more confident in his endeavors. It's like one of those career assessments you take in high school but one built for your personality and specific character traits. As promised, the assessment we talk about is called "The Six Types of Working Genius" in case you are interested in trying this out for yourself. 

Send us Fan MailSummer Series Meandering Musings: Mike & Ben explore a slew of topics, including gaming for an audience, brewing beer for fun or profit, starting a business with friends, and diversifying income streams.

Send us Fan MailSummer Series Throwback Thursday: HH12: Why should you care about energy management?Mike & Ben discuss their firsthand experiences with energy management (or lack thereof) and discover its valuable applications within the happiness hustle.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben give updates on their own happiness hustle journeys, and make an announcement about what summer holds for the podcast.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben talk about how and why we should create high-quality experiences for our customers, and how we can continue that experience while dealing with issues in order to turn around a negative situation.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben continue their overview of online marketing campaigns, weighing their pros and cons and discussing how we can apply them as entrepreneurs, particularly when it comes to content creators.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben explore different types of marketing campaigns and how you can leverage them in your business, especially on social media.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben dive into the delays and lulls they're experiencing in their own endeavors and explore what we as entrepreneurs should be doing in those situations.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben discuss their takeaways from Seth Godin's Purple Cow, a classic in marketing and an easy read for the budding entrepreneur.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben share their own experiences feeling stuck in their ventures. If you have ever not known what to try next when everything seems to be failing, hopefully you can find some solidarity here!Resources:https://news.crunchbase.com/startups/entrepreneurs-expectations-2024-houghton-incendium/

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben take it practical and discuss hustling while broke, inspired by Daymond John's book, "The Power of Broke," and Ben's own experiences hustling when funds are running thin.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben talk about the basics of search engine optimization for both social media and traditional websites, and how we as business owners can leverage it for market reach.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben discuss balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial basics for entrepreneurs.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben share the latest in their entrepreneurial journeys.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben go back to basics and talk about leveraging social media as a brand building and business marketing tool.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben take a deep dive into time management techniques that we as business owners and operators can leverage to stay on top of our endless lists of tasks and responsibilities.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben revisit the concept of busy seasons through the lens of an entrepreneur and talk about what to expect in terms of busyness and level of effort in our ventures.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben explore the question "why" and its importance to us as entrepreneurs.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben discuss Daymond John's book, "The Power of Broke," to tease out the big picture and how to apply it to our entrepreneurial ventures.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben talk through the basics of a business plan and why it's important to have one as an entrepreneur.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben delve deeper into the qualities and characteristics it takes to be an entrepreneur. Do you have what it takes?

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben open a discussion about what it takes to be an entrepreneur and how we can suss out the roles we can play within a business venture.

Send us Fan MailMike & Ben take it back to basics and explore what defines an entrepreneur.