My P's Playbook

My P's Playbook, all the P, P, P, P, and P.

300+ messages sent. Less than 15 replies.

That’s the reality of starting something new. You put yourself out there, hoping people will care, only to be met with silence.

But real progress comes from passion, patience, persistence, and proof that what you're building actually matters.

Lately, I’ve been into words, playing Scrabble, finding patterns, and realising everything I’m going through right now revolves around the Letter P.

1. Product Validation

When I started working on Sweee, my eco-conscious spending tracker, I followed all the usual steps:

• Platforms – Posted on social media, sent out surveys. Results were underwhelming.

• Polls – Asked for feedback. Most people ignored it.

• Personal outreach – Private messaged over 300 people. Fewer than 15 replied.

• Public reactions – A lot of empty likes, but no real action.

Then came the fake validation. Suddenly, I had 12 people (ai experts, social media experts, LinkedIn TopVoice, Product Hunt Master, etc) offering to sell me 300 or more guaranteed likes per post.

• Paid engagement – Bots. Fake engagement. Getting hundred of likes per post overnight, doesn't matter what I'm posting. It was tempting, but that’s not how I want to build my stuffs.

So, I pivoted.

Instead of relying on online metrics, I focused on real conversations with real people, getting honest feedback, tweaking Sweee based on insights, and making sure it solves an actual problem. And the best validation?

• Paying customers – when someone believes in your product enough to put their money into it. That’s what I’m chasing now.

• Practical conversations – Talking directly to people who actually need the product.

• Proof through action – Seeing who is willing to test Sweee and give real feedback.

• Purchasing power – The best validation is when someone is ready to pay, not just show interest.

2. Personal Validation

For years, I craved approval. I wanted recognition and approval.

• Pleasing people – I would go out of my way to impress someone I admired. But instead of feeling fulfilled, I felt drained.

• Pressure to be liked – I thought success meant getting praise from everyone.

• Perception shift – Now, I realise it’s not about external approval. The only validation that truly matters is trusting myself and my vision.

• Patience – Growth doesn’t happen overnight. I still catch myself wanting constant reassurance, gotta keep reminding myself: I’m building for the long game.

3. Personal Growth

For the longest time, my biggest dream is to be invisible, building & getting rich quietly, and staying in the background.

But that’s not how impact happens, or just me can't find the way to be success like this?

Anyone know the ways to be successful while being invisible, can tell me? So that I can delete all my social media accounts, hahahaha~

Well, before that this is what I can do for now:

• Pushing Comfort Zones – As an introvert, this is tough. But stepping out of my comfort zone is the only way forward.

• Putting myself out there – Sharing my journey, meeting new people, and speaking up.

• Purpose-driven work – If it makes an impact, it’s worth stepping out of my comfort zone.

4. Progress

March is all about meeting people, having real conversations, and making meaningful connections.

• Planning smart – Focusing on meaningful conversations, not just social media noise. So, I signed up lots of founder and entrepreneur meetup events.

• Patience in the process – Growth takes time, but the right connections matter more than quick wins.

• Pride in small wins – Every conversation, every lesson, every small step adds up.

5. Persistence

• Passion – Some days, doubt creeps in. I will just staying in the bed whole day, and gotta keep reminding myself, I didn’t start this just to quit.

• Practice showing up – The more I do, the easier it gets.

• Push through obstacles – Not everything will work, but that’s part of the process.

So here it is, my P's playbook. Learning, refining, pushing forward, every single day.

The real game is persistence and all the P, P, P, P, and P! haha.

Let’s keep going!!!

Until next time,

Peggy.T

Chief Moonscaper