by AnnSheybani | Jun 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Once upon a time (actually, in 2014), Naval Admiral William H. McRaven gave the University of Texas Austin commencement address. It was a twenty-minute speech that outlined ten principles he’d learned during Naval SEAL training. These principles helped him overcome...
by AnnSheybani | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Years ago, I had the privilege of working with the author Anne Batterson at East Hill Writers’ Workshop. She and I were part of a trio of writers (no one’s forgetting Sherry Horton) who taught craft, and boy, did we have fun. And boy, did I learn a lot...
by AnnSheybani | May 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
A blast from the past. Someone I was talking to this past week reminded me of this story, so I thought I’d bring it back. We have a dog named Edgar whose whole raison d’ etre is to kick cat ass. Unfortunately, we also have two cats: Peanut Butter and...
by AnnSheybani | May 19, 2019 | Life, Writing
I’m guilty of binary thinking: you can either have this or that, but you can’t have both. Except when it comes to writing a book for your business. Do the job right, and you can have both income and impact. The two can go hand in hand. Contrary to popular...
by AnnSheybani | May 12, 2019 | Writing
For a lot of entrepreneurs, sitting down to write an entire book on their own seems ridiculously daunting. They have no idea how they’d ever come up with that much content. But imagine getting others to do the writing for you. Even better, imagine attracting ten...
