I’ve made the difficult decision to step away from this project for now. To give myself the best chance at real success, I need time to rebuild, gain clarity, and come back with a stronger foundation. This isn’t goodbye—it’s just a pause. I’ll be back, stronger and more aligned with the vision that started all of this. Thank you for your support. — Virally Different

Here we are — back again. Trying. Failing. Trying harder. Failing again. You probably know the story by now. Hopefully, it won’t stay this way for long — but maybe this is just part of my journey. It’s hard, because we only ever see the big names — the people who’ve already made it. All we see is their success. And that can be discouraging for those of us still trying to make a difference. It creates this illusion that success comes easy. Maybe that’s not entirely bad — may

Nobody sees these. Maybe one day they will. But for now, it’s really just these spotlights and myself — and that’s okay. It feels like a diary more than anything. I don’t know why I’m struggling so much with this. I started with a plan, and it fell apart. That’s been the pattern: try, hope, fail, restart. There are days I’ve thought about quitting. Days I’ve laid my head on my desk and just… stopped. Tired. Overwhelmed. Done. But I guess the only way through this is to keep

The amount of time I spend thinking about Virally Different is truly mind-blowing. I can’t wrap my head around it—how someone can pour so much energy, so much thought, into something and still feel like they’re coming up short. I have the guests. I have the story. And yet… I’m still missing something. That spark that makes it all click, that final piece that ties everything together—it hasn’t come yet. There’s a raw frustration in that, a stubbornness that refuses to let me

The steady topic here at Virally Different has been failure — we keep saying it, because it keeps showing up. But this time we think more about it: everything starts with failure. It’s strange how we never really see it, though. What we see are the accomplishments — the big moments, the success stories, the people who “made it.” But what we don’t see are the nights they cried, the times they almost gave up, the quiet failures that built the foundation of their strength. Some

Well… it’s finally starting to come together. Kind of. We won’t lie—our first attempts were messy. We stumbled, failed, and yes, we know we let some of our early guests down. That’s a tough pill to swallow. But here’s the thing: every story, every journey, starts somewhere. And this is just the beginning of Virally Different’s story. To our early guests: we hope you’ll come back when we’ve grown a bit. Your stories deserve to be heard, and any bumps along the way were ours—n

Have you ever had a dream that only you could see? A vision that feels bigger than yourself, but smaller than the world around you? That’s exactly where we are right now with Virally Different . Building something from scratch isn’t easy. It’s a journey full of unknowns, doubts, and moments when you wonder if the world will understand your vision. But here’s the thing: you don’t need everyone to believe in you to make something extraordinary happen. You just need yourself, yo

Well, it’s spotlight three — and we’re still failing, but better this time. We’re still not getting the views we hoped for, but deep down, we know that’s okay. Growth takes time. What we’re building here isn’t about quick wins or overnight success — it’s about laying a foundation that will last. And even though we have a long way to go, we’ve already learned so much more than when we first started just a few weeks (or maybe months) ago. As one of our guests, Kristen from Ava’

Welcome to week two of our weekly spotlight. These past few weeks have been a little chaotic, to say the least. We stumbled, and last week’s spotlight made that pretty clear. But we’re determined to turn it all around. Step by step, day by day, we’re committed to doing whatever it takes to make this dream a reality. One of the biggest changes we’ve made is a complete rework of our template. The black look we started with felt a bit heavy and didn’t match the bright, vibrant e

This month was supposed to be different. Virally Different. We officially made the transition from Viral Hometowns to Virally Different with a whole new mission: to share people’s stories in ways that truly matter. We thought it would be easy to get those stories across. But it turns out, it’s a lot harder than we expected. The truth? We didn’t get many views. Our platforms aren’t anywhere near where our vision is. And we can’t blame the algorithm this time. We’ve failed. We’