Level up my skills and creativity to create a "lifestyle" business that I can be passionate that also provides enough for me to pay my bills and more, be my own boss, own my time, etc
This exactly! I'd like to make enough money from a project of mine to comfortably support myself, while also enjoying the project itself. The first part is hard, but the second is easy, because I only start projects that I like! (Current project is https://IndieHackers.com, launched a month ago, so far so good!)
Congratulations on the launch. Read a couple of entries and loved it!
Oh wow, what a coincidence. I was just reading it last night (had bookmarked it earlier and decided to read it yesterday). Very cool project though, would love it if the interviews were longer / turned into podcasts