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36: Side Hustle or Sanctuary? Should You Monetize Your Hobby?Summary
Takeaway: Not every hobby needs to become a side hustle. You're allowed to be good at something and not monetize it. But if you want to build a business from your creativity, you absolutely can—just go in with your eyes open. Ask yourself: Why do I want this? What am I willing to trade? Can I protect the joy even when there's money involved? There's no wrong answer, only the answer that's right for you, right now. And you can always change your mind.More from Artsy Lyons
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"You should sell these!" "Have you thought about starting an Etsy shop?" "You're so talented—you could make money doing this!" Sound familiar? In our productivity-obsessed culture, there's constant pressure to monetize our hobbies. But should you?
In this episode, Kathleen gets honest about what monetizing your creative hobby actually involves—not just the income potential, but what it costs. You'll discover the questions to ask yourself before you start selling, when monetizing makes sense (and when it doesn't), and how to protect the joy if you do turn your hobby into a side hustle. This is permission to keep your creativity sacred AND permission to build a business if that's what you want.
You'll hear about:
- The pressure to monetize everything (and why hobbies don't need to be profitable to be valuable)
- What monetizing actually means (casual selling vs. building a real business)
- The honest questions to ask yourself (why, what would you gain/lose, what's your capacity)
- When monetizing makes sense (and when to keep it sacred)
- The middle path (you don't have to be all-in or all-out)
- How to protect the joy if you do monetize (boundaries, keeping some work private)
- Kathleen's honest experience with building Artsy Lyons (what it gave and what it cost)
Takeaway: Not every hobby needs to become a side hustle. You're allowed to be good at something and not monetize it. But if you want to build a business from your creativity, you absolutely can—just go in with your eyes open. Ask yourself: Why do I want this? What am I willing to trade? Can I protect the joy even when there's money involved? There's no wrong answer, only the answer that's right for you, right now. And you can always change your mind.More from Artsy Lyons
- Start stitching with the Stitch Deck
- Free DIY name sweater video tutorial
- Free Canva templates to create DIY name designs
- Check out the shop: artsylyons.shop
- Follow me on Instagram: @artsylyons
Subscribe & Review
If you loved this episode, please take a moment to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Your support helps us reach more mamas who need this community.
🎙️ Thanks for tuning in to The Artsy Ambition Podcast! See you next week!
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By Kathleen Lyons36: Side Hustle or Sanctuary? Should You Monetize Your Hobby?Summary
Takeaway: Not every hobby needs to become a side hustle. You're allowed to be good at something and not monetize it. But if you want to build a business from your creativity, you absolutely can—just go in with your eyes open. Ask yourself: Why do I want this? What am I willing to trade? Can I protect the joy even when there's money involved? There's no wrong answer, only the answer that's right for you, right now. And you can always change your mind.More from Artsy Lyons
Subscribe & Review
"You should sell these!" "Have you thought about starting an Etsy shop?" "You're so talented—you could make money doing this!" Sound familiar? In our productivity-obsessed culture, there's constant pressure to monetize our hobbies. But should you?
In this episode, Kathleen gets honest about what monetizing your creative hobby actually involves—not just the income potential, but what it costs. You'll discover the questions to ask yourself before you start selling, when monetizing makes sense (and when it doesn't), and how to protect the joy if you do turn your hobby into a side hustle. This is permission to keep your creativity sacred AND permission to build a business if that's what you want.
You'll hear about:
- The pressure to monetize everything (and why hobbies don't need to be profitable to be valuable)
- What monetizing actually means (casual selling vs. building a real business)
- The honest questions to ask yourself (why, what would you gain/lose, what's your capacity)
- When monetizing makes sense (and when to keep it sacred)
- The middle path (you don't have to be all-in or all-out)
- How to protect the joy if you do monetize (boundaries, keeping some work private)
- Kathleen's honest experience with building Artsy Lyons (what it gave and what it cost)
Takeaway: Not every hobby needs to become a side hustle. You're allowed to be good at something and not monetize it. But if you want to build a business from your creativity, you absolutely can—just go in with your eyes open. Ask yourself: Why do I want this? What am I willing to trade? Can I protect the joy even when there's money involved? There's no wrong answer, only the answer that's right for you, right now. And you can always change your mind.More from Artsy Lyons
- Start stitching with the Stitch Deck
- Free DIY name sweater video tutorial
- Free Canva templates to create DIY name designs
- Check out the shop: artsylyons.shop
- Follow me on Instagram: @artsylyons
Subscribe & Review
If you loved this episode, please take a moment to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Your support helps us reach more mamas who need this community.
🎙️ Thanks for tuning in to The Artsy Ambition Podcast! See you next week!