I Tried Going Live on TikTok (and Kind of Wrecked My Nervous System)
Let me tell you about the live I tried to do on TikTok yesterday.
It was a bit of a mess.
Not because the platform is bad or because no one showed up (a few people did, they just didn’t stick around). But because I made one of the most common mistakes I see my clients make too:
I led with something way too complex.
Here I was, first-ever TikTok live, trying to walk people through a pretty technical build, answer questions on the fly, and somehow keep up with the comments and momentum of a real-time broadcast?
Absolutely not.
My brain was spinning. My body was tense. And even after I turned it off, I couldn’t settle. I was wired, embarrassed, a little disoriented.
And honestly? I should’ve known better.
The thing I always tell my clients...
“Start with the simple automation first. Then build up.”
But when it came to showing up on a new platform myself, I forgot all of it. I went full “Let me prove I know what I’m doing” instead of just… easing in.
That’s how it happens though, right?
You finally try the thing—launch the live, build the workflow, test the tool—and your nervous system takes a hit. You feel exposed. Or disappointed. Or like you missed your shot.
But here’s what that moment didn’t show you:
How much you actually learned
How much easier it’ll feel next time
What kind of people are quietly rooting for you
Because something lovely happened too.
I made a new friend.
In the middle of all that flailing, someone joined the live who wasn’t just kind—they were encouraging. They stayed. They cheered me on. They followed up afterward.
That one connection shifted everything for me.
I realized I’d written TikTok off before I even gave it a real chance. And now that I’m on the platform, I’m seeing what I didn’t before: there are brilliant, thoughtful folks on there doing generous, creative, practical work.
Which—let’s be honest—is kind of what I did with AI at first too.
I see this with AI all the time.
People either overcomplicate it right out the gate or assume it’s not for them. They try one awkward prompt or get overwhelmed by all the tools and tutorials and decide, “Nope. Not my thing.”
But that’s not a failure.
That’s just...the first round. It’s the TikTok live that didn’t quite land.
What matters is what happens next—when you stop trying to master it all at once and start with something small. Something real. Something useful.
Like…
One email draft you’re tired of rewriting
One follow-up you keep forgetting to send
One repetitive task that eats your time and energy
That’s where it gets good.
If you're ready to try again—this time without the overwhelm
I built something for you.
It’s called TamAI Buddy—a free custom GPT I trained to help service providers learn and use AI in ways that actually make sense.
No hype. No jargon. Just a tool that:
Answers your AI questions in plain language
Walks you through basic automations step by step
Helps you find the right-sized place to start
It’s made for folks like us—coaches, consultants, creatives, and service providers—who want their business to feel smoother without sounding like a robot.
And if you want a little more hands-on help, I’ve got space this month for a few free 15-minute strategy calls. We’ll figure out together:
Where you’re losing time or energy
What to automate first (and what not to)
How AI can fit the way you work
P.S. If your first attempt felt like a flop? You’re not alone.
Every system, every platform, every brave new thing starts this way.
We stumble. We shake it off. We start again—smarter, calmer, with one more piece in place.
You’re not doing it wrong. You just haven’t seen a better way yet.
Let’s fix that.