TFS#224 - Lil D From Being Bullied to Badass: How Fitness Changed Her Life

Lil D is a fitness enthusiast
and social media influencer known for her
high-energy content and engaging personality. With over 73,000
followers on Instagram, she shares her fitness journey, workout
routines, and motivational insights. Her unique 3-second hook,
"Listen here, dumbass!" has contributed to her rapid social media
growth. She also works as a social media manager at a gym,
combining her passion for fitness with her expertise in digital
marketing.


Connect with Lil D!


https://www.instagram.com/lild_inkedin


https://www.tiktok.com/@krn_lild


https://www.youtube.com/@lild_inkedin


0:00 - Introduction


0:58 - Meet Lil D


1:58 - Lil D explains how she got her nickname


3:17 - Lil D shares that she has been working on creating fitness
content for the last six months


6:01 - What she was doing before she got into fitness and how it
impacted her life


7:30 - Lil D shares that she receives "K-rage" jokes because she
is always fighting


8:54 - What got Lil D into posting fitness content on social
media?


10:09 - Her plans for social media growth, combat training, and
coaching


11:41 - Lil D dreams of being a social media manager for
professional fighters at ONE Championship


14:11 - How social media connects people online but also leads to
mindless doom-scrolling


17:37 - Lil D's advice to someone trying to find their unique
personality online


19:41 - How she built an engaged following


21:20 - 3-second hook for her videos: "Listen here, dumbass!"


24:05 - How she maintains her high energy every day


25:21 - Lil D shares her mood before her morning coffee


26:12 - Lil D shares her diet and fasting schedule


27:21 - How she met her Muay Thai coach boyfriend


28:32 - Has Lil D ever tried going a day without caffeine?


29:32 - Lil D's daily routine


32:00 - Lil D shares her work as a social media manager at a gym


33:54 - Her experience being bullied growing up and how fitness
changed her life


36:09 - Transition from being shy to becoming a girl who always
wants to fight


36:56 - How she balances work and just hanging out at the gym


39:02 - What she does after completing her social content for the
gym


41:12 - Lil D shares their Muay Thai class schedule


42:17 - Who is usually at the gym during work hours?


43:57 - What their gym looks like


45:47 - How long has Lil D been working at the gym?


48:19 - How many gym regulars does Lil D know by name?


49:30 - What she was doing before she started working at the gym


53:05 - Lil D shares that she studied as a full-stack software
developer


55:21 - What got Lil D into software engineering?


56:22 - How does the gym owner run the gym and the barbershop
next door?


59:47 - How her paid community "Passes" works


1:02:08 - Lil D's recent life discoveries


1:05:16 - How her productivity planner helps with her daily
routine


1:07:27 - How do you compliment a girl's body without offending
them?


1:09:42 - Lil D's personal goal for the next six months


1:11:51 - What does it mean to be a good friend?


1:12:53 - What her DMs are like with 70k+ followers


1:14:15 - Why she doesn’t want to train people who just think
she’s hot


1:15:41 - Lil D shares that she only checks her IG DMs for
sponsorship deals or brand collaborations


1:20:55 - What she does if she’s not at the gym


1:21:58 - Connect with Lil D


1:23:27 - How analyzing the Instagram algorithm helped grow her
following


1:24:27 - How her Vietnamese reels gets the most viewed on her
Instagram


1:26:59 - Does Lil D generate revenue from her Instagram account?


1:28:43 - Andy talks about how Vietnamese content creators like
JasonTheWeen and RiceGum are popping off


1:29:35 - Asian culture is all over social media nowadays


1:31:05 - Lil D shares that everyone who bullied her for being
Asian is now dropping $10,000 on K-pop concerts


1:31:57 - Andy shares that his older brother, who dated
Vietnamese girls, thinks they are crazy


1:33:25 - Lil D discusses stereotypes about Vietnamese girls vs.
Korean girls


1:34:16 - Lil D shares about her Chinese zodiac animal


1:37:15 - Outro