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CYLS 145: Passion Hacks and Secrets to Making Money Online with Matt Giovanisci

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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

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    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

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    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:

    1.     Find your why
  •     Focus on your strength
  •     Make sure you’re happy every day

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    Matt Giovanisci:

    Moneylab.co

    Money lab podcast

    Listen money matters podcast

     

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