Post by Riddhi Shanishchara

30 days before turning 30. Yes, you heard it right…!! At the start of June, I was actually excited for my birthday. 25th July. Cute. Fun. New age. New chapter. Phir ek din dimaag ne yaad dilaya: abe pagal, 30 ki ho rahi hai tu. And suddenly, I panicked. For a second, I felt behind. Like I hadn’t done enough. Like maybe I should’ve had more clarity, more stability, more certainty… more something. And right on cue, Like "RIDDHI SHANISHCHARA" entered its annual “shaadi kab kar rahi ho?” season. Seriouslyyyyy? Bro, I run a business. I’m Riddhi Shanishchara , founder of Hustle Hound Media. I’ve built work I’m proud of. I’ve made my own money. I’ve travelled. I’ve created a name for myself. I’ve kept going even on the days my mental health was loud, my body felt unfamiliar, my confidence dipped, and stress sat in my chest like rent was due. Aur kitni seriousness chahiye? And still, somehow, the world thinks the most urgent update about my life is my marital status. The funny part? The same people who ask “beta, shaadi kab?” rarely ask: How many nights did you cry and still open your laptop the next morning? How many times did you doubt yourself and still choose to continue? How do you keep building when life keeps testing your body, mind, and confidence at the same time? Nobody asks that. Because struggle is only interesting when it’s quiet. And a woman’s success is only acceptable when it comes with a husband. ****IT'S FU*KING BITTER TRUTH**** For the longest time, I felt weird saying I’m turning 30 out loud. Thoda shame. Thoda fear. Thoda “have I done enough?” energy. But then I looked back properly. And I saw the woman I became while nobody was clapping. The work. The risk. The travel. The healing. The pressure. The reinvention. The becoming. So no, I’m not scared of 30 anymore. This is not a crisis. This is a series. 30 days before 30. 30 pieces of content. 30 days of growing, scaling, improving, pruning, and saying what I actually feel louder. I’m not here to prove that I’m “settled.” So no, Don’t ask me to be more appropriate. Don’t ask me to settle down. And please don’t ask me to become easier to understand. Like I’ve heard people talk about me; Riddhi’s too much. Riddhi’s too loud. Riddhi’s this. Riddhi’s that. Riddhi is me, Bro. Let me be me. Let me be Riddhi. #FewDaysBeforeTurning30 #linkedin #personalbranding