A Christmas That Changed My LifeI remember it like it was yesterday—two years ago to this date on Christmas Morning 2017. Emily and I had just gotten back from Christmas at my parents, and we were opening our stockings (and giving stockings to our cats Lucy and Flora, of course).She had been acting weird all morning and even left early to go to Walgreens for a “last-minute stocking stuffer.”After we finished exchanging our stockings, she awkwardly said, “We need to talk.”That’s never been a good conversation starter, so I had a million negative scenarios running through my head.That’s when she told me, “I’m pregnant, hope you’re not mad…”I was stunned, shocked, and awed. Of course, I wasn’t mad, I was thrilled!We both started crying. Little did the cats know that they weren’t going to be the only babies in the house anymore.Then it happened...After the shock wore off, I was immediately flooded with fear.How will I provide for this human, as we barely make enough to get by?I’m so immature...how will I be able to keep this baby alive?!Will I even be a good dad?The other thought that crept into my mind: “Will I have to give up my side hustle of Perspective-Collective? Is my dream over now?”Fast forward two years and here we are with this Little Pizza Roll being promoted to Big Brother in May 2020. Clearly, the dream is still well alive and thriving more than ever, more on that in the big announcement portion at the end.Yes, having a kid has radically changed my life and my priorities. Every decision I make now affects a tiny human, so I had to become a better decision-maker.The birth of Little Scotty is not only the best thing that’s ever happened in my life, but it's also the best thing that’s happened for my side hustle business.I've had this idea for a while now and sat down with Emily around Thanksgiving to have her weigh in her opinion.Together, we compiled 4 Significant Lessons our Little Scotty has taught us over the past two years.Yes, this is what he has taught us, but I believe the lessons here will dramatically impact and inspire a change to how you show up for yourself and others through your side hustle.1. Be Relentlessly FearlessMy son is barely scared of anything, not even the dark. If there's something he wants to do, like being a Dare-Devil and standing up on the narrow seat of his Paw Patrol Fire Truck, then he's going to do it (you should note that I place pillows and blankets all around him as a safety net mind you).He fails and falls countless times in his ventures to conquer something. He cries, lets us kiss it boo-boos and I give him the whole "Figure it out, you got this!" pep talk and smack him on his cute little bottom and send him off. Then he's right back at it recalculating his approach until he locks it down.It's so incredible to see that big shit grin he has on his face as to say "Look at me ma-ma and da-da. I did it!"Seeing him master a mini-mountain makes me think about you and me and our creative pursuits.We let negative emotions of fear, doubt, and comparison hold us back from conquering something that truly excites us like: sharing our work, making a YouTube Channel, starting a podcast, etc.Instead, imagine if we channeled our inner toddler who isn't affected by these restraining feelings and relentlessly chased the things we wanted?What kind of breakthroughs could you see yourself having?Little Scotty has reaffirmed an important lesson that failure is a key ingredient for triumph.2. Enjoy the Little Things + Celebrate Smalls WinsStraight up, we're spoiled and take things for granted ALL THE TIME (this includes me).We expect convenience and things to go our way.We lose sight of how blessed we are and neglect when the smallest amount of good fortune crosses our path.My son doesn't operate this way and I hope this perspective he's given me is something I can instill back into him as he gets older.The smallest things in life, like giving him the choice between two flavors of puffs (Blueberry or St