I lost my leg in March 2024.
Six months later, it was paying me.
(Please don't chop off body parts to start a side hustle. There's an easier way.)
In 45 minutes, find the 1–3 things in your life you could turn into income — fast. No business to start.
THE BELIEF
You think you don't have anything anybody would pay for.
I hear it every week. From a mom who just moved into a new apartment with two kids and needs more money. From a guy who's done landscaping so long his back files complaints. From a guy whose health took his job and left him a body that won't cooperate.
Same sentence every time. "I don't have anything."
I've never met a person whose lists came back empty. Not once.
THE STORY
A dog that didn't know the word no.
I have a Rottweiler named Rex. As an 8 month old puppy 90 pounds he did not know the word no.
I kept calling a dog trainer friend of mine Sean. Kept calling. Eventually he told me to pay up or come learn it myself. So I learned it.
That dog turned into Top Dog Dog Training. It did almost $150,000 its first year, with a partner I met in the training.
I wasn't looking for a business. I was looking for a dog who would stop dragging me down the street. The income was already sitting in something I had to do anyway.
So what does that have to do with you?
WHAT HAPPENS IN 45 MINUTES
We're going to find out what you already have.
Life is too short to be building someone else's Side Hustle
We're not going to build a business.
I'll walk you through three lists, live, while you write. What do you like to do? What do you need to do? What are you already doing?
No judging. No filtering. No asking yet whether any of it makes money.
Then we sort. You'll circle the few things that could turn into income the fastest. And you'll leave with one, two, maybe three ideas with your name on them.
Some people walk out with one. Some walk out with three. One is plenty. You only need one to start.
WHAT THIS IS NOT
Nobody is going to break a board.
Nobody is going to walk you through an arrow with the shaft against your throat. Nobody is going to pour money over your head in a chair.
I've seen those events. People go home thrilled. Two days later nothing has changed.
This is a pen, some paper, and 45 minutes of honest questions. Confidence comes from action, not from ceremony.
And I'm not recruiting you into anything. No network marketing. No downline. I don't need you to copy my business. I need you to find yours.
MEET YOUR GUIDE
Bart Merrell
The Side Hustle Samurai
I have never had a real job. I don't think you need one either.
I grew up on a pig farm in Animas, New Mexico. 19,000 pigs. Got an accounting degree I was bad at, aimed at an FBI job, and a vision test took it away. So I became a Certified Bungee Jump Master. Yes, that is a real thing. I took the first commercial bungee to Japan.
In 1997 a guy at the gym asked if I could help him import trucks and trailers from America. I had no idea how. I said yes and figured it out. That business is still running.
In March 2024 I lost my lower left leg. Inside six months it was a new stream of income. Not because I'm special. Because I asked the same question I'll teach you to ask.
Not CAN I monetize it, but
HOW CAN I monetize it.
WHO THIS IS FOR
You're trying to get out from under something.
This is for you if something already went wrong. A divorce, a layoff, a body that quit, a business you're tired of. You're not chasing a Lamborghini.
This is for you if you have real limits. Kids, a job, a back, a budget. I'm not going to pretend you have eight free hours a day.
This is not for you if you want someone to blame or a button to push. I can't help with either.
THE CATCH, OUT LOUD
It's free. That part's real.
Here's what it costs you. 45 minutes on a Tuesday night. A pen. And you have to actually write, not just watch. If you sit there with your arms crossed, you'll leave with nothing, and that one's on you.
At the end, I'll tell you about the 5-Day Lemonade Stand Challenge for people who want help taking an idea further. I'm telling you now so nobody's surprised. You can say no. Plenty of people do, and they still leave with their ideas.
That's it. That's the catch.
TAKE THE FIRST HONEST LOOK
Reserve My Free Seat
Tuesday, November 10th. 6 pm Mountain, 5 pm Pacific, 7 pm Central, 8 pm Eastern. About 45 minutes. Online, on Google Meet, from your kitchen table. The room holds 100 people. When it's full it's full. And there's no replay, so this is the one.
Bring a pen and paper. If the kids aren't in bed yet, bring them too. They'll have opinions about what you're good at.
Date
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Time
6 pm Mountain / 8 pm Eastern
FORMAT
Live on Google Meet, 100 seats
Frequently Asked Questions
I really don't have anything.
Good. Then you've got nothing to lose by finding out. Come write the lists.
I got burned by a course before.
You should be skeptical. That industry earned it. This one starts with your life, not my curriculum, and it costs nothing.
I don't have time.
I believe you. It's 45 minutes, once. If that's too much this month, that's honest, and this will still be here.
Will there be a replay?
No. Live only. I want you writing, not watching later.
I'm a jack of all trades, master of none.
Here's the full quote. Jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than a master of one. Somebody cut the second half off. Come get it back.
Are you going to sell me something?
At the end I'll tell you about my 5-Day Lemonade Stand Challenge. You can say no and still walk out with your ideas.
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