Summary: About our Guest: Matt Giovanisci is a self-proclaimed “Jack of all trades.” He is the co-host of the Listen Money Matters podcast and hosts the Money Lab podcast, a show to share content from his website Money Lab, which is all about personal finance and online entrepreneurship, in audio form. He is also a graphic designer and a musician and leverages all of his skills in his quest to avoid ever working for someone else again. Episode Summary: Matt shares his journey of creating a successful online media business, including his pitfalls and the insights he gained. He talks about what it takes to wake up at 6 a.m. every day, be your own boss and stay inspired. Insights from this episode: Tips for how to leverage your past experience to meet your current needs; eg. you were once in a rock band? That probably means you know how to make a great website Strategies for having the best content on the internet Why challenging yourself to keep to a strict timeline can propel you to a better end result How to come back from a falling out with a friend and build the friendship back up Matt shares his secret to successfully working for himself The secret to meeting your goals is fervently keeping track of your progress, every single day Quotes from the show: “I practice what I call passion-mashing.” - Matt Giovanisci, Episode #145 “I’m just a hobbyist at all of these things. I continue to write music even that no one hears, I continue to hone my audio skills, my writing skills, even if no one’s on the consumer end of that.” - Matt Giovanisci, Episode #145 “Follow your hobbies, you never know when you might need them.” - Kevin Y Brown, Episode #145 “Sticking a timeline on something forces you to trim the fat.” - Matt Giovanisci, Episode #145 “I would do anything not to work for anyone else again.” - Matt Giovanisci, Episode #145 “If you don’t have a good reason why, you’re going to fail.” - Matt Giovanisci, Episode #145 “Follow your passion; do what’s in your heart.” - Kevin Y Brown, Episode #145 Resources mentioned: Asana Favorite book: Jim Henson: The Biography Favorite quote: “Do what you love and the money will come easy.” – Arlen Crouch 3 keys to Create Your Best Life: Find your why Focus on your strength Make sure you’re happy every day Stay Connected: Show Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/cylseries/ https://www.instagram.com/cylseries/ Kevin Y Brown: www.kevinybrown.com www.instagram.com/kevinybrown www.twitter.com/kevinybrown www.facebook.com/kevbrown001 Matt Giovanisci: Moneylab.co Money lab podcast Listen money matters podcast Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on itunes, google play, stitcher and www.createyourlifeseries.com/podcast.
