Ahmed Safwan

Daydreaming after work about making extra money is pleasant. Building a business after working your day job isn't.

When you're working full time while building your business, every minute from the moment you open your eyes has to be used productively.

Check out these books, podcasts and video series if you want to turn your side hustle into a major business.

You won't create a new life for yourself if you don't change how you're living your current one.

Time, time, time -- find it, grab it -- and build your personal brand now.

Being prepared makes things a little easier but nothing is ever really easy.

Sleep smarter, not longer.

Engage a positive routine right after waking, and you'll tap into the power of your subconscious brain.

Take stock of the assets you have and create a realistic plan to define your purpose, gather resources and develop market insights.

From AI to new payment-system approaches, these tactics can work across a broad range of companies and business models.

From listmaking to tracking emails and digitally dog-earing pages for later reading, a new set of tools is helping me take care of my business more efficiently in 2017.

Start at the end.

And how I'm already seeing the difference.

Work smarter, not harder.

No. 3 was killing my business in 2016 and still has an effect in 2017.

These affordable tools and apps helped this entrepreneur see marked growth throughout 2016.

When you're set to grow your business, take action and make it happen.