# Cyrus Veyssi on New Year Affirmations, Being Bougie, and the Ethics of Influencing

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Podcast: [Nice Talk with Nikki Ogunnaike](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nice-talk-with-nikki-ogunnaike-6918201)
Published: 2026-01-08T10:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2479

## Resource

Content creator Cyrus Veyssi has built a community of over 3 million followers across platforms and is known for their hilarious and heartfelt videos. Now, they’re bringing their positive message to a new medium: an affirmations journal titled Honey. In this episode, they discuss their favorite affirmations for the beginning of the year—including “I will not let people mistake my kindness for stupidity”—and discuss the realities of being in the public eye, the origins of their “bougie gay uncle” character, and the story behind the title of their new book.

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