the thursday buzz: journeys I've embarked on!!

hi lil bees!! 🐝 welcome back to the thursday buzz.

Because it’s is a holiday weekend, I’m going to keep this thursday buzz short by sharing:

• Some wonderful pizza we had to celebrate my pops birthday

• Fun memes to get you through the week relevant to this Tuesday’s piece

• Journeys I’ve embarked on running my first LLC!!!

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Sneha’s SOC (Stream of Consciousness)

I created my business tiktok account two weeks ago and OMG Tiktok is a whirlwind. I now see why businesses grow so much on here; the granularity of analytics is so helpful and your videos can have so much reach beyond your immediate network. I didn’t realize how much the creator market has been democratized. But on the flip, it’s so completely nerve-wracking to put yourself behind a camera and talk about your thoughts with this strong conviction.

I had so many fking doubts to get on the platform. The principles kicked in. I didn’t want to be apart of the noise of the content world. I didn’t want to spread misinformation. Even though I’m very comfortable in my weirdness and skin, I really treasure my privacy and anonymity. The imposter syndrome kicked in, why is what I’m sharing going to have any impact on random strangers.

But what moved the needle for me were two things: allowing myself to truly dive into the discomfort & receiving immense support from my first followers.

First and foremost, I knew building my newsletter was going to be an uncomfortable experience; I’m sharing a lot of personal things to the world! I still felt safe sharing pieces in the form of writing because it felt like a mask. Speaking is a whole new ball game. If you know me, I’ve always hated public speaking. I opt to listen more than talk. So what better opportunity for me to actually dive into my discomfort than enter the world of Tiktok, where I can talk in front of a bunch of strangers about why I think they should care about the psychology of money? In terms of the principles, yes my content could add noise to our already chaotic world, and yes I don’t want to spread misinformation. But we already live in a world of sensory overload, and that principle shouldn’t overtake this potential to create a space where emotions and money can coexist, a space that quite literally does not exist at scale.

More importantly (and part of what allowed to dive into my discomfort), this newsletter has sparked so many beautiful conversations with people in my life. My parents, my sister, my best friends, my coworkers, and even folks I haven’t talked to in years. The “first follower” effect is so so real (video below), and the conversations and community that I’ve already been able to form from starting this, damn that’s the whole purpose behind what I’m doing. I believe sharing personal stories about the psychology of money creates a unique space. Despite our diverse backgrounds and experiences, this exploration and openness can allow us to find common ground and ultimately, transform our relationships with money. So thank you so so so much for the words of kindness and indulging in thoughts I’ve kept in my head for so long 💛 

I always love hearing from you bees and I also now have a business email!!! So please feel free to always share your thoughts with me or just reach out for fun, now at [email protected].

until the next 🐝 & with 💛 ,

Sneha