Monica Everdyke left a perfectly "safe" job working for a college to start her own photography business. She works another job at an entertainment agency to supplement her income, and still finds the time to coach softball. If that's not hustle, I don't know what is.
I talk with people regularly about their vision of a more gratifying life, and it's really common for them to not pursue that life because of the risk involved. Anything worth having is worth taking a risk! Monica gets it, and that's why she's changing her life. And she's going to crush it.
As the winner of our essay contest, Monica will get a free copy of Gary Vaynerchuk's book, "Crush It." I'm confident that Gary's book will inspire Monica and help her take her business to the next level.