Cyan, You are an incredibly unique and talented person. Your story shocks me and inspires me at the same time. I have been blessed to know you for a long time, and have great respect and admiration for you. Reading your story multiplies my respect for you. I had no idea how different and difficult your path was. You showed no signs of this, or any cynicism or resentment. Likewise, your awesome success and wealth hasn't changed who you are either. You remain centered and real. Truly amazing!
Thank you for being able to write this. We knew each other a long time ago, and I'm glad to get to know more about what happened between then and now. Please keep going.
Cyan: Please, please keep writing. Writing is an act of AGENCY - and it is part of your contribution to the world. Tara Conklin says, "Your greatest work of art is the story you tell about yourself." Your willingness to be vulnerable and share the good, bad, and yes, ugly, is a way of processing what's happened to you. By doing so, you set a precedent for every reader to process how this is relevant to them - and what they're going to do about it. And by the way, I don't agree with the commonly-given advice that you've got to forgive your mother. You've got to learn from her - and you've done that and are doing that. If you ever want to brainstorm next steps on your book and regain your flow, momentum and confidence that unpacking your life and writing about it is in service - please reach out. It would be a joy to re-confirm your "knowing" (yes, I listened to your brilliant conversation with Tim Ferriss) that this is part of your mission to love people, lift them up and reduce the emotional poverty in the world. Until then, thank you for who you are and how you show up. You are making an important difference in the world. - Sam
Cyan, You are an incredibly unique and talented person. Your story shocks me and inspires me at the same time. I have been blessed to know you for a long time, and have great respect and admiration for you. Reading your story multiplies my respect for you. I had no idea how different and difficult your path was. You showed no signs of this, or any cynicism or resentment. Likewise, your awesome success and wealth hasn't changed who you are either. You remain centered and real. Truly amazing!
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Thank you for being able to write this. We knew each other a long time ago, and I'm glad to get to know more about what happened between then and now. Please keep going.
I’m glad you’re back, and even gladder that you’re happy!
Cyan: Please, please keep writing. Writing is an act of AGENCY - and it is part of your contribution to the world. Tara Conklin says, "Your greatest work of art is the story you tell about yourself." Your willingness to be vulnerable and share the good, bad, and yes, ugly, is a way of processing what's happened to you. By doing so, you set a precedent for every reader to process how this is relevant to them - and what they're going to do about it. And by the way, I don't agree with the commonly-given advice that you've got to forgive your mother. You've got to learn from her - and you've done that and are doing that. If you ever want to brainstorm next steps on your book and regain your flow, momentum and confidence that unpacking your life and writing about it is in service - please reach out. It would be a joy to re-confirm your "knowing" (yes, I listened to your brilliant conversation with Tim Ferriss) that this is part of your mission to love people, lift them up and reduce the emotional poverty in the world. Until then, thank you for who you are and how you show up. You are making an important difference in the world. - Sam
Hello Cyan,
I hope this communique finds you in a moment of stillness.
Have huge respect for your work and reflective pieces.
We’ve just opened the first door of something we’ve been quietly handcrafting for years—
A work not meant for everyone or mass-markets, but for reflection and memory.
Not designed to perform, but to endure.
It’s called The Silent Treasury.
A place where conciousness and judgment is kept like firewood: dry, sacred, and meant for long winters.
Where trust, vision, patience, resilience and self-stewardship are treated as capital—more rare, perhaps, than liquidity itself.
This first piece speaks to a quiet truth we’ve long sat with:
Why many modern PE, VC, Hedge, Alt funds, SPAC, and rollups fracture before they truly root.
And what it means to build something meant to be left, not merely exited.
It’s not short. Or viral.
But it’s a multi-sensory experience and built to last.
And, if it speaks to something you’ve always known but rarely seen heartily expressed,
then perhaps this work belongs in your world.
The publication link is enclosed, should you wish to experience it.
https://helloin.substack.com/p/built-to-be-left?r=5i8pez
Warmly,
The Silent Treasury
A vault where wisdom echoes in stillness, and eternity breathes.
Just found your substack after learning about you from Tim Ferris. Please do keep going! This type of honesty is rare and lovely.
Tim Ferris introduced me to you and I want more and Thank you for sharing. Quite remarkable lady!