About this episode
Tash reflects on her financial struggles and personal journey while sharing a meaningful image that sustains her during difficult times.
Dear Wonderful Reader, The money dwindles in my bank account. My grandma is dying. I have to sell my investment stocks and ETFs to pay for these flights. Hit by a “family emergency” when I have the least wiggle room. I gave up my Soho House membership, which in hindsight seems like an irresponsible and pretentious expense. Today is also my four-year anniversary since I quit my job in New York to pursue this creative life. I’ve spent 95% of my days since then extremely happy. No regrets. Yet two books published, workshops being taught, a feature in the New York Times, and a mention in Vogue isn’t much comfort when my client pipeline is dry. This is a hard moment in my journey. Yet, I still have you, my lovely reader! Thank god you’re still here. We’re all still here, somehow. Today, I have something special for you. It is one of my favorite images. It is an image that sustains me in these difficult moments of life, and being a human on this planet. I wrote it when I returned to San Francisco from my friends’ betrothal. A former tech minion, I have seen the bridge many times. But something about that day was different. Thank you for the opportunity to edit this and give this a…
People in this episode
Host: Tash
Topics covered
- family emergency
- financial struggles
- creative life
- personal growth
Keywords
- money
- happiness
- New York
- San Francisco
- grandmother
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Soho House membership, investment stocks, ETFs
Places: New York, San Francisco, Mexico City, Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Marin Headlands
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