Ep 712: Monetizing Our Hobbies with Matt Robinson

About this episode

Matt Robinson discusses the balance between monetizing hobbies and maintaining creative joy.

Send us Fan Mail As makers with hobbies turned side-hustles, many of us get wrapped up in the ultimate goal and dream of quitting our day jobs to pursue pottery full time—but what if that pressure to monetize everything is actually stealing the joy from the very thing we fell in love with? Matt Robinson's experience first burning out on wedding photography taught him that the freedom to experiment, fail, and follow creative whims only exists when your livelihood isn't riding on what you make....

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Ickes Carra

Guest: Matt Robinson

Topics covered

• monetizing hobbies
• creative freedom
• burnout
• side-hustles
• photography

Keywords

• monetization
• hobbies
• side-hustles
• creative burnout
• wedding photography

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