Ep 100: So Is This MY Why?! | ft Red Hong Yi (guest host) x Ling Yah - a podcast by Ling Yah
from 2023-12-13T20:10:48.667578
Welcome to STIMY’s 100th episode!
In this landmark episode, Red Hong Yi (former STIMY Ep 2 guest) is back as the guest HOST!
She brings the 🔥 & asks about my entire journey because since June 2020, STIMY has grown to:
- 12k+ followers
- 31k+ downloads
- 35+ countries;
- A book offer; and
- 1 STIMY physical hangout.
All in the span of 2+ years!!
WOW.
If you’ve ever been curious as to who I am, why I started STIMY, lessons learned, my 200k word novel and what’ll happen moving forward… then this is the episode for you.
Please leave a review/tag us if you listen to this! I’d love to hear from you.
Highlights:
- 4:04 Kathmandu & a pet podcast project
- 5:02 My MBTI
- 7:38 ISTP
- 10:01 How Red Hong Yi & I met
- 12:02 How serious was I about STIMY?
- 12:27 The milestone age of 30 & Daniel Pink
- 16:23 Juggling work & everything else
- 20:21 Podcast setup
- 21:28 Everything is figureoutable
- 23:22 Creating my 1st website at the age of 10
- 24:31 Being strategic about my travel blog (www.vidadeliya.com)
- 25:81 My secret aim with every STIMY interview
- 28:57 Why do I enjoy stories so much?
- 30:17 The most emotional story - Notle
- 35:07 The dream of being a novelist
- 37:44 Going viral on LinkedIn
- 45:03 Keep going with no engagement
- 45:38 Gaining access to extraordinary people
- 46:16: Being intimidated?
- 53:07 The secret to success
- 55:51 Joe, Bumble & Dating
- 57:37 Web3, NFTs and Memebank
- 1:00:38 How I pick STIMY guests
- 1:01:22 Drag Queens
- 1:02:02 Faith & Davy Liu
- 1:04:41 STIMY Hangouts in person
- 1:10:18 LinkedIn writing is like reading a personal diary
- 1:11:14 Writer’s block
- 1:14:47 What’s after STIMY’s 100th episode?
- 1:17:24 Street art & Lawyah
- 1:18:43 Has my why changed?
- 1:19:28 Getting a book offer
- 1:20:20 Serendipity & Cesar Kuriyama
- 1:24:12 Have you questioned your own why?
📍Show notes: www.sothisismywhy.com/100
🍿 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Y1Maw1eUw
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