Ep 100: So Is This MY Why?! | ft Red Hong Yi (guest host) x Ling Yah

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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