🚨 Sign up to our Small Creator Big World Newsletter: https://smallcreatorbigworld.substack.com🧡 Join our (free!) Creator Office Hours: https://luma.com/smallcreator*****Hey World 👋 In this episode, we talk about the quiet pressure of the creator economy - the feeling that you should be growing faster, posting more, and turning everything into a business.We chat about creating alongside a full-time job, the temptation to optimise everything, and why some creators deliberately choose the slower, messier, more enjoyable path instead.If you've ever felt like you're doing the internet "wrong"… this one's for you.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - So… we got some feedback 👀04:20 - When creating isn’t your full-time job 🎨17:35 - Staying small on purpose 🌱27:52 - Working with creators… while being creators 🎥32:18 - The reality of “part-time” creating ⏳38:01 - You don’t have to monetise everything 💸50:03 - A catch-up, a book rec, and a pep talk 📚LINKS📺 Gio's channel - https://www.youtube.com/@gio_vescovi🎨 Gio's book: The Pen and Ink Drawing Guide - https://amzn.to/4lumaJh🎨 Gio's pen and ink drawing course - https://www.drawingroom.co/📘 Paul Millerd - Pathless Path: https://amzn.to/4sFnOtH📘 Paul Millerd - Good Work: https://amzn.to/46SohR2📺 Becky Vance: https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectBecks📘 Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom: https://amzn.to/46YSzBx📘 Lin Manuel Miranda - The Education of an Artist: https://amzn.to/4s7JsHb*****FIND US✍️ Becky’s Substack: https://beckyisj.substack.com/📸 Bhav’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justbhavsWORK WITH US👩💻 Book a call with Becky: https://calendly.com/beckyisj/30min🐙 Book a call with Bhav: https://calendly.com/justbhavs/bhav-chat