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:

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

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Matt Giovanisci:

Moneylab.co

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