Tinx never set out to be known as “TikTok’s older sister.” But five years of real talk on taboo topics – dating in your 30s, botox, and having zero clue what to do in life – makes a name like that stick. Social media and influencing has gotten more crowded since Tinx started posting on TikTok during COVID, and she admits she’s been rethinking her relationship to the internet and her business. Tinx shares how she's finding ways to build her career offline, thanks in part to her debut novel, Hotter in the Hamptons.
In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Tinx shares:
The difference between Tinx and Christina (yes, that’s her real name)
A boundary she has with the internet (that we could all use)
Why she only started feeling secure in her business this year
The main reason why not all influencers can sustain their career longterm
PS: “Hotter in the Hamptons” is out on May 6.
On Why She Wants to Return to Being “Christina”
Tinx: I've been so deep in like this job and this identity and there hasn't been anything else. Like, I've only been Tinx. Now – whether it's my age, whether it's just that I feel like I can finally breathe a little bit, I feel a little bit established – I have some foundation…Lately, I’ve been like whoa: I need to bring Christina back. Even my friend was like, you've been introducing yourself as Christina at parties lately? And I was like, yeah, I don't know. It's just something I'm trying.
On the Pressure She Felt in her Early 30s
Tinx: I could not find a full-time job, and then I felt even worse because the privilege that I have – to go to a good school, to get a degree, to graduate debt free – that's insane privilege. And the fact that I couldn't figure it out, I was just like, wow, I'm a terrible person. A lot of people feel variations of that pressure. And then it was just all at once. But I just thought, well, if I could just get a job, then I wouldn't feel so bad about being single and I wouldn't feel so bad about this and that.
On Appreciating the Journey More than the Outcome
Tinx: I really do prefer the journey than the arrival moment. Now, I prefer telling someone about my idea for a new book than giving them the book to read. That’s just a personal thing. I just feel more comfortable like in that creation stage versus the delivery stage…I always wanted to write books. I tried to write this novel when I was in my twenties and I wrote maybe a few chapters and didn't finish it. I just couldn't get anyone to look at it type-of-thing. So I think it's like a double whammy of really always wanting to write books and then also being really ready to just do bigger projects that – not that I can hide behind more, but I'm kind of ready for that new chapter. It feels satisfying to work on these more long-term projects and really say something more significant.
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